The film, titled Masaka Kids – A Rhythm Within, is described as a “joyful short documentary” that hopes to “spread hope and achieve global acclaim.”

The project tells the story behind the Uganda-based Masaka Kids Africana, a group of young dancers known worldwide for their viral YouTube performances. Many of the children have endured profound loss due to famine and conflict, yet they’ve used music and dance as a way to heal and push forward.

A Connection Sparked at Home

Just last month, the Duke and Duchess donated $50,000 (£37,377) to Masaka Kids Africana through their Archewell Foundation via GoFundMe. Their involvement in the documentary began after Archie discovered the group’s videos during the Covid-19 lockdowns and shared them with his parents.

A spokesman for the couple previously told The Telegraph, “They would watch the videos regularly with Archie at home. So, they were already admirers of the organisation before the film project came to them in 2023.”

Early Praise for the Documentary

The documentary debuted in the United Kingdom this week and has already drawn warm reactions. One viewer on IMDB gave it a perfect score, describing the film as “lovely.”

“It made me regain faith in humanity and the power of caring – doing anything one can to help those less fortunate than ourselves,” the reviewer wrote. “The kids are amazing – and as the gentleman with his wife who runs the centre said, they are correct – there are ministers, entertainers, etc., all in the group. Kudos to all.”

Meghan Faces Criticism for Her Separate Series

The release of the documentary comes shortly after Meghan launched the third installment of her own project, With Love, Meghan, which has been met with far less enthusiasm.

Many viewers gave the series two stars or fewer.
Daily Mail critic Annabel Fenwick Elliot wrote, “It’s the syrupy hypocrisy and our hostess’s deep lack of self-awareness that continue to make her and this show so unlikeable. If only she could lean into her waspish, Type A personality – poke a little fun at herself, even – she could just about be endearing, in a Monica-from-Friends sort of way.”

Times columnist Hilary Rose called the series “unfathomable,” humorously describing it as containing “four pointless crafts, three random ‘friends’, two unseen kids, one English prince and a duchess in a pear tree, or at least making pear syrup.”

She added that some of the dialogue reads as though “the English language has been fed through Google Translate and found wanting,” noting the show’s simplistic revelations such as learning that “red is a festive colour” and that “if you don’t like cheese or pepper, you might not like a dish consisting of cheese and pepper.”

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series earned the rare zero per cent rating—something believed to have happened only 44 times.