The Rwenzori Rainmakers + Q&AU

Directed by Zuleika Kingdon | UK | 2025 | 2h 59m

THE RWENZORI RAINMAKERS – A Documentary Feature Series of 3 episodes, followed by Q&A with the Director, Zuleika Kingdon and Volcanoes Safaris.
(All profits fund our rural community environmental/conservation workshops and screenings with local restoration groups in Uganda May-June 2026)

This heartfelt story from the Rwenzori Mountains of Western Uganda, is told by a group of passionate artists determined to protect their community from the ravages of climate disaster. Through the power of art, with cultural sensitivity and scientific curiosity, they encourage their community to abandon destructive habits and learn the true value of conservation and trees. Together, they transform degraded farmland into a wildlife haven. Now they can spread the word to help save the dwindling snows and precious water table of the Rwenzori Mountains.

12.30pm: Doors open
1–1.55pm: Part 1 – The Challenges of Change
2–2.55 pm: Part 2 – Restoring the Rains
2.55–3.25pm: Break
3.25–4.30pm: Part 3 – Bringing Back Biodiversity
4.30–5pm: Director Q&A

Q&A – The film director will be accompanied by Praveen Moman, the Founder of Volcanoes Safaris. This is also a chance to hear about our impact and conservation in the Rwenzori Mountains, Western Uganda. Praveen grew up in the wilds of Uganda before the family became refugees to the U.K. Educated at London and Cambridge University in the UK, Praveen is a trustee of Seva Mandir U.K, and on the Council of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership and on the Board of the Eastern African Association.

After a career in the British Government and the European Union, Praveen founded Volcanoes Safaris in 1997. Volcanoes Safaris has been at the forefront of reviving ecotourism in post-conflict Uganda and Rwanda. The Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust (VSPT), a non-profit organisation was set up in 2009 to support community livelihoods and promote the conservation of the great apes.

PRICING:
(No single film tickets) Whole event is x3 films with Q&A.

Adults – £18.80 (plus the £1.20 booking fee is total £20)
Concessions – £16.80

Additional donations welcome on the day. 

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We showed The Rwenzori Rainmakers + Q&A between April 11, 2026 and April 11, 2026.

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Our beautiful art deco inspired auditorium can be found just off East Oxford's Cowley Road.We are open 7 days a week. We open the cinema and box office 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each film, and the Box Office then closes 10 minutes after the film starts. We only show a few adverts – less than most cinemas – and we only play a couple of trailers, so please don’t be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!