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Passionate filmmaker aims to change the narration of South Sudanese people



    Chol Garang Kuol 
23-year-old South Sudanese who is multi talented with skills such as being a  filmmaker, actor,writer, producer and video director is taking East Africa by storm with One Pound Entertainment which has produced several video productions. 

Chol Garang Kuol who is pursuing a degree in information technology got his inspiration from local Afro-Nigerian movies.
 I would see people like Ramsey Nouah, Majid Micheal acting and making great movies and wanted to be like them, I enjoyed Nollywood movies and could not believe that the movies were acted", he said.
As a child he was called  the comedian in school which made him popular.At the same time his grandmother used to ask him to make her laugh.

Kuol said, "I began my acting career when I was in primary/elementary school in drama club.People said that I was the best  at my craft and they always encouraged me to work harder".


"I kept on trying and trying, when I went to high school, I got elected to be an Entertainment prefect, I formed a team and we performed stage dramas where I was the director", he said.

In 2011,  the filmmaker used to play around with a computer in Bor , Jonglei State and taught himself  how to edit videos by using windows movie maker.

 Kuol's  brother later on wrote a story which they shot in 2012, entitled “Miith Cin Piooth”,which means, like heartless Kids.

 "I also enjoyed my first Movie in Bor, I was panicking because I thought it would fail, but yes, I made it", he reminisced.This made them popular in Bor to the extent that people wanted to join his acting team.

Later on the filmmaker did a movie in a cattle camp where he was an assistant director and producer, the movie is not out, but he  enjoyed the experience.

The film maker said, "We would leave the city every morning and drive to the camp, stay the whole day taking fresh milk, it was nice and I enjoyed that project, it’s unforgettable".

Some of the challenges that he has faced is lack of support from his family who do not see his vision and difficulty with accessing cameras and film making tools.

According to the filmmaker he usually hires or begs friends equipment for his projects. "I’m tired but I have no room to give up, I know one day, I’ll own a crew", he added.

Kuol has also shot a music video in Kampala, Uganda. 


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