Blue eyed white girls

All set, sound, focus, white balance etc., ready to film the trades men, the small shops and the atmosphere in the main street of Arua. As Danes we are very self confident and convinced that shooting this afternoon will not be any different from any other time; former test shooting in Denmark and Kampala shots from inside a car – how difficult was that??. We are as usual well prepared for challenges that might stand in the way of our next blogbuster (video lib.) movie.
In spite of the very experienced film team that we are, we were advised to bring a local guide, so without further considerations why, we got a hold on Innocent, and we went on very enthusiastic.
Getting out of the car at the beginning of the street, it was clear that we were in a border town with a huge market, lots of boda bodas, smells of smoke and fish and various people talking, laughing and chilling. This was exactly what we were looking for.

After a short look into the crowd our eyes were immediately caught by a certain sales woman. And the second she saw us, she waved madly and made some signs which could only mean that she wanted to be filmed. Very excited we started filming this friendly round woman.

To our big surprise the woman, who’s face was slightly covered by the flour she was selling, lifted her body from the chair and started to shake her behind while making gestures. After a few minutes of professional posing, we turned off the camera, smiled the best we could and thanked her for making the filming so easy for us. As we wanted to leave, we quickly learned that nothing in life comes this easy. Suddenly the woman put out her hand and demanded several thousand shillings for the show that she’d just provided.

Lesson nr. 1: BRING A LOT OF MONEY