[Note: In the wake of SXSW's cancellation this year, The Hollywood Reporter is reviewing select fest entries that elected to premiere digitally.] Hearing the term "Wakaliwood," most cinephiles will think of Bollywood, Nollywood and other portmanteaus used to designate a large region of cinematic production — often one viewed with some condescension (if seen at all) by the more entrenched parts of the film industry.
But like the suffix "-gate," "-wood" is easily co-opted by those hyping smaller phenomena —like an American enthusiast hoping to attract attention to a single self-taught filmmaker in the suburbs of Kampala, Uganda.
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