Man of Africa

Filmed in Uganda Man of Africa was assembled by legendary documentary producer John Grierson The film depicts the mass migration of the Bakija and Batwa tribes to a new territory after the natural resources of their native soil has been depleted The proecological message is always present but never so much as to degenerate into fatuous speechmaking As a means to introduce the semblance of a plot writerdirector Cyril Frankel concentrates on the trials and tribulations of clerkcumfarmer Jonathan Frederick Bijurenda and his native sweetheart Violet Violet Mukabuerza Print quality in Man of Africa varies from adequate to murky