Underplayed Gems

Tiktok (2015)

Tiktok poster
Original title
TikTok
Directed by
Usama Mukwaya
Country
Uganda
Runtime
19 min
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man named Sam deals with a personal crisis. The film follows him without dialogue.

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What happens

Tiktok is a 2015 Ugandan silent short film written and directed by Usama Mukwaya. The movie features single actor Patriq Nkakalukanyi as Sam. It is Usama's first film under his film company O Studios Entertainment and is his first film as a writer, director and producer. The film premiered at the inaugural Mashariki African Film Festival and received a nomination for best short film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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