THE MAGICAL MOMENT OF THE MOVIE PREMIERE OF ‘SLUM REALITY – THE STORY OF ULT’

On 21 September 2024, we as the ULT team, together with many of our supporters, were able to experience a wonderful moment that we will never forget. When the lights went out in the hall, Lea took her seat with the team and the screen lit up, the whole team felt that something very special was about to happen that evening.

The evening began at 7.00 pm with the doors opening for visitors. Our team came together and were finally able to hug each other again after a long time. The cinema gradually filled up. As a small snack before the film screening, we had a classic dish from the Kenyan slums: rice with beans. As a small note, our children had exactly the same dish on exactly the same day at our food programme in Kenya. At 8.15pm – perfect for prime time – our presenter for the evening, Ivo, took to the stage and welcomed the audience. Ivo delighted the entire audience with his warm and cheerful manner. We couldn’t have imagined a better host for this evening – thank you so much Ivo! He was supported on the technical side by the lovely Liya, who had already helped us organise the premiere – thank you so much for your hard work, Liya! After a brief welcome, the time had finally come: the lights in the hall went out, the cinema screen lit up and the first goosebump moment began.

In around 40 minutes, our documentary ‘Slum Reality – The story of ULT’ tells the inspiring stories of the families in the slum, the idea of ULT and the future vision of us all. The design leaves open what feelings are felt – whether moved, sad, hopeful or inspired to change something. Everything is allowed and may be felt. 

But we don’t want to reveal any more at this point. We are currently planning further film screenings so that everyone can see the film – stay tuned. You can register on our website for further information about the film. At the end of the film, not only we in the team were moved. A long standing ovation went through the entire cinema. Pure goosebumps!

Ivo quickly brought Lea onto the stage, who was still particularly moved by the audience’s reaction. After the audience had calmed down and everyone had taken their seats again, they opened the film talk together. Lea told us that we had had our own film in our ‘ideas drawer’ for a long time. To have now realised this idea fills her with pride and gratitude. This gratitude goes above all to our director Patrick, our cameraman Olli and Dan, our editor Thomas, our sound engineering team from Klangstatt Stuttgart and our colour specialist Bow. Thank you so much for creating this wonderful work, for giving the story of ULT and life in the slum a voice and for telling us about your work at the premiere! 

It was particularly great for the whole team to get to know so many supporters. The incredible number of people who now support the children and our work is really impressive. It was wonderful to see the people behind the numbers. We were also delighted with the many initial words about the film and the many questions about our work.

So much time and work has gone into the movie. We don’t want to let it just gather dust in a corner, we would love to show it to the whole world. 

But step by step: we are currently in talks with two cinemas that could show the film in their theatres. If the conditions are right for both sides, you will soon be able to see the film in the cinema on several days. To make sure you don’t miss out on this, make sure you sign up for our film newsletter. You will only receive information about the film from us.