Uganda, ein von Krisen geschütteltes, von Unruhen und Massakern gequältes Land, hat natürlich auch andere Seiten. Im Jahr startete dort das Breakdance Project Uganda und fokussierte Energien junger Menschen auf Breakdance und HipHop. Nabil Elderkin machte mit Bouncing Cats darüber diese Doku, die mehrfach ganz zu recht ausgezeichnet wurde. Jetzt hat er sie komplett auf Vimeo geladen.
Uganda has been called one of the worst places on earth to be a child. In the South, children face the threat of poverty and disease. In the North, these threats are enflamed by brutal, mindless war inflicted by the Lord’s Resistance Army (L.R.A.) that has divided families, displaced millions and led to the abduction and mutilation of tens of thousands of children resulting in the deterioration of identity and culture.
Bouncing Cats is the inspiring story of one man’s attempt to create a better life for the children of Uganda using the unlikely tool of hip-hop with a focus on b-boy culture and breakdance. In 2006, Abraham „Abramz“ Tekya, a Ugandan b-boy and A.I.D.S. orphan created Breakdance Project Uganda (B.P.U.). The dream was to establish a free workshop that would empower, rehabilitate, and heal the community by teaching youth about b-boy culture. Based in Kampala, Uganda, B.P.U. has recently expanded to include permanent classes in Gulu, Northern Uganda. Abramz teaches classes three Times a week to more than 300 kids from all parts of the country. Many of the children are homeless, victims of war and poverty, and few can afford proper schooling yet they walk from miles away to attend the B.P.U. classes. As Abramz says, „This is where many people’s pride is. It’s a skill that no one can take away from us.“
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