The Fog of Bwindi: A short film by Anna Bohlmark

"The 24-minute film highlights the predicament of the Batwa Pygmies of Uganda who were "evicted" from the Bwindi backwoods to make a national park for the preservation of mountain gorilla"

                                    

                            Sweden-based columnist and narrative movie producer Ms.Anna Bohlmark has had a remarkable display of her 24-minute film, “The Fog of Bwindi” , which highlights the situation of the Batwa Pygmies of Uganda who were "expelled" from the Bwindi timberlands in 1991 to make a national park for the preservation of mountain gorillas.

"Mountain Gorillas"

A passionate animal lover, she recounts that she was doing a research on the gorillas and found that the forest inhabited by them had a very mind gripping story. A story of the pygmies, who have dwindled in number but of which the survival status shows over a thousand years. The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is an abode to some profound biodiversity, an exotic conglomeration of varied plants and animals.

Even since time immemorial, the forest was the natural habitat of an indigenous cult: the pygmies of Batwa; more often known as “The Keepers of the Forest.”

This is how Ms. Anna remarks about the people in Bwindi.

“The historical backdrop of this small people is long and rich. The Batwa have made due by chasing little amusement with bolts or organizes and gathering plants and natural product in the downpour woods. They lived in cabins made of leaves and branches, regularly moving looking for sustenance. The Batwa have lived for a considerable length of time in amicability with the timberland and its animals, including mountain gorillas. A few anthropologists evaluate that the Pygmy tribe as the Batwa have existed in the central woods of Africa for a long time or more. In 1991, the lives of Batwa dwarfs changed until the end of time. The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is a National Park and World Heritage Site to secure the 350 mountain gorillas inside of its fringes.

The Batwa were driven from the recreation center and since they had no privilege to the area, was not given any type of remuneration. The Batwa have therefore gotten to be exiles in an obscure world, without backwoods. Numerous Batwa kicked the bucket amid the early years of outcast, and the very presence of the tribe was seriously undermined.

To the general population who knew only to live in the woodland, did not know different dialects, had no garments and did not go to class, an enlightened life was a stun.”

The 8 point art cafe witnessed her presence yesterday and the aura of the atmosphere resounded with the voices of the Batwa people for about 24 minutes. What I became more acquainted with about her when I interacted with her is that, Human race ought to never be in a vast touch with innovation, rather mysticism has more noteworthy impact. She said that it was unexpected to discover about the Batwa dwarfs and their group, when I brought up a question in the matter of what drove her to arrive up to take the issue of Batwa!

"Myself with Anna Bohlmark"

The effort she has taken to bring up and showcase the condition of the pygmies down there should have been really cumbersome. To review it, her 24 minutes short film was definitely an intellectual, creative and productive piece of work. To quote it, I can use without prejudice; it was “Prolific and Profound.”

A great humanitarian, she has plans up in her mind to take up new issues and work on it. It was good to connect with Ms. Anna Maria Bohlmark and have some views shared. May all her future endeavors bear fruits at its best!