/ 23.04.2015

Director : James King Bagyenzi Country : Uganda (2014) Genre: Documentary Time: 9 mins   Created in Gods Image is set against the backdrop of the severance of an intimate and joyous family relationship between an only brother (narrator) and his sister (Maria). Their relationship is torn apart by schizophrenia....

/ 26.12.2014

Matthew Bell is an award-winning writer, director and Cinematographer based in Los Angeles, California. He earned a BA in English and Economics at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, where he excelled as a playwright and additionally worked at CNN’s Washington Bureau as a researcher and...

/ 26.12.2014

Kivu Ruhorahoza, 30, is a filmmaker and writer from Rwanda. Kivu’s experimental film work has been featured at the London Tate Modern (part of Olafur Eliasson’s Little Sun project), the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New...

/ 26.12.2014

Ami Boghani is an independent screenwriter and producer based in New York City. She has been involved with Maisha since its inception in 2004. Alongside Mira Nair and Musarait Kashmiri, Ami developed and executed the Maisha training programs from 2004 - 2008. Now, she is...

/ 24.12.2014

Dr. Martin Mhando is Research Fellow in the School of Media, Communication and Culture at Murdoch University in Western Australia. As well as being Co-editor of the Journal of African Cinemas, published by Intellect, UK, he is also Festival Director of the Zanzibar international Film...

/ 24.12.2014

Cajetan Boy is the Products Development Leader for ET CETERA PRODUCTIONS LIMITED. A Performing Artist, Playwright, Screenwriter, Director and Script writing Mentor. Also alumnus of the Maisha film lab and in the recent past has been involved in the Maisha Film Lab screenwriting workshops as...

/ 24.12.2014

Amandina Lihamba is a Professor in theatre arts and has recently completed a tenure as the Principal of Manawa University College of Education of the University of Dar Es Salam. Before that she was the Dean of the then Faculty of Arts and Social...

/ 24.12.2014

Abdu holds a BA (Honors) 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,...

/ 23.12.2014

Joel Karekezi graduated from Cinecours in 2008. His 2009 short The Pardon won awards at international festivals. His first feature Imbabazi: The Pardon received a Göteborg Festival Fund grant and won the Grand Nile Prize at Luxor African Film Festival 2014 & Special Mention at...

/ 23.12.2014

James Gayo, a well-known cartoonist in East Africa and a filmmaker, is among the early Maisha alumni. Apart from his two short films, The Trip and The Retirement Day, Gayo has written and directed for TV broadcasts. His recent works include the TASWIRA YETU documentary...