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Film

?WHEN GRASS WITHERS?
A film presentation inspired by Okot P?Bitek?s poetry: Song of Lawino and Song of Ocol
WESTERNIZATION IN POST-COLONIAL AFRICA

This piece intends to show a change that comes to an African family after colonialism. How a woman who loves her husband tries to save and preserve their culture, and how her husband constantly refuses

This is a short film.
Basically it's a post-colonial piece about a man who no longer appreciates his wife due to the new way of life that has been introduced to Africa in Uganda by the Europeans (British Colonial powers). The man has no recognition for his own culture anymore.