CORNERSTONE's award-winning DP Jan Köhler This past weekend was spent screening CORNERSTONE at The African Film Festival in Dallas Texas. It is always an honor to be accepted at a film festival, but this one really means a lot. The film festival focuses on African films and independent filmmakers. I was really worried about attendance to the screening because it was being held over a holiday weekend. However, that was all for not. Our screening was well attended. Even with all technical issues with the projector, the audience loved CORNERSTONE. Of course they are going to love the Nyaka story, Jackson, the children, the Mukaakas. How could they not? But, this time, people took notice of something. They noticed the cinematography. They noticed how carefully CORNERSTONE was shot. The audience GOT IT!!! THEY GOT IT!! This is something every filmmaker hopes for. Will they get the nuances of the film? The nuances of the sound, the lighting, the framing, the texture of the film. the editing, which are all so important to craft the story. Yes, they did. And they rewarded us for it. They gave us the award for Best Cinematography. The film was also nominated for Best Documentary
Feature, which was a great honor as two other Uganda films were also in the category.
Feature, which was a great honor as two other Uganda films were also in the category.
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