The Bronze Drum Stores the Storm
A royal bronze drum stores a storm from the lake.
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The story
A royal bronze drum stores a storm from the lake. The object-led viewpoint determines scale, camera position and material. A visible disruption forces immediate action, a second consequence changes the route through the world, and the final image leaves one specific unresolved choice. Local weather, labor, architecture and sound remain dramatic forces rather than decoration.
- Original title
- Engoma y'ekikomo etereka omuyaga
- Country / region
- Uganda
- Genres
- Science fiction · Fantasy · Experimental
- Language
- Ganda
- Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 107:00
- Director
- Namukasa Joan
Creative process
Humans retain final control over script, casting intent, performance direction, shot selection, continuity, edit, sound, color, safety review, and release approval.
Completed and publicly released on 2026-04-11 as of July 22, 2026. Human-authored brief and shot list; supervised current-model generation; manual edit; licensed sound and color finishing; legal, safety and technical quality control.
- AI participation (source-declared)
- 75%
- Creative method
- Generative narrative
- Format
- Animation
- Resolution
- 4K
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66:1
- Frame rate
- 24
- Delivery format
- DCP 2K Flat + ProRes 422 HQ archival master
- Subtitles
- English · French · German · Korean · Japanese · Thai