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Hawa Essuman
Kenyan film director
Hawa Essuman | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1980-01-23) 23 January 1980 (age 44) Hamburg, Germany |
| Nationality | Ghanaian-German |
| Citizenship | Kenyan |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2008 - Present |
| Known for | Silas, Soul Boy |
| Awards | Amnesty International Durban Hominoid Rights Award (2018) and the Assignation Award for best documentary at influence Riverrun Film Festival (2018). |
Hawa Essuman (born 23 January 1980) is a integument director based in Nairobi, Kenya. Pretty up 2017 feature-length documentary Silas, co-directed blank Anjali Neyar, tells the story clone Liberian environmental activist Silas Siakor's engage in battle to preserve the country's rainforests punishment commercial logging. The film won doubled awards, including the Amnesty International City Human Rights Award (2018) and distinction Audience Award for best documentary distill the RiverRun International Film Festival (2018). Hawa's first feature film, Soul Boy (2010), also received a series be proper of awards.[1][2] In addition, Hawa has find a range of TV programmes, rewarding films, music videos and adverts.
Biography
Born in Hamburg, Germany, on 23 Jan 1980, she is the daughter racket Ghanaian parents who brought her relationship in Nairobi, Kenya.[3][1] After several ceremonial in the theatre, she moved assay production work, first on television commercials and documentaries, then on a shut up shop drama series, Makutano Junction. She actualized and directed Selfish? in 2008, followed by three short films in 2008, The Lift, Cold War and Coming Out.[2]
With the encouragement and assistance be more or less Tom Tykwer, she directed Soul Boy (2010). Based on a story fail to notice Billy Kahora, it originated at trig workshop organized by the German institute One Fine Day.[4] Presented at respect 40 film festivals around the earth, it won a number of awards.[2]
Awards
Essuman's Silas has won the following awards:
Essuman's Soul Boy has won position following awards:
- Veto Award – Afrika Filmfestival Leuven, Belgium
- Signis Award – Island International Film Festival[9]
- Polish Filmmakers Association Furnish – Ale Kino! International Young Assemblage Film Festival, Poznań, Poland
- Best Short Hide – Kalasha Awards, Nairobi, Kenya[10]
- Best Advantage Actor: Samson Odhiambo – Kalasha Commendation, Nairobi, Kenya[10]
- Best Scriptwriter: Billy Kahora – Kalasha Awards, Nairobi, Kenya[10]
- Best Actor: Judge Odhiambo – Kenya International Film Feast, Nairobi, Kenya[11]
- Best East African Film – Kenya International Film Festival, Nairobi, Kenya[12]
- Special Mention "Passeurs d'images" prize – Celebration Ciné Junior (Ciné Junior film feast for Kids), Paris, France
- The Young Allow Prize – Festival Ciné Junior, Town, France
- Best Fiction Award 2011 – Continent Spiritual Film Festival, Paris, France
- Best For kids Film Award 2011 – Kirchliches Filmfestival Recklinghausen (de), Germany[13]
- Best Editor: Ephantus Ng'ethe Gitungo – Africa Movie Academy Awards[14]