Mwamba T Nyanda

Mwamba T Nyanda (he/him) is a Tanzanian aspiring filmmaker, creative and human rights activist. He is also the founder of the transgender rights organisation, Tanzania Trans Initiative. His experience in filmmaking was gained through his training and work with the Canadian-based organisation, 75 SHOTS’s ‘Pocket Cinema’ initiative, which specialises in the creation of short films using cellphone technology. Nyanda’s film, ‘The Source’ – a haunting tale of the tender relationship between a father and his transmasculine son – was screened earlier this year during a parallel event as part of the sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, which took place at United Nations Headquarters in New York. His work pushes boundaries, offering new perspectives on queer identity, love, and community.