Saturday, May 20, 2023

"What Would You Fight For?" filming in Kalongo, Uganda - June 10 - 18, 2022

The filming of the "What Would You Fight For?" was such a memorable experience.  Watching the NBC team fully immerse in the day-to-day at Saint Bakhita's with their amazing crew was so fun to be a party of!  From the drone filming of the welcome ceremony (3 times!!!), to the trek to Falida's family's homestead (which sadly did not make it into the footage), to the hike up the mountain in the pitch dark to film the "We are the fighting Irish!" right at sunrise.  Something I will never forget!  Below are just a few photos, mostly taken by the crew, to capture their perspective.  Such a special place!

Here's a link to the video:https://fightingfor.nd.edu/2022/fighting-to-grow-the-good-in-business/


Mt. Kalongo













Some of the adorable babies of school mothers at St. B's.

The greeting after the welcome

Filming at Innovation Acres

Movie night before testing it with the full community.  We played "Queen of Katwe".  Girl Power! :)

Our first s'mores party and Ododo-wa - the Ugandan word for storytelling around a fire, which happens most nights to pass down family values.


Collecting mangos



Falida's neighbor kids



Getting to know Falida's family.











Falida's brothers



Falida's grandmother is a force!

Filming textile project



Filming the eCommerce portion of the textile project







Blue roofs are Saint Bakhita's











Filming the tall grass scene used in the video.  One of my favorite things was seeing how they captured the sound with the sound guy having everyone be complete still while he captured sound of his hand going back and forth over the grasses.

Studly film crew

Falida and Rachel


Under the mango tree, the favorite spot for many on campus.

Testing out Bakhita Butter flavors.


My second time brining shirts - these ones are all Mendoza.  So fun to get a group photo :)









Goodbyes are hard '_'


The amazing film crew that made this all possible.


Our car had chickens on the roof!

Victoria's interview.

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