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Yuhi Amuli - Wikipedia

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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 active	2015-present
Notable work	Citizen Kwame (2023)
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Spouse	Natacha U. Ndekezi (m. 2022)
Children	1
Website	https://yuhiamuli.com

Yuhi Amuli (born 4 September in 1993) is a film director,^[1] acreenwriter, 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 Angeles 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.

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] It also secured a Best Actor award for Michael Wawuyo Sr at the Festival du Cinéma Africain de Khouribga.

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] As of 2022, Amuli was currently developing his next film, Exodus.^[11]

Amuli holds a bachelor's degree in law from Kigali Independent University and is pursuing a Master of Laws (LL.M.) (class of 2024)^[12] with a focus on Entertainment Law at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.^[13]

Filmography


Year	Film	Role	Genre
2023	Citizen Kwame^[14]	Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Actor	Feature Film
2023	Uwera	Director, Screenwriter, Producer	TV Feature Film
2021	The young Cyclist^[15]	Director	Short Documentary
2020	A Taste of Our Land^[16]	Director, Screenwriter, Producer	Feature Film
2019	Kazungu^[17]	Director, Screenwriter, Producer	Short Film
2017	Akarwa^[18]	Director, Screenwriter	Short Film
2015	Ishaba	Director, Screenwriter	Short Film

References

^ "Interview: Rwandan Director Yuhi Amuli on His Magnetic Relationship With Film". OkayAfrica. 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
^ "Sunday, August 18: Yuhi Amuli and Myriam Birara". Maine Public. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
^ "YUHI Amuli – Film Director". Retrieved 2024-10-15.
^ 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.
^ ipoadmin (2020-03-04). "Pan African Film Festival Wraps & Winners -". Retrieved 2022-08-03.
^ "Rwandan films selected for Durban International Film Festival". The New Times. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
^ Nsabimana, Eddie (2022-06-01). "Rwandan movie vies for top continental prize in Morocco". The New Times. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
^ "Rwandan movie vies for top continental prize in Morocco". The New Times | Rwanda. 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
^ "Berlinale Talents - Yuhi Amuli". Berlinale Talents. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
^ "Maine Public Interview: State of the Art with Yuhi Amuli and Myriam Birara". Maine International Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
^ "Rwandan film 'A Taste of Our Land' wins in Morocco". The East African. 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
^ University, Loyola Marymount. "Our Students - Loyola Marymount University". www.lls.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
^ "Film shines light on injustice and oppression by investors". Rwanda Today. 2022-10-16. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
^ Oguntimehin, Babatunde (2022-06-02). "Rwandan Movie Vies For Top Prize at African Film Festival in Morocco". News Central TV | Latest Breaking News Across Africa, Daily News in Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Kenya and Egypt Today. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
^ "Two Rwandan films selected for Al Jazeera's Africa Direct". The New Times | Rwanda. 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
^ "Kazungu". www.luxorafricanfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
^ DIFF | A Taste of Our Land Durban International Film Festival - 21–30 July 2022, retrieved 2022-08-03
^ "Yuhi Amuli talks about his love for cinema". The New Times | Rwanda. 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2022-08-03.

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