{"id":19013,"date":"2025-06-03T12:37:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T10:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/03\/video-stars-the-booming-vj-scene-localising-hollywood-films-for-ugandans\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T12:37:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T10:37:43","slug":"video-stars-the-booming-vj-scene-localising-hollywood-films-for-ugandans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/03\/video-stars-the-booming-vj-scene-localising-hollywood-films-for-ugandans\/","title":{"rendered":"Video stars: the booming VJ scene localising Hollywood films for Ugandans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Part-interpreters, part-comedians, video jockeys translate and contextualise western movies for audiences at home<\/p>\n

On a recent Saturday afternoon in an informal settlement in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, dozens of young men sat on benches in a dark shack to watch a bootlegged version of the Hollywood comedy-horror film The Monkey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As the English-language action unfolded on the screen, a voiceover translation in the Bantu language Luganda by VJ Junior \u2013 one of Uganda\u2019s top video jockeys \u2013 boomed into the room.<\/p>\n

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\nPart-interpreters, part-comedians, video jockeys translate and contextualise western movies for audiences at home
\nOn a recent Saturday afternoon in an informal settlement in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, dozens of young men sat on benches in a dark shack to watch a bootlegged version of the Hollywood comedy-horror film The Monkey.
\nAs the English-language action unfolded on the screen, a voiceover translation in the Bantu language Luganda by VJ Junior \u2013 one of Uganda\u2019s top video jockeys \u2013 boomed into the room. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Part-interpreters, part-comedians, video jockeys translate and contextualise western movies for audiences at home On a recent Saturday afternoon in an informal settlement in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, dozens of young men sat on benches in a dark shack to watch a bootlegged version of the Hollywood comedy-horror film The Monkey. As the English-language action unfolded …<\/p>\n

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