The Girl in the Yellow Jumper

The Girl in the Yellow Jumper is a Ugandan thriller film produced and directed by Loukman Ali. It was announced that the film would premiere in Kampala on 18 April 2020. It follows a man who escapes a hostage situation and returns home with a story to tell. It stars Rehema Nanfuka, Philip Luswata, Michael Wawuyo Jr., Michael Wawuyo, Gladys Oyenbot and Maurice Kirya.[3][4][5]

The Girl in the Yellow Jumper
Official Poster
Directed byLoukman Ali
Screenplay byLoukman Ali
Story byLoukman Ali
Produced bySuubi Elvis
Connie Ernest
Loukman Ali
Morocco Omari
Starring
CinematographyNaizi Nasser
Edited byLoukman Ali
Music byAndrew Ahuurra
Production
companies
Loukout Films
(Film Production)
Quad-A Records
(Audio Post Production)
Distributed byNinja Studios (Presents)
Victoria Films[1]
Release date
  • 18 April 2020 (2020-04-18) (Kampala)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryUganda

COVID-19 pandemic and hacking

The COVID-19 pandemic reached Uganda in March 2020 and affected the premiere of the film as the country was put on lockdown. However, the film would be premiered online for paid streaming but the production company's online accounts were hacked and the film was leaked on their very YouTube channel for free streaming just days before its premiere date.[6]

It would later be discovered that Loukman Ali had uploaded a combination of trailers making up to 1 hour and 22 minutes labelled as "THE GIRL IN THE YELLOW JUMPER leaked full movie" as a prank to increase hype around the movie.

Plot Summary

A man is watching television when he is dragged and taken hostage. He manages to escape and returns home with the most unbelievable story to tell

Cast

    Michael Wawuyo Jr. Jim Akena
    Rehema Nanfuka Dorothy
    Maurice Kirya Patrick Asimwe
    Michael Wawuyo Old Man
    Gladys Oyenbot Vicky (as Gladys Oyenbot)
    Philip Luswata[7] Prof. Mahmood Sali
    Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
    Joan Ahhurra Fish Lady (voice)
    Kavuma Yahaya Ali Burial Extra 1 / Old Lady
    Kavumba Mustafa Ali Sketch Artist
    Loukman Ali Bob
    Muhammad Ali Burial Extra 3
    Saum Ali Old Man's Granddaughter / Blada Extra 2
    Aliyah Suzan
    Nayonga Christine Young Patrick
    Cleopatra Radio Presenter #1
    Isaac Burial Extra 2
    Dorothy Katera[8] Old Man's Daughter / Mama Suzan
    Timothy Magumba Blada Extra 3
    Andrew Makumby Blada Extra 1
    Stella Nandudu Fish Lady
    Patrick Nkakalukanyi Pump Attendant
    Morocco Omari Expert
    River Dan Rugaju Walusimbi Josh
    Solaie Titi News Anchor
    Sekaayi Tucker Little Person
    Frank Turyatunga Guy Watching TV
    Shawn Wanendeya Blada Extra 4

      Production

      Pre-production

      Loukman Ali wrote the script earlier, since he's a also a verily talented sketch artist he storyboarded all the shots at this stage. Props testing were also done since a couple of instagram posts show an unidentified model with in a gas mask, which later turned out to be in the film.

      Filming

      Principal Photography began in 2018 in Northern part of Uganda, and despite all the challenges that came along the shooting, Loukman and his cinematographer Naizi Nasser managed to wrap up the in the year in August 2018.

      On 21 January 2019, Loukman uploaded a first look captioned as a test footage from the girl in the yellow jumper which received a bunch of positive reviews from all around the world.

      The film was shot on Red Cameras. and different gear was used as seen in different behind the scene pictures, car mounts for moving car scenes, as well as cranes and gimbals.

      Since this was Loukman's first feature film, filming was at sometimes put on hold due to running out of fund as he's quoted in an interview with Kampala's THE SUN

      “We had every single problem that you can have on a film set,” Ali says. “Shooting in Uganda is not easy, every single location we go to, they chase us away.” and also Loukman Ali: There were times the actors went without food because we had used up all the money. We stopped filming for more than a year as we scraped together resources. The actors would return after months having changed, having gained weight, grown hair or a beard where there was only stubble in the previous scene. [9]

      Post Production

      The film was edited by Loukman Ali, who is also known to be skillfull at blending Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) created with cinema4d into his shots.

      The first teaser trailer was dropped on Apr 5, 2019 which was a viral hit and an attention seeking one, since it was well done trailer.

      Music

      A talented group of artists at Quad A, one of Africa's good audio production companies worked on the sound design and film scoring headed by Andrew Ahuurra. Ahuurra's talent can be seen in various films including Disneys Queen of Katwe. a number of already existing ugandan songs like Bobiwine's Bada[10] were added alongside originally composed ones for the films,

      Sound department of The Girl in The Yellow Jumper

      Andrew Ahuurra ... re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
      Tonny Timothy Kasoma ... foley artist (as Tonny Kassoma)
      Paul Kazibwe ... dialogue editor
      Lilian Keishanyu ... sound effects editor
      Adnan Senkumba ... boom operator
      Shantos Ssekito ... boom operator

      Release

      Initial release fail

      The film was initially to be released locally in Ugandan theaters on 20th April 2020, but there came in the Covid-19 Pandemic and it was all put to hold. A disappointed Loukman Ali did loose his positivity in film making, later on he made a Youtube short film The blind Date followed by its prequel Sixteen rounds that earned him a lot of followers and fans, who only reviewed his work as stunning.

      Netflix Release

      On Friday 13th, Loukman announced that he had became the first local film to be acquired by streaming giants, Netflix. It was later availed for streaming on the following Friday. Loukman States that after the film's release getting interrupted by the outbreak, he handed it to distributers who sold the movie streaming rights to Netflix.

      Accolades

      Year Award Category Receipient Results Refs
      2021 Realtime International Film Festival Best Director Loukman Ali Won
      2021 Mostra De Cinemas Africanos Selected

      References

      1. "The girl in the yellow jumper (2020)". Victoria Film Distributors. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
      2. Kazibwe, Kenneth. "The girl in the yellow jumper becomes first Ugandan production on Netflix". The Nile Post. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
      3. Ruby, Josh. "Movie Watch: Loukman Ali's 'The Girl In The Yellow Jumper' in Cinemas this April". Mbu. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
      4. Amia, Pamela. "'The Girl in the Yellow Jumper' to Hit Cinemas this April". Chimpreports. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
      5. "UGANDA: Maurice Kirya Excited About 'The Girl In The Yellow Jumper' Movie Premier". Mdundo. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
      6. Ruby, Josh. "Loukman Ali's YouTube hacked, 'The Girl In The Yellow Jumper' film released". Mbu. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
      7. "Philip Luswata". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
      8. "Dorothy Katera". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
      9. "Loukman Ali's "The Girl in The Yellow Jumper" first Ugandan film on Netflix. What can Ugandan filmmakers learn?". Retrieved 2021-11-26.
      10. Bada, retrieved 2021-11-26
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