A Kalabanda Ate My Homework

A Kalabanda Ate My Homework is a Ugandan animation short film created by Robin Malinga and directed by his blood brother Raymond Malinga. The film stars Martha Kay, Faith Kisa with Patrick Salvador Idringi and Daniel Omara. It tells a story of Tendo a primary school pupil who came to school without his homework and when asked why he didn't hand in his homework, he gives an excuse that a Kalabanda (a mythical creature) ate his homework.

Cast

 * Patrick Salvador Idringi as the Kalabanda
 * Martha Kay as Tendo
 * Faith Kisa as Amiya
 * Daniel Omara as Mr. Oketch
 * Kasaija Peter
 * Seguja Derrick

Reception
The film received positive reception and has since its release been selected in a number of festivals, nominated for awards and won some. It was selected and screened at the Reanimania Art Festival in Yerevan in Armenia, Cote d’ivore film festival where it won an award for best animation, African Film Festival, Silicon Valley African Film Festival and also received a nomination at the 2017 Uganda Film Festival Awards.

In 2018, Kalabanda won the "Best Creatures Animation" award at Africa International Film Festival in Lagos, Nigeria.