or can we get rid of that

At what point does art become propaganda? This is the question that stage director Serge Okunev and actor Hamir Ssemwogerere explore through the lens of their personal histories. Serge Okunev, born in Russia, undertook military service in the Russian army up until 2015. As staff member of a military song and dance troupe, he was involved in staging performances of military songs and folk dances that venerated the Russian “heroes” of ages past. Hamir Ssemwogerere, born in Uganda, was part of the cast of 27 GUNS, a state-sanctioned biopic intended to glorify Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, who has now been in power for 39 years. Mixing performance and re-enactment, both creators critically engage with their previous artistic projects while also taking responsibility for their actions at the time.

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