Yo Tek: A Uganda Tennis Story
directed by Rex Miller
Cucalorus Film Foundation
Friday, June 15 at 7:30pm
Jengo's Playhouse
815 Princess Street
Cucalorus hosts this work-in-progress screening with Rex Miller, filmmaker and photographer. Rex will join us at Jengo's to answer questions and share stories about his experiences making the film. The screening is free, but donations are encouraged.
"Yo Tek: A Uganda Tennis Story" follows Patrick Olobo, Uganda's top-ranked tennis player, as he struggles to leave behind a devastating civil war and break into the ranks of professional tennis. Patrick was four when rebels destroyed his family's farm and murdered his brother. The effects of years spend in an Internally Displaced Persons Camp and a stubborn desire to help his displaced family have driven Patrick throughout his subsequent and improbable rise to Davis Cup competition and the United States.
Accompanying Patrick during his last weeks in Uganda and his first year in the United States, Rex Miller documents the thrills of elite competition and the challenges of a new life dependent upon "country club" sponsors. Haunted by his life in Uganda and committed to helping his family escape the effects of war, Patrick struggles to adapt to American culture and navigate the complexities of relying on the financial support of others.
For more info visit: http://www.rexpix.net/augandatennisstory/
directed by Rex Miller
Cucalorus Film Foundation
Friday, June 15 at 7:30pm
Jengo's Playhouse
815 Princess Street
Cucalorus hosts this work-in-progress screening with Rex Miller, filmmaker and photographer. Rex will join us at Jengo's to answer questions and share stories about his experiences making the film. The screening is free, but donations are encouraged.
"Yo Tek: A Uganda Tennis Story" follows Patrick Olobo, Uganda's top-ranked tennis player, as he struggles to leave behind a devastating civil war and break into the ranks of professional tennis. Patrick was four when rebels destroyed his family's farm and murdered his brother. The effects of years spend in an Internally Displaced Persons Camp and a stubborn desire to help his displaced family have driven Patrick throughout his subsequent and improbable rise to Davis Cup competition and the United States.
Accompanying Patrick during his last weeks in Uganda and his first year in the United States, Rex Miller documents the thrills of elite competition and the challenges of a new life dependent upon "country club" sponsors. Haunted by his life in Uganda and committed to helping his family escape the effects of war, Patrick struggles to adapt to American culture and navigate the complexities of relying on the financial support of others.
For more info visit: http://www.rexpix.net/augandatennisstory/
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