Men Enough
Director Shawn Makumbi
Countries
Duration 26 min
Synopsis
MEN ENOUGH IS AN INVESTIGATIVE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT IMBALU OR CIRCUMCISION RITUAL AMONGST THE BAMASABA ALSO KNOWN AS BAGISU OF EASTERN UGANDA. I FILMED IN TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WHERE I WITNESSED THE COURAGE OF THESE YOUNG MEN WATCHED BY THEIR RELATIVES AS THEY ARE CIRCUMCISED WITHOUT ANAESTHESIA. LOCAL SURGEONS DONT USE SURGICAL GLOVES INSTEAD THEY APPLY CRASHED BRICKS FOR FRICTION. LUCKILY ENOUGH I FILMED TOM DAVID FROM A DIFFERENT TRIBE WHO WAS FORCEFULLY CIRCUMCISED AND THE VERY UNPROFESSIONAL HEALTH WORKERS IN UGANDA. IT IS ALSO ABOUT THE MANY UNREPORTED CRIMES AND THE ROLE OF CIRCUMCISION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV.
MEN ENOUGH IS AN INVESTIGATIVE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT IMBALU OR CIRCUMCISION RITUAL AMONGST THE BAMASABA ALSO KNOWN AS BAGISU OF EASTERN UGANDA. I FILMED IN TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WHERE I WITNESSED THE COURAGE OF THESE YOUNG MEN WATCHED BY THEIR RELATIVES AS THEY ARE CIRCUMCISED WITHOUT ANAESTHESIA. LOCAL SURGEONS DONT USE SURGICAL GLOVES INSTEAD THEY APPLY CRASHED BRICKS FOR FRICTION. LUCKILY ENOUGH I FILMED TOM DAVID FROM A DIFFERENT TRIBE WHO WAS FORCEFULLY CIRCUMCISED AND THE VERY UNPROFESSIONAL HEALTH WORKERS IN UGANDA. IT IS ALSO ABOUT THE MANY UNREPORTED CRIMES AND THE ROLE OF CIRCUMCISION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV.