Film explores the struggles of the LGBT community in Uganda
Call Me Kuchu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Malika Zouhali-Worrall Katherine Fairfax Wright
Distributed by
Cinedigm
Release dates
February 12, 2012 (2012-02-12) (Berlin International Film Festival)
June 14, 2013 (2013-06-14) (United States)
Running time
87 minutes
Country
United States
Box office
$3,476[1]
Call Me Kuchu is a 2012 American documentary film directed by Malika Zouhali-Worrall and Katherine Fairfax Wright. The film explores the struggles of the LGBT community in Uganda,[2] focusing in part on the 2011 murder of LGBT activist David Kato.[2]
The film jointly received the 2014 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary alongside Bridegroom.
^"Call Me Kuchu". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
^ ab"Documentary Looks Into Uganda's Activist Gay Community" Archived 2012-05-04 at the Wayback Machine. Voice of America, March 3, 2012.
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