The Night I Left America follows the story of a teenage boy named Kyamagero who, from a very young age, became enraptured with the American Dream. He always hoped he would one day move there with his family and make a make a better life, and perhaps, even a name for himself.
Years later, Kyamagero finds himself living with his mother in a little trailer in the middle of “nowhere” Texas. It wasn’t the life he imagined for himself but, for him, it was better than the life of struggle he perceived he and his family had had before.
But with the threat of his mother’s work visa not renewing, Kyamagero finds himself at a crossroads; wanting to hold onto the promise of opportunity set before him in America or learning to embrace the life he left behind in Uganda?
Awards:
HollyShorts Film Festival - Best Composer, Best Producer,
Offline Film Festival - Audience Award,
SCAD Savannah International Film Festival - BEST SHORT / Shorts Spotlight: This American Life,
Montreal Black Film Festival - Special Mention,
Monmoth Film Festival - Jury Award / Best Short Film
- DirectorLaki Karavias
- ScreenwriterLaki Karavias
- ProducerHenry Tumwesigye, Katie Walter, Paula Fairfield
- CastErick Kiyeega, Lydia Namagembe, Henry Tumwesigye, Steven Kiyingi
- EditorLaki Karavias
- Sound DesignPaula Fairfield
The Night I Left America follows the story of a teenage boy named Kyamagero who, from a very young age, became enraptured with the American Dream. He always hoped he would one day move there with his family and make a make a better life, and perhaps, even a name for himself.
Years later, Kyamagero finds himself living with his mother in a little trailer in the middle of “nowhere” Texas. It wasn’t the life he imagined for himself but, for him, it was better than the life of struggle he perceived he and his family had had before.
But with the threat of his mother’s work visa not renewing, Kyamagero finds himself at a crossroads; wanting to hold onto the promise of opportunity set before him in America or learning to embrace the life he left behind in Uganda?
Awards:
HollyShorts Film Festival - Best Composer, Best Producer,
Offline Film Festival - Audience Award,
SCAD Savannah International Film Festival - BEST SHORT / Shorts Spotlight: This American Life,
Montreal Black Film Festival - Special Mention,
Monmoth Film Festival - Jury Award / Best Short Film
- DirectorLaki Karavias
- ScreenwriterLaki Karavias
- ProducerHenry Tumwesigye, Katie Walter, Paula Fairfield
- CastErick Kiyeega, Lydia Namagembe, Henry Tumwesigye, Steven Kiyingi
- EditorLaki Karavias
- Sound DesignPaula Fairfield