Simon ‘Se’ydou’ Mukali is a Director/Writer born in Nairobi, Kenya on 8th May 1983. He was studying Architecture when, while working on holiday, he got to interact with media professionals in television. He decided to bite the bullet and switch careers, getting into the world...
Godwin Otwoma was born and raised in Kenya and currently lives in Nairobi. He studied English and Management in College. He previously worked as a Copy Writer in an Advertising Agency. He’s credits include Editor Zebu and the Photo Fish (2010), a Maisha short directed...
My name is Gilbert Ndahayo, also known as the Rwandan Filmmaker. Much as I currently live in USA, I was born in a traditional village of Astrida, so named after Queen Astrid of Belgium, southern Rwanda in 1975, Gilbert Ndahayo migrated to New York City...
Director, Assitant Director, Producer, Editor I am a Maisha Film Lab Alum born and bread in Kampala, Uganda. I joined Maisha in 2011 for the filmmaker’s lab that year. It was after joining Maisha that I confirmed my true calling to be a filmmaker/storyteller. It was...
I am called Alexander Nyirinkwaya Native Rwandan. I was born on April 1992, in GASABO - Kigali city the capital city of Rwanda. I started cinema in 2012 in Almond TREE FILMS where I was On set of some films done in a session of a...
Abdu holds a BA (Honours) degree in History and Politics from Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London. As a professional, he has developed significant business experience as a director of a number of firms engaged in consumer goods manufacturing, insurance brokerage, advisory...
Founder and director at First Love Features, Sharpe Ssewali is graduate of Raindance's Independent Film Making & Film Director's program in London. He is an individual with multiple disciplines including directing, screenwriting and editing for film and television. After many years on the road touring with...
My name is Rehema Nanfuka, I am a writer, actress producer from Uganda and hopefully will add director to my credits after this Maisha documentary lab I have been part of the Uganda film community since 2008. Acted in several films like “Imani” and The Pardon...
HUSSEIN OMAR My name is Hussein Omar a.k.a. Moses Ray. I am a film producer, director, writer and actor. I got into filmmaking when I attended the annual Maisha Film lab in 2007. While at that lab I got a chance to interact with mentors from...
Peter Tukei Muhumuza is an East African director and cinematographer currently based in New York City. Coming from a background in industrial and fine art he entered the film industry with a keen visual eye and often integrates multi media such as stop-motion animation, puppetry...
