Moses Bwayo

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Also Known As Мозес Бвайо

Moses Bwayo

Biography

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.

Known For

Director

Sound

2023
2018
Kyenvu

as Sound Mixer

2018
Kyenvu

as Sound Editor

2016
Queen of Katwe

as Sound Mixer

2016
Queen of Katwe

as Boom Operator

Camera

The Room Returns

as Camera Operator

2023
Bobi Wine: The People's President

as Director of Photography

2022
African Moot

as Director of Photography

2015
Rastasophical Mood

as Director of Photography

Producer

2023
Savior Complex

as Consulting Producer

2018
Kyenvu

as Co-Executive Producer

2016