Bobi Wine: The People's President
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| Directed by | Christopher Sharp Moses Bwayo |
| Produced by | John Battsek Christopher Sharp |
| Starring | Bobi Wine |
| Cinematography | Sam Benstead Moses Bwayo Michele Sibiloni |
| Edited by | Paul Carlin |
| Music by | Dan Jones |
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| Distributed by | National Geographic Documentary Films |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Countries | Uganda United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $44,486 |
Bobi Wine: The People's President, previously titled Bobi Wine: Ghetto President, is a 2022 Ugandan-British-American documentary film written and directed by Christopher Sharp and Moses Bwayo. It chronicles the presidential campaign of popular Ugandan singer and opposition leader Bobi Wine as he challenged long-time ruler Yoweri Museveni. The film won a Peabody Award at the 84th ceremony for "offering up a frank and urgent Portrait of an African artist driven to champion the power of the people in the face of a ruling class who'd rather silence him. It premiered out of competition at the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival. It was nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.