Cindy Magara
Ugandan filmmaker and academic
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Cindy Evelyn Magara Amooti is a Ugandan film director and academic. She is a lecturer in film and literature at Makerere University.[1] She has directed the feature films Fate (2006), Fair Play (2010) and Windows of Hope (2011), and the documentary series Tuko Pamoja (2024).[1][2]
University of Sydney (PhD)
Cindy Magara | |
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| Born | Cindy Evelyn Magara Amooti |
| Alma mater | Makerere University (BA; MA) University of Sydney (PhD) |
| Occupations | Film director; academic |
Biography
Magara earned a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Literature and a Master of Arts in Literature from Makerere University, and later completed a PhD in African cinema at the University of Sydney.[1] Her doctoral thesis is titled Contemporary East African Cinema: Emergent Themes and Aesthetics.[3]
In 2006, Magara directed Fate, a drama film that premiered in Kampala in July 2006 and addressed the impact of HIV/AIDS.[4] In 2024 she directed and executive produced Tuko Pamoja, a 13-part documentary series about Ugandan history and identity, which premiered in Kampala in February 2024 and screened through mid-2024.[1][2][5] ChimpReports identified Magara as a judge at the Pearl International Film Festival in 2014.[6]
Selected filmography
Selected publications
- Magara, Cindy E. (2018). "Imaging the Self: The Representation of Women in Mariam Ndagire's Films". In Nabutanyi, Edgar; Kahyana, Danson; Dipio, Dominica (eds.). Narrative, Agency and Subjectivity: Writing and Contemporary Eastern African Peripheral Subjectivities. Fountain Publishers. pp. 163–191.
- Magara, Cindy E. (2013). "The Concept of Heroism Among the Banyoro". In Dipio, Dominica; Sillars, Stuart (eds.). Performing Wisdom: Proverbial Lore in Modern Ugandan Society. Matatu. Vol. 42. pp. 21–36.