With more than 2 million subscribers on YouTube, Charlotte Dobre has carved out one of the platform’s most recognizable brands by reacting to the internet’s most outrageous stories. Whether she’s breaking down wedding drama, awkward social interactions, or viral internet moments, Dobre has built a loyal audience that regularly spends nearly half an hour watching her videos, an impressive feat at a time when attention spans are often said to be shrinking.
YouTube kicked off the summer with their Sips on the Pier happy hour event for content creators who are changing the face of the internet.
Thursday, October 26th, 2023. The Neuehouse, Manhattan New York — National Geographic releases a new documentary, “Bobi Wine: The People’s President,” filmed by Director, Moses Bwaoy.
The 121 minute (2 hours and 1 minute) documentary focuses on the trials and tribulations faced by the humanitarian, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known by his stage name Bobi Wine and his wife, Barbie Kyagulanyi. The singer, actor, Ugandan politician and a former Member of Parliament for Kyadondo County East constituency in Uganda’s Central Region survived seven assassination attempts on his life while he ran for the presidency. Bobi Wine also leads the National Unity Platform political party; a political and social liberation political party that is progressive in its mission, positioning itself as a social democratic organization, guided by the principles of servant leadership, equality, transparency, accountability, freedom, liberty and social justice for the citizens of Uganda. The screening for this film was held at the Neuehouse and Moderated by the eloquent filmmaker and Director Amir Bar-Lev (publication credits include: Newsweek, Rollingstone, Village Voice).
In June 2019, Bobi Wine, a native of Uganda who grew up without his parents, in a more impoverished and harsh space of Uganda, announced his candidacy for the 2021 Ugandan presidential election; but not with little resistance faced by environmental factors, such as the COVID-19 Pandemic, placing a strain on the public gatherings of his supporter and with equal, if not more pushback from the Ugandan police, under the directive of president, Yoweri Museveni, who’s served the country of Uganda for over 30 years. Incumbent Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine), took part in the 2021 election, garnering over 7 million signatures of votes to run for president from the people of Uganda, who also experienced hardships during the Museveni leadership.
Unfortunately, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine), lost the race for presidency, according to official results, placing the incumbent, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, as the victor; although Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, along with several citizens, claims this result was fraudulent. Not only had the civil leader been beaten and hospitalized by the regime, but had lost many family members and friends who were beaten, killed or had gone missing due to their unyielding support of Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine).
This moving documentary has so much wrapped up in one film. What is most impressive is that first time filmmaker, Moses Bwayo, shot 5,000 hours of film and brilliantly condensed the most intricate footage into two hours. Bwayo highlights the love story of the charismatic couple that led Robert and Barbie together, and the strength of their union that helped them survive this trying and dangerous season of their lives. He captures the power of woman, Barbie Kyagulanyi, who remains poised, exhibiting grace under fire as she navigates her children and family through extended periods of time apart from her husband, Robert, the man we call Bobi Wine; Barbie, not knowing if her spouse was dead or alive. Bwayo captures the story of liberation, documenting the campaigns, the arrests and the volatility that surround Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine) during his fervent run for office. With an unbiased eye, he captures the stories of heartbreak, brutal murders, hostility and literally blood in the streets of Uganda. With enthusiasm and belief in a greater mission, his film illustrates a story of hope, pulling the viewers in to chant for the success of Bobi Wine; albeit we are aware of the fate of this brave leader to take on such a powerful authority that is Museveni; and most importantly this film serves as an eye opener to the world that is blindly unaware of the suffering of the People of Uganda and other nations of the world, who face day-to-day tragedies, as they beg for and seek asylum and equal rights as human beings.
I highly recommend checking this documentary out; this film garners, for the respective countries, a new level of appreciation for the freedoms we are afforded in the United States of America and in other countries where citizens are allowed to find better ways of living and even the freedom to gather in peaceful protests. “Bobi Wine: The People’s President” is available on the following platforms: Disney plus, FuboTV and will air worldwide on YoutubeTV, Nov 5th, 2023.
This past Friday, R&B/pop singer-songwriter, Alicia Creti released her first standalone single, “Strange”. Born in Montreal, Canada, Creti has recently been signed to Atlantic Records and since then has been on a roll of releasing powerful music.
Grammy award winning singer and songwriter, actress and Destiny’s Child alum, LeToya Luckett has teamed up with Kin to give fans a peek into her life with her new show, Leave it to LeToya.
Today with streaming taking over the world, there isn’t anyone who doesn’t know the biggest gamer on the internet: Tyler “Ninja” Blevins.
If there was ever a place to share an early preview of the latest installment in the cult classic Postal Series, NY Comic Con is second to none.
Most gamers today are probably too young to have played Postal 2 when it came out back in 2003, but chances are, many have had a chance to play it today. In fact, I’d bet most dedicated gamers who follow the latest news, trends, and culture of gaming have at the very least some knowledge and respect ofr this 18 year old game. Despite the age, this series has seen a continual renaissance and revival throughout it’s life, first in the early 2010s when Valve’s Steam made it widely available again to a new audience and not too longer after as numerous famous YouTubers like Pewdiepie and Videogamedunkey have played it on their channels which reach millions and millions of viewers.
Given that, I was delightfully surprised to see Running with Scissors, the development team behind the Postal series tucked away on the Comic Con show floor with a demo in hand. Even more interesting was that I got the privilege to chat with Mike Jaret-Schachter from the development who’s been deemed the ‘Chief Bidet Officer’. Cult fans of the series probably already knew who he was as he’s literally engrained into the fabric of the game, but it was a genuinely amazing experience to meet him in person and to hear his unbridled passion for the series and for the fans. He recounted the rocky history of team after Postal 2, which included the strange chapter of Postal 3 which was admittedly not very good and very much only released in Russia. However he along with a few other developers came together to build a proper team and finally create the true successor to Postal 2, Postal 4, all on a shoestring budget funded more or less by their own meager pockets. Especially in this day and age, it was encouraging to see a team of game developers who are literally working for the love of the game and on their own time and money.
Taking a look at an early build, I was genuinely surprised at the graphics. Despite being in development still and by the Developer’s admittance, needing to undergo a visual upgrade, the game looked really good. It’s a little weird seeing a Postal game with the kind of graphical fidelity that the Unreal Engine can provide. With all that said, I’m super excited to see where this goes and glad I got the chance to highlight my favorite surprise from the floor of NY Comic Con 2021.
Andrew Thomas recently released the song named “Rodeo,” which has collected about 1.3 million views.
In our newest episode of Create + Conversate, YouTube extraordinaire mxmtoon chatted with our host, Katherine Tinsley, about what’s been new for her channel and career.
In this week’s episode of Create + Conversate, a show where we take a closer look at the successes of popular social media creators, we sat down with Mai Pham, or as she’s better known online – Mai Phammy. Mai chatted with our host, Katherine Tinsley to talk all things YouTube and her huge successes and accomplishments throughout her career online.