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its aspects in a self learning methods with his own trial-and-error experiences with cameras and editing equipment. At the age of 32, he began filmmaking as a profession. In 2005, Nabwana founded Ramon Film
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As he had never been in a theatre, he relied mostly on his brothers and friends' descriptions of films that were just released theatrically. He went for a course in computer repair, but was forced to drop out after the first month due to lack of funds. Therefore, he started to learn filmmaking and
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Nabwana shoots his films in
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in 2010, it quickly became internationally recognized and popular. The movie attracted super fans from around the world. With over 8 million views on
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is known as the first action-packed film in
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