MBAMBU AND THE MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON

by Lucian e Nataša Muntean
50’, Serbia, 2011
Italian premiere
Mbambu is a sixteen-year-old girl. She lives in the village of Kilembe, at the foot of the Rwenzori Mountains, in Uganda. She wants to be the first in her family to finish high school. Her family is poor and cannot afford to pay for her studies, so Mbambu decides to earn some money as a guide for tourists who come for trekking on Mount Rwenzori. Mbambu acts in the little village theatre company, which creates performances to educate and sensitize the population about environmental and social themes.
 

Lucian Muntean, Natasa Muntean Lucian Muntean and Natasa Muntean, born in Serbia in 1976 and 1977, respectively, are the founders of Lunam Docs, an independent production company devoted to making films and documentaries about human rights and social justice in the entire world, with a particular eye for children’s rights and underage workers. In 2007 they founded the non-profit organization, Punam Fund.