Yuhi Amuli

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Yuhi Amuli
Born (1993-09-04) September 4, 1993 (age 31)
Kigali City, Rwanda
Citizenship Rwanda
Alma mater Loyola Law School, Kigali Independent University
Occupation(s)Film director, Screenwriter, Producer and Lawyer
Years active2015-present
Notable workCitizen Kwame (2023)
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
SpouseNatacha U. Ndekezi (m. 2022)
Children1
Website https://yuhiamuli.com

Yuhi Amuli (born 4 September in 1993) is a Film director, [1] Screenwriter, Producer and Lawyer from Rwanda. His directorial debut feature film A Taste of Our Land (2020) premiered at the Pan African film festival in Los Angles and won the Jury Award for Best First Narrative Feature Film. The film went on to screen at various other film festivals worldwide and won the African Movie Academy Awards (2020) for Best First Feature Film by a Director.

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Early life and career

Amuli was raised on Nkombo Island, a small and underdeveloped island in Lake Kivu, Rwanda, which lacked access to running water and electricity. [2] His mother worked as a primary school teacher, while his father was an accountant. [3] Despite the limited resources available, Amuli's upbringing emphasized the importance of education and resilience. [4] He attended several screenwriting and directing workshops worldwide; including Maisha Film Lab in 2014. [5]

Amuli gained recognition with his debut feature film, A Taste of Our Land (2020), which is set in an unspecified African country and unfolds against the backdrop of contemporary Chinese involvement in Africa, particularly in the mining sector. It premiered at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, winning the Jury Award for Best First Narrative Feature Film and the African Movie Academy Award for Best First Feature Film by a Director. [6] His second feature, Citizen Kwame (2023) follows Kwame, a determined African man aspiring to leave his house. However, to do so, he must first secure a visa from a Western gatekeeper who controls the exits and entries of the house. Only with the assistance of a newly formed relationship with a Western girlfriend does he manage to achieve his goal. It earned the Best Cinematic Treatment award at the 2023 Luxor African Film Festival. [7] In 2017, he produced Nameless through his independent production company, IZACU. [8] The film participated in TAKMIL, a post-production workshop at the Carthage Film Festival in Tunisia, and was later picked up for distribution by Orange Studios in France. [9] He is an alumnus of the Berlinale Talents (2021) and the Toronto Filmmaker Lab (2020). [10] Amuli is currently developing his next film, Exodus. [11]

Alongside his filmmaking career, he holds a Bachelor's degree in Law from Kigali Independent University and is pursuing a Master of Laws (LL.M.) with a focus on Entertainment Law at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. [12]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenre
2023Citizen Kwame [13] Director, Screenwriter, producer, ActorFeature film
2021The young Cyclist [14] DirectorShort Documentary
2020A Taste of Our Land [15] Director, Screenwriter, ProducerFeature Film
2019Kazungu [16] Director, Screenwriter, ProducerShort film
2017Akarwa [17] Director, ScreenwriterShort film
2015IshabaDirector, ScreenwriterShort film

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References

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  4. ↑ BellaNaija.com (2020-12-21). "And the 2020 AMAA Winners are… "The Milkmaid", "The Ghost and The House of Truth", Ramsey Nouah | See the Full List". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
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