Ekwa Msangi
Ekwa Msangi is a Tanzanian-American filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter. She teaches Production and Cultural Studies at New York University.
Ekwa Msangi
- Name
- Ekwa Msangi
- Birthplace
- Oakland
- Occupation
- Filmmaker, Screenwriter, Film director
- Nationality
- Tanzania
- Languages
- English · Swahili
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Ekwa Msangi is a Tanzanian-American filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter. She teaches Production and Cultural Studies at New York University.
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Ekwa Msangi was a film director, filmmaker and screenwriter and a national of Tanzania. The film director was born in Oakland. Languages used include English and Swahili.
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• Name — Ekwa Msangi • Birthplace — Oakland • Citizenship — Tanzania • Occupation — Filmmaker, Screenwriter, Film director
Early life
Early life
Msangi was born to immigrants in Oakland, California. Her parents were Fulbright scholars who attended Stanford University in the 1980s. She was raised in Kenya after her family moved there when she was five years old. In 1998, Msangi was accepted into the NYU Tisch School of the Arts where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in film and television. Initially discouraged and confused, her trajectory changed after she took a course given by African film historian Manthia Diawara. She earned an MA in African cinema from Gallatin School of Individualized Study at the same university.
Career
Career
She launched her career in producing, then went on to make award-winning short films such as comedy Soko Sonko (The Market King) and television series for Kenyan broadcasters. Her films have been official selections at several world festivals including New York African and Durban International. She is best known for her feature film Farewell Amor, which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and received critical acclaim.
Selected works
Selected works
• 2009: Block-D • 2011: Taharuki (short) • 2016: Soko Sonko (short) • 2016: Farewell Meu Amor (short) • 2020: Farewell Amor
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- 1.Ekwa Msangi. Film Independent.
- 2.Berlinale Talents - Ekwa Msangi. Berlinale Talents.
- 3.Valentini, Valentina. Ekwa Msangi Wants to Tell a Familiar and Moving Story of Immigration. Shondaland. 2020-12-10.
- 4.Ekwa Msangi. Vermont College of Fine Arts.
- 5.Tribeca Film Institute. www.tfiny.org.
- 6.Ekwa Msangi Director/Writer. www.bafta.org. 2020-11-13.
- 7.Obenson, Tambay. To Become an American Filmmaker, Ekwa Msangi Found Her African Voice. IndieWire. 2020-02-06.
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