Flora M'mbugu-Schelling is a Tanzanian documentary filmmaker, best known for her film These Hands.[1][2]
Flora M'mbugu-Schelling | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tanzania |
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Alma mater | Tanzanian School of Journalism |
| Occupation | documentary filmmaker |
| Known for | her film These Hands. |
Life edit
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, working breaking rocks in a quarry in Tanzania.[2]
Filmography edit
- Kumekucha [From Sun Up], 1987
- These Hands, 1992
- Shida and Matatizo, 1993
References edit
- ^ Bisschoff, L. (2014) Women's stories and struggles in "These Hands" (Flora M'mbugu-Schelling). In: Bisschoff, L. and Murphy, D. (eds.) Africa's Lost Classics: New Histories of African Cinema. Legenda: Oxford. ISBN 9781907975516
- ^ a b Claire Robertson, Film Reviews, The American Historical Review, Vol. 101, Issue 4, October 1996, pp.1142-3.
- ^ Flora M'mbugu-Schelling Archived 2019-04-12 at the Wayback Machine, African Film Festival.