Moses Bwayo
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Moses Bwayo is an Ugandian and American documentary filmmaker.
Born and raised in Uganda, he was introduced to filmmaking by peeking through cracks in the walls of local bootleg movie theaters. Wrapped in the camerawork and storytelling of Hollywood’s martial arts films, Moses immediately fell in love with cinema. He graduated from Kampala University with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and mass communication, earned a postgraduate diploma at Kampala Film School, and started working as a production sound recordist and cinematographer, shooting for ABC, BBC, and VICE News in Uganda. In 2017, he began work on Bobi Wine: The People’s President. Spending five harrowing years following Bobi Wine, a pop star turned politician who ran for president, opposing the 35-year Yoweri Museveni dictatorship. Moses was arrested, imprisoned, and shot in the face at close range while filming. Bobi Wine: The People’s President premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 2022.
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- 2026The Eyes of Ghana Producer
- 2025Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within Director, Writer
- 2025The Room: A Tribute Camera Operator
- 2023Bobi Wine: The People's President Director, Director of Photography
- 2023Once Upon a Time in Uganda Sound Mixer
- 2022African Moot Director of Photography
- 2020Oli Otya? Life and Loss in Rural Uganda Sound
- 2018Kyenvu Co-Executive Producer, Sound Mixer, Sound Editor
- 2016N.G.O (Nothing Going On) Music, Producer
- 2016
