International Supermodel Aamito Lagum has spread her wings to film.
The Ugandan supermodel has made her acting debut in ‘3000 Years of Longing’, a dark fantasy comedy-drama film that also stars legendary actor Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton.
The film had its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2022, where it received a six-minute standing ovation from the audience.
It was the first MGM title to premiere at the festival following the closure of its merger with Amazon on March 17, 2022.
Directed by George Miller, ‘3000Years of Longing’ tells the story of a scholar, content with life, who encounters a Djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. Their conversation, in a hotel room in Istanbul, leads to consequences neither would have expected.
Aamito plays the character of Queen Sheba in the film that is scheduled to be released in the United States on August 31, 2022.
Aamito Lagum was thrust into the limelight after she won the first season of Africa’s Next Top Model in 2013. The 26-year-old from Kitgum District who was raised by a single mother, went on to make history by becoming the first black model to open Balenciaga. Aamito started her modelling career in Uganda at the age of 16, with Arapapa before landing a contract with DNA Management and relocating to New York, US.
She made her Fashion Week debut at New York Fashion Week in 2015 and since then her star has never stopped rising. She has walked for some of the world’s most powerful fashion houses like Balenciaga, Alexander Wang, Marc Jacobs, Kanye West, among others and has graced covers of the world’s most prestigious magazines like Allure, Vogue, Marie Claire, Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar, among others.
