Juba, South Sudan Kapital Movie Presentation by Film Maker / Medical Student Lagu Stephen Samuel at re:publica13 + the BMZ Future Forum, Berlin, May 2013 "Empowering and Transforming the life of Communities through the power of Film and Open Media"

1. Berlin, 6 th – 8 th May, 2013
Lagu Stephen
http://www.kapitalmovie.net
Empowering and Transforming the life of Community through the power of
Media and Films.

2. Introduction
Name: Lagu Stephen Samuel
From: Republic of South Sudan

3. Kapital Movie Industry Corporation
• is a community based, non profit network of visionary young
artists, documentarists, IT professionals, graphic and web
designers, film makers, editors and artistic directors who are
interested in sharing and nurturing a vibrant civil society
through the power of open media.
• As a group committed to empowering the communities they
live, work and study in Kapital Movie's focus messages are
about health, conflict mitigation, and the development of
peaceful methods of association through the power of films and
short commercials.
• Open System: Kapital Movie Industry corporation seeks to
establish solid open systems using strategies that give
opportunity for citizens to share knowledge and develop ideas
which help cement the process of nation building.

4. What We Do
1) Film Production
Brightening the Future of South Sudanese Kids
South Sudan Kids’ Tennis

5. What We Do
1) Film Production
Mountain Jwakali
Majority of the youths did not
get the opportunity to
education because they were
soldiers in the civil war or
displaced. Now they are faced
with challenges of leading a
successful live in the modern
south Sudan simply because
they don't have the necessary
knowledge and educational
background to compete for
better survival.
Some resort to criminal
activities like theft, robbery as
it is being demonstrated in the
film Mountain Jwakali.
The Making of Mountain Jwakali

6. What We Do
1) Film Production
Our Big Fear
Even though the civil war is over, some people still posse guns which are not used in the
right way. Many people still die in Cattle Rustling Activities and this is why we acted this
Film to document and also inform the concern community about the danger of the
cattle rustling.
We had to translate it in local language in order for the message to reach the targeted
community.

7. What We Do
1) Film Production
Our Big Fear
Even though the civil war is over, some people still posse guns which are not used in the
right way. Many people still die in Cattle Rustling Activities and this is why we acted this
Film to document and also inform the concern community about the danger of the
cattle rustling.
We had to translate it in local language in order for the message to reach the targeted
community.

8. What We Do
2) Capacity Building
Nido, sited, receiving lesson from Kapital Movie’s Virtual Class, as a video Editor

9. What We Do
2) Capacity Building
Kapital Virtual Academy
•
Register and Train students from all
over the ten states of South Sudan in
various fields of graphics design,
programming, web development,
Video editing, video coverage and
camera work.
• There are also government official
who take virtual classes; for example
basic computer introduction courses
and training in the offices pages.

10. What We Do
2) Capacity Building
Kapital Virtual Academy
(Juba_KapitalHub)
Creating a hub in South Sudan.
• As a Co-working space,
• a Community Centre, a
Center for meeting
• Workshops and Events
• Centre for internet
Connectivity for students .
Eva Yayi, in Kapital Movie’s Virtual Class

11. What We Do
2) Capacity Building
• Graduated at Uganda
Christian University.
• After attending the Virtual
Class at Kapital Virtual
Academy on adobe
Dreamweaver, she was
able to develop a website
that is now running and
representing Kapital Movie
Industry which can be
found on this URL below
http://www.kapitalmovie.net
Eva Yayi, Expresses the importance of Virtual, Class

12. What We Do
3) Web Development

13. What We Do
4) Current Video Projects
Big Girls,
Television Series, that aim at exposing student behavior that are liable for
HIV/AIDs.
Life Deception:
About forced marriage, a young lady of 15 was forced to get married to a 52
years old hero simple because he pays a lot of cattle as a dowry to girls'
family.
Austerity Measure
This film describes the hard time south Sudanese faced during the time
when oil production was shutdown
The film also tell Audience (south Sudanese) that not only shouldn't they rely
on oil revenues but also engage in developing non-oil revenues.

14. Why Produce Films?

15. Dangers of Possession of
Ammunition
Cattle Rustling:
• Which we tried to address through our film: Our Big
Fear
Films for Ex-Soldier:
• Develop a new film program ex-soldier, aimed at
engaging ex-soldier to film production.
• By doing this, it will provide employment
opportunity for the soldier and crime rate will be
reduce: Night Gunshot, Robbery, theft.

16. Health and Good Environment
Health Messages are poorly communicated
• Biggest threat being HIV/ AIDs
• Dangers of Traditional Birth Attendance; my
mum gave birth to me by herself!
• Poor Sanitation: Diarrhea Hygiene Standard of
Life:
• Instructional Videos such as ORS (Oral
Rehydration Salt)

17. Diversification of Economy
South Sudan, is consuming country.
Oil Production accounts for more
than 95 percent of the South
Sudanese income.
• The Shut down of oil production has a
significant impart on south Sudan’s
economy: because of this, my team are
working on a film to be titled “Austerity
Measure” so called for the its negative
impact on civil servants monthly Income.
Employment Opportunity through:
• Scripting writing, Video editors,
Graphic Designers, Web
developers, Artists, film Directors,
Producers, documentary's, Audio
Engineers and the list goes on.
Picture by Lomayat

18. The Movie titled
“Austerity Measure”
The austerity measure is a government decision to generate additional
income to compensate the gap left out by the oil revenue since its shut down
in January 20 th 2011
House allowance reduced by 50% for all civil servant
Weekend allowances were cut off
The movie will present how the general public struggled, suffered and its
socio-political impacts and what precautions citizens should learn.

19. Corruption Issues
Open and Crude, and Bold Forms of corruption
June 4, 2012,
• President Salva Kiir said, “Corrupt officials have stolen $4(four) billion from South Sudan”,
an act that has been condemned by UNMIS, CEPO, SAAC.
Filed by Sudan
Tribune

20. Corruption Issues Con’t

21. Exposing the South Sudanese Rich
Cultures
When it comes to cultural
values, south Sudan is one of
the richest in the world,
Is there a country in the world
with over 150 languages?
Think about it!
All these with different
cultures,
What a potential resource for
movie Industries!

22. Exposing the South Sudanese Rich
Cultures
There is even more to
explore about the cultural
diversity of the South
Sudan: Language, cultural
dance, marriages, tribal
and communal fighting
and rustling.
Traditional sports and
hunting and Jungle life,
tales, are all potential for
potentials for movie
industries to astonish the
world.

23. In Order to Overcome Challenges and
to Develop
Kapital Movie Industry, We Seek;
• Collaboration and partnerships in developing the existing programs and
as well as creating new ones
• Funding In form of:
•
Financial Assistance
•
Equipment's: Cameras, Computers, Mixers ( Audio and Video) , Van ( Truck)
Projectors, etc.
• Training Opportunities/ Expect, to volunteering in empowering
• Problem of distribution of Movie to reached targeted Audience
•
Many of the community are poor and don’t screen,
•
We need Mobile Van and Vehicle that would let us reach the remote areas

24. QUESTIONS?

25. Thank …
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