Who are DOCUBOX?
DOCUBOX IS THE EAST AFRICAN DOCUMENTARY FILM FUND.
We exist to enable talented, driven, focused and accountable East African artists to produce unique films that unearth new realities and cross trans-national boundaries.
Through training, development and production grants, screenings for people who love documentary films, we promote East African filmmakers and share their unique stories with the world through creative documentary.
We currently fund fiction under The Box
"Each day we elect to renew our commitment to hunt, gather and share creative, educational and financial opportunities for independent East African filmmakers. We do this not out of duty, but because Docuboxers are ourselves diverse artists and thinkers seeking a home within this home we are creating."
"We must resist with all our might the insistence on Africa having a single story: whether that story originates from western media or conservative African leadership. We are therefore committed to supporting independent African filmmakers who describe the world as they see it or imagine it, informed by their own unique histories, experiences, imaginings and lenses and celebrate that no two perspectives, stories or approaches can be identical."
"For years, our stories have been told by others – and these stories have become a kind of truth. We must disrupt this by reflecting our own realities – or sit back and allow ourselves to be shaped by others. Cinema is immersive and has the power to give citizens a new vision of themselves and what they can be. A film can literally alter one’s impression of the world, and change one’s own idea of their place and role within it."
SHORTS, SHORTS AND SHOTS: VALENTINE'S EDITION
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 13th 2022
You already know the gist, YOU wear the shorts, WE screen the award-winning short films, and the most affordable #shots in town! (alcoholic and on-alcoholic available)
