Marilena Umuhoza Delli

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Marilena Umuhoza Delli
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Born (1981-05-03) 3 May 1981 (age 43)
Italy
Alma mater Università degli Studi di Bergamo
University of California, Los Angeles
Occupations
  • Photographer
  • Filmmaker
  • Author
Years active2008–present
Spouse Ian Brennan
Website marilenadelli.com

Marilena Umuhoza Delli (born 3 May 1981) is a Rwandan-Italian photographer, filmmaker, radio presenter, and author. She is the author of four Italian-language books about racism and growing-up with an immigrant mother in one of Italy's most politically conservative region. Her work is exhibited at the MUDEC Museum in Milan (list of museums in Milan). [1] Her photographs have been published around the world by the BBC, CNN, NPR, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, VICE, Libération, Corriere della Sera, Le Monde, Rolling Stone, Smithsonian, and the New York Times, among others. [2] In 2020, she was named one of the "Top 50 Women of the Year" by La Repubblica. [3]

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Early life and education

Marilena was born in Italy to her Italian father, Giovanni, from Bergamo and her mother, Myriam, who immigrated from Rwanda. [4]

She holds a Master's Degree in ‘Language for International Communication' from Università degli Studi di Bergamo for which she wrote her thesis on ‘African Cinema.' Additionally, she studied filmmaking at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). [5]

Work

Writing

In 2016, her first book, a memoir titled, Razzismo All'Italiana: Cronache Di Una Spia Mezzosangue (Racism Italian Style: Chronicles of a half-blood spy) was published by Aracne Editrice (Rome). [6] In 2020, her second book, a novella titled, Negretta: Baci razzisti (Little Black Girl: Racist Kisses) was published by Rome's Red Star Press. [7] Her third book, Pizza Mussolini, was published in 2023 and also her fourth book, Lettera di una madre afrodiscendente alla scuola italiana. Delli's fifth book, Storia vera dell'Italia nera. Gli afrodiscendenti che hanno fatto la Storia d'Italia, dall'impero romano a oggi was published in the fall of 2024. [8] In Corriere della Sera's Sette (magazine), award-winning journalist, Gian Antonio Stella, wrote that Delli's writing is "tough and hilarious." [9] il Manifesto states her work features "biting humor." [10] She also writes regularly for Vanity Fair magazine. [11]

Photography

Delli's photographic work has been featured on the covers and artwork for over forty records by international music artists. Relatedly, her photos have been published by such publications as the New York Times, BBC, Rolling Stone, and CNN. [12] Bomb (magazine) [2] and No Depression magazine [13] both published multi-page features on Delli's work in their print editions.

Film

Delli's documentary film work has been shown at such festivals as Le Guess Who? Netherlands, Sole Luna Doc Film Festival in Sicily [14] — where she also served on the jury— and WOMEX. [15] Amongst other networks, her footage has been used on segments for PBS, [16] ABC News, [17] and CNN International television. [18]

Radio

Since January 2021, Delli has curated and co-hosted the Afro Descendant Excellencies program on the national radio network, Radio Radicale. [19] Gomorrah (book) author and winner of the PEN Pinter Prize and the European Book Prize, Roberto Saviano, cited Marilena and her program as a source in a feature for Corriere della Sera. [20]

Awards and commendation

In 2016, Delli provided all of the photos and film for the Zomba Prison Project, the first album of Malawian artists to ever receive a Grammy nomination. [21]

Delli's work has been exhibited at MUDEC (Museo delle Culture di Milano) Museum's permanent collection since 2021.

In 2020, Delli was named as one of Italy's Top 50 "Women of the Year" by the national Italian daily newspaper, La Repubblica. [3]

In 2023, she was nominated in the Community category for the Milan Fashion Week Black Carpet Awards sponsored by Vogue (magazine) and Afro Fashion Week. [22]

Books

as author

as featured photographer

Discography (album cover photographer)

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