
IHAMBA traces the enduring connection between the Batwa tribe and the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest of Southwestern Uganda. Once known as forest peoples, the Batwa were forcibly evicted from their homelands in the early 1990s when ihamba — the last remaining tract of forest — became a park for gorilla conservation. Told through the voices of Batwa elders and community leaders, this is a story of memory, resilience, and resistance.
- Year2025
- Runtime20 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCanada
- DirectorErinn Drage, David Borish
- ProducerUniversity of Alberta, Erinn Drage, Sabastian Twesigomwe
IHAMBA traces the enduring connection between the Batwa tribe and the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest of Southwestern Uganda. Once known as forest peoples, the Batwa were forcibly evicted from their homelands in the early 1990s when ihamba — the last remaining tract of forest — became a park for gorilla conservation. Told through the voices of Batwa elders and community leaders, this is a story of memory, resilience, and resistance.
- Year2025
- Runtime20 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCanada
- DirectorErinn Drage, David Borish
- ProducerUniversity of Alberta, Erinn Drage, Sabastian Twesigomwe