Usama Mukwaya
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Portrait of Usama in 2014
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Usama Mukwaya Nyanzi 12 December 1989 Mulago, Kampala, Uganda |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Alma mater | Makerere University |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, film director, actor, tv personality |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Notable work | Bala Bala Sese |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Website | usamamukwaya |
Usama (/ʊˈsɑːmə/) "Osam" Mukwaya Nyanzi (born 12 December 1989) is a Ugandan film director , screenwriter, producer, actor, and television host. He broke through his writing career with his short film Hello that won overall best film in the 2010 MNFPAC Students Awards.
His other film credits include Bala Bala Sese, his latest film as a writer and producer directed by Lukyamuzi Bashir. The film was nominated in the Africa Movie Academy Awards for Best Film in an African Language.
Born in Mulago Hospital, Kampala-Uganda, Usama hails his ancestry from Ganda, Ankole and Rwanda. He is the son of Abdullah Muhammad Mukwaya and Aziidah Mariam. After the death of his mother when he was 8, Usama's aunt took him in; when she died too, Usama had to move in with his father and later on with his grandfather.
He attended Linnet Primary School in Wakiso District, for his primary school education, Shuhada'e Islamic Secondary School in Mbarara for his O level, Nyamitanga Secondary School for his A level and studied information technology at Makerere University under the Cisco Career Certifications. He has numerous siblings from both his father and mother.
Usama started his writing career as a child. In 2010 he joined Dan Kiggundu's Maryland Productions where he debuted as a script editor and supporting actor in the TV drama Pain of lies that premiered in 2011. Through Uganda film network, he later joined Mariam Ndagire Film and Performing Arts Center where he worked on his first short film, Hello which won the overall best film in the MNFPAC awards 2010. In July 2011, he then made it to the final selection of the 12 screenwriters from all over East Africa to participate in the 7th Maisha Film Lab ending up with a collaboration with Diana Karua in the making of the movie She Likes Prada.
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