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Timothy Niwamanya

@sir_tesh

Filmmaker/Video Essayist. Art Writer/Film Critic. Disaffected malcontent. Creator @AfroObscura.

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Have you seen, #ManOfAfrica, a feature-length drama film shot in Uganda in the early 1950s with a Ugandan cast? To learn more about this forgotten classic, watch #AHistoryOfFilmInUganda on Afro Obscura's YouTube channel here: youtu.be/ZkGlLRaclEM?si… Subscribe to the channel!

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Field Marshall John Okello and the Zanzibar Revolution - Part Four (Final) #Uganda #zanzibar #ZanzibarRevolution #EastAfrica

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Did you know about the 1962 Conference of African Writers of English Expression held at Makerere University? It was the first conference of its kind in Africa. #uganda #makerere #makerereuniversity #africanliterature #ugandanart #documentary #videoessay

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I sat down with South African filmmaker Damian Sean Samuels for an interview for People's Stories Project on his career, filmmaking ethos and the making of his film, #FinalNotice, that deals with the complex topic of euthanasia. Have a read: psp-culture.com/film/final-not…

I sat down with South African filmmaker Damian Sean Samuels for an interview for <a href="/PspCulture/">People's Stories Project</a> on his career, filmmaking ethos and the making of his film, #FinalNotice, that deals with the complex topic of euthanasia. 

Have a read: psp-culture.com/film/final-not…
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Super grateful to the organisers of the iKon Awards: Film And Television for awarding my documentary, #AHistoryOfFilmInUganda, over the weekend. Also special thanks to Dr Anna Adima and the team at Goethe-Zentrum Kampala/UGCS for co-producing this project. We did a thing! #IkonAwards2025

Super grateful to the organisers of the <a href="/ikonawards/">iKon Awards: Film And Television</a> for awarding my documentary, #AHistoryOfFilmInUganda, over the weekend. Also special thanks to <a href="/AnnaAdima/">Dr Anna Adima</a> and the team at <a href="/GZ_Kampala/">Goethe-Zentrum Kampala/UGCS</a> for co-producing this project. We did a thing! #IkonAwards2025
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Big shout out to Ssozi at Gorilla Creatives sound studio (Gorilla Creatives) for handling the final sound design and production on #AHistoryOfFilmInUganda. You are the real MVP!

Big shout out to <a href="/SsoziOzzi/">Ssozi</a> at Gorilla Creatives sound studio (<a href="/gorilla_waves/">Gorilla Creatives</a>) for handling the final sound design and production on #AHistoryOfFilmInUganda.  You are the real MVP!
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The Best Documentary category celebrates storytelling rooted in truth—narratives that inform, inspire, and provoke thought.  Meet the nominees: - A History of Film in Uganda (Timothy Niwamanya) - The Royal Summit (Edmond Tamale) - Masaka to Toronto (Walta Gabriel Busulwa) - The

The Best Documentary category celebrates storytelling rooted in truth—narratives that inform, inspire, and provoke thought. 

Meet the nominees:

- A History of Film in Uganda (Timothy Niwamanya)
- The Royal Summit (Edmond Tamale)
- Masaka to Toronto (Walta Gabriel Busulwa)
- The
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My peeps Shasha & Joel Tugaineyo of Cinema Red Pill podcast went on Brenda Ibarah's #ReelAfricana podcast and had a great conversation on the state and future of film in Uganda, content creation and much more. Check it out! youtu.be/0P7BSF29kwI?si…

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In 2025, GLCPL joins hands with AAFMA to host its workshop in Ethiopia, aligning with AAFMA’s mission to advance Africa’s audiovisual industry by connecting film stakeholders through workshops, conferences and B2B sessions.Thanks to CNC,GIZ,French Institute,Africalia IEFTA

In 2025, GLCPL joins hands with AAFMA to host its workshop in Ethiopia, aligning with AAFMA’s mission to advance Africa’s audiovisual industry by connecting film stakeholders through workshops, conferences and B2B sessions.Thanks to CNC,GIZ,French Institute,Africalia IEFTA
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I read Prof. Mamdani's (Mahmood Mamdani) most recent book #SlowPoison from front to back in all but two days. Such a gripping read! Also, a history lesson on East African politics I did not know I needed. I highly recommend!

I read Prof. Mamdani's (<a href="/mm1124/">Mahmood Mamdani</a>) most recent book #SlowPoison from front to back in all but two days. Such a gripping read! Also, a history lesson on East African politics I did not know I needed. I highly recommend!
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Congrats to Patience Nitumwesiga & her team for the acclaim & awards her film received on premiering at DOK Leipzig. If you're interested in the thought-process behind it, read this interview I did with her while she was putting it together in the editing room: psp-culture.com/documentary/th…

Congrats to <a href="/nitumwesiga/">Patience Nitumwesiga</a> &amp; her team for the acclaim &amp; awards her film received on premiering at <a href="/DOK_Leipzig/">DOK Leipzig</a>. 
If you're interested in the thought-process behind it, read this interview I did with her while she was putting it together in the editing room: psp-culture.com/documentary/th…
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We're going to be screened in-competition at the inaugural Timimoun International Short Film Festival in Algeria. Glad to be part of the official selection.

We're going to be screened in-competition at the inaugural Timimoun International Short Film Festival in Algeria. Glad to be part of the official selection.
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It was an honour to pitch at this year's @greatproducers lab in Addis Ababa where my documentary series project won the Sheffield DocFest Network Lab Pitch Award that comes with development & travel support & an industry pass to the festival in June next year. Onwards and upwards.

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#TheStrangeTree is an eco-dystopian comic, born in RevealComicsConversationsEA and LDComics. The first 10 pages are being exhibited at the Sheroes: Comic Art From Africa exhibition in Frankfurt at the Weltkulturen Museum until August 26 2026. You can also access it on my website. Link in bio.

#TheStrangeTree is an eco-dystopian comic, born in <a href="/RevealComicsEA/">RevealComicsConversationsEA</a> and <a href="/LDComics/">LDComics</a>. The first 10 pages are being exhibited at the Sheroes: Comic Art From Africa exhibition in Frankfurt at the <a href="/weltkulturenffm/">Weltkulturen Museum</a> until August 26 2026. You can also access it on my website. Link in bio.