Hawa Essuman

Role at the 2024 DFM Event:

Panellist

Bio

Hawa Essuman is a filmmaker, writer, director and sometimes producer of films who originally directed theatre and television drama. She now has a track record of over a decade of successful filmmaking. She co-directed the documentary feature SILAS, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and directed the multi-award-winning film SOUL BOY which screened at over 40 film festivals worldwide.

Other completed works include a short film that contributed to the Tate Modern exhibition of Olafor Eliasson’s Little Sun Project. She’s also the co-founder of Manyatta Screenings – a bi-annual film program showcasing shorts from greater East Africa. She supports the next generation of African filmmakers by running master classes, workshops and panels on filmmaking across the continent.

Company

Manyatta Screenings

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