Nabwana IGG

Nabwana IGG

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Uganda
November 6, 1973

Biography

Nabwana Isaac Godfrey Geoffrey (IGG) produces, directs, shoots, writes, and edits action films from his home in the slums of Wakaliga, Uganda. A self-taught filmmaker, IGG's film education consists of one course in computer repair (he was forced to drop out after the first month due to lack of funds) and his own trial-and-error experiences with cameras and editing equipment. He began filmmaking at age 32, just after the birth of his first child. While supporting himself and his family as a school teacher, IGG founded Ramon Film Productions (the name is derived from his grandmothers, Rachel and Monica, who raised him and saw the family safely thru Uganda's civil war). Based in the small home he shares with his wife and co-editor, Harriet, and their three children. RFP has produced over 44 feature films since 2005 (as of Jan 2015) and is best-known for Who Killed Captain Alex: Uganda First Action-packed Movie and Tebaatusasula. Trailers for IGG's work have gone viral, but the films themselves remain largely unseen outside the slums surrounding Kampala, Uganda.

Photo

Nabwana IGG 1
Nabwana IGG 2

Representative Works

The Ivory Trap
The Ivory Trap
No Rating Yet
/ Swahili
Crazy World
Crazy World
7.4
/ English
Football Kommando
Football Kommando
No Rating Yet
/ English
Kapitano
Kapitano
10.0
/ Swahili
The Revenge
The Revenge
No Rating Yet
/ English
Tebaatusasula
Tebaatusasula
No Rating Yet
/ English
Ekisa Butwa
Ekisa Butwa
No Rating Yet
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Ivory Trap
2016Nominee

Best Writing

The Ivory Trap

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019Nominee

Best Performance

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

Crazy World
2019Nominee

Best Performance

Crazy World

Career Highlights

Football Kommando
2022Highlight

Best Director

Football Kommando

Who Killed Captain Alex?
2010Highlight

Best Performance

Who Killed Captain Alex?

Video

Trailer
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks