About this Short Film
Against All Odds (2024) by Matovu Muhammadi, from Uganda, is part of the Focus on Ability International Short Film Festival. The short explores attitudes and assumptions around physical disability, touching on bullying, stigma, stereotypes and workplace discrimination. It uses interviews and group moments to present different viewpoints and to show how perception shapes opportunity. The film asks viewers to reflect on prejudice and the barriers people face in employment and everyday life. Quiet and direct, it sits alongside other festival selections that celebrate ability and spark conversation about inclusion, respect and practical change.
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Filmmaker
Matovu Muhammadi is the filmmaker behind this entry. See every Focus on Ability entry from Matovu Muhammadi.
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uguys must win this competition
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What's up
It's a good story that touches and remains us the value of living
It's a beautiful movielove the fact that the director is a youth and aiming using his fellow youth to develop in the industry
Most enjoyable
This movie is so educating
Tough times never last but tough people do. Nice movie
thank you guys for the movie
It almost made me cry...the way people are treated in society.. wow the movie is great an interesting.. keep it up.
Disability is not inabilitywe should treat people equallyit is so attached.
Massive educative film for life
The best movie
this is so touching this disabled girl also needs justice
this brought tears in my eyes but it is true these things are common in Uganda..Iam really touched
Its awesome and educative Oh my God