Hawa Essuman is a filmmaker, writer, director and sometimes producer of films who originally directed theatre and television drama.
She now has a track record of over a decade of successful filmmaking. She co-directed the documentary feature SILAS, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and directed the multi-award-winning film SOUL BOY which screened at over 40 film festivals worldwide.
Other completed works include a short film that contributed to the Tate Modern exhibition of Olafor Eliasson’s Little Sun Project.
She’s also the co-founder of Manyatta Screenings – a bi-annual film program showcasing shorts from greater East Africa.
She supports the next generation of African filmmakers by running master classes, workshops and panels on filmmaking across the continent.
