Sat 21 March 2026

Q&A with director Patience Nitumwesiga and activist Stella Nyanzi

During the after-talk Q&A director Patience Nitumwesiga and activist Stella Nyanzi will discuss the state of freedom of expression in Uganda, female representation in Ugandan politics and censorship & suppression of Yoweri Museveni’s political opposition.

The moderator will be announced later.

The Woman Who Poked The Leopard

Patience Nitumwesiga, 108 minutes
Activist Lens
An intimate portrait of Ugandan poet-academic Dr. Stella Nyanzi. Without apology or restraint, she defies state repression with bold acts of resistance. Through poetry, performance, and protest, Stella confronts dictatorship and patriarchy. Despite threats and imprisonment, she does everything to reclaim autonomy both ...
Sat 21 Mar
14:45 - 17:03

Den Haag, Filmhuis Den Haag

Speakers

Photo by Godson Leon

Patience Nitumwesiga

director
Baraka Bah (2025)

Stella Nyanzi

activist