Dorothy Ghettuba

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Dorothy Ghettuba-Pala
Born1979
Kenya
Alma materAndrews University, Michigan
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, Producer, Film and TV Entrepreneur
OrganizationSpielWorks Media
Notable workLies that Bind
SpouseOyunga Pala

Dorothy Ghettuba (born 1979) [1] is a Kenyan Film and TV entrepreneur. She is currently the Director, Original Series for Africa at Netflix [2] She is a co-founder of the Nairobi-based Spielworks Media, an African production company launched in 2009. [3] In 2016, she was named among C. Hub magazine's 100 most influential creative personalities. [4] She is also a 2016 Archbishop Tutu Fellow with the African Leadership Institute. [5]

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Biography

Born and raised in Kenya, [6] Ghettuba studied communications and political science at Andrews University in Michigan, United States. After her graduation, she spent several years living in Canada, where she worked for a period with a venture capital fund. [7] She returned to Kenya shortly after her thirtieth birthday. [8] Ghettuba claims that her original passion was acting, but when she was not selected for roles, she turned to the production side of filmmaking. [9]

She quit her job at a venture capital firm in Canada to pursue her passion in filmmaking. [10] Gettuba-Pala joined a local TV show as a producer before moving on to establish Spielworks Media, a local entertainment production and content creation company for television and digital platforms operating in East and Central Africa. [11] Ghettuba-Pala is also the co-founder of Keja TV, a social media channel on Facebook and YouTube. [12] Ghettuba-Pala is dedicated to developing creative talent and quality talent and as such has won many accolades for 18 television shows, 20 web shows and over 40 movies. [13] Some of her renown projects include a popular Kiswahili TV show, Penzi la Sumu. Other films that she has produced are Lies that Bind, Saints and Higher Learning [14] . The film mogul landed a job at Netflix as manager international originals in March 2019 [15] and was also appointed by the Kenyan government as chairperson Kenya Film Commission Board in May 2019. [16] Ghettuba Pala is married to a Kenyan journalist Oyunga.

Spielworks Media

She launched Spielworks Media in 2009. [17] She claims that her dream is to turn the company into an African version of the US motion picture studio Universal Pictures. [18]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleCategoryNumber of Episodes
2009The Agency [19] ProducerTV Series4
2009Block-D [20] Producer

Screenwriter

TV Series1
2010'Know Your Constitution': Kenya Referendum [21] Producer

Screenwriter

Documentary-
2010Higher Learning [22] Producer

Screenwriter

TV Series-
2011Saints [23] Producer

Screenwriter

TV Series-
2011 - 2014Lies That Bind [24] Producer

Screenwriter

TV Series118
2013 - 2015Jane & Abel [25] ProducerTV Series-
2014Rispa [26] ProducerTV Series-
2015Sumu la Penzi [27] ProducerTV Series99

References

  1. ↑ March 14, 2013, Thursday (2020-12-25). "The woman who found gold in filming". Business Daily. Retrieved 2021-11-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Dorothy Ghettuba". IMDb. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Biko, Jackson. "The woman who found gold in filming". Business Daily Africa. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "100 most influential creatives released by C. Hub magazine". News Ghana. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Dorothy Ghettuba - 2016 Archbishop Tutu Leadership Programme Fellow". African Leadership Institute. 21 August 2017. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  6. ↑ Biko, Jackson. "The woman who found gold in filming". Business Daily Africa. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  7. ↑ Biko, Jackson. "The woman who found gold in filming". Business Daily Africa. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  8. ↑ Mulupi, Dinfin (9 July 2013). "Television entrepreneur, Dorothy Ghettuba, explains how she got to where she is today". How We Made It In Africa. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Female Kenyan entrepreneur excels in TV production business". Africanews. 8 December 2016. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "Television entrepreneur, Dorothy Ghettuba, explains how she got to where she is today". How We Made It In Africa. 2013-07-09. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
  11. ↑ "About – Dorothy Ghettuba Pala". Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
  12. ↑ "Keja TV". en-gb.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
  13. ↑ "Ms. Dorothy Ghettuba Pala - Kenya Film Commission". kenyafilmcommission.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
  14. ↑ Maathai, Wambui (30 March 2019). "Renowned Kenyan film maker lands a top job in the US – Daily Active Kenya". Daily Active. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
  15. ↑ "Kenyan filmmaker Dorothy Ghettuba lands role as Netflix manager international originals". The County. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
  16. ↑ "Gazette Vol. 56 3-5-19 Special (State Appointments) | Kenya (18K views)". Scribd. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
  17. ↑ Lati, Mwikali. "Award-winning TV producer out to teach, inspire and entertain" . Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  18. ↑ Mulupi, Dinfin (9 July 2013). "Television entrepreneur, Dorothy Ghettuba, explains how she got to where she is today". How We Made It In Africa. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  19. ↑ The Agency (Drama), Chichi Seii, Eddy Kimani, Martin Githinji, 2009-01-20, retrieved 2025-08-21{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  20. ↑ Block-D (Drama), Melvin Alusa, Ainea Ojiambo, Ken Ambani, Spielworks Media, retrieved 2025-08-21{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  21. ↑ Gatonye, Victor, 'Know Your Constitution': Kenya Referendum (Documentary, Short), Hakim Abdi, Melvin Alusa, Janet Kirina, Committee of Experts on Constitution Review, Spielworks Media, retrieved 2025-08-21
  22. ↑ Higher Learning (Drama), Melvin Alusa, Lydia Gitachu, Joseph Gitau, Spielworks Media, retrieved 2025-08-21{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  23. ↑ Saints (Drama), Sarah Hassan, Meghan K. Lees, Grayson Maxwell Gurnsey, Spielworks Media, 2011-02-14, retrieved 2025-08-21{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  24. ↑ Lies That Bind (Drama), Charlie Karumi, Maqbul Mohammed, Lenana Kariba, Spielworks Media, 2011-11-24, retrieved 2025-08-21{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  25. ↑ Jane & Abel (Drama), Kirk Fonda, David Gitika, Sarah Hassan, Spielworks Media, retrieved 2025-08-21{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  26. ↑ Rispa (Comedy), Gerald Langiri, Milkah Ndegwa, Neomi Nganga, Spielworks Media, retrieved 2025-08-21{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  27. ↑ Sumu la Penzi (Drama), Neomi Nganga, Joyce Maina, Serah Ndanu, Spielworks Media, 2015-10-10, retrieved 2025-08-21{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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