Flora M'mbugu-Schelling
Tanzanian documentary filmmaker
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Flora M'mbugu-Schelling is a Tanzanian documentary filmmaker, best known for her film These Hands.[1][2]
Born
Tanzania
AlmamaterTanzanian School of Journalism
Occupationdocumentary filmmaker
Knownforher film These Hands.
Flora M'mbugu-Schelling | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tanzania |
| Alma mater | Tanzanian School of Journalism |
| Occupation | documentary filmmaker |
| Known for | her film These Hands. |
Life
Born in Tanzania, M'mbugu-Schelling studied at the Tanzanian School of Journalism before doing further study in Germany and France. Her debut film, Kumekucha (1987), won a gold medal at the New York International Film Festival.[3] These Hands documents the work of Mozambican refugee women, breaking rocks in a quarry in Tanzania.[2]
Filmography
- Kumekucha [From Sun Up], 1987
- These Hands, 1992
- Shida and Matatizo, 1993