Cindy Magara
Cindy Magara | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cindy Evelyn Magara Amooti |
| Education | Makerere University (BA; MA) University of Sydney (PhD) |
| Occupations | Film director; academic |
Cindy Evelyn Magara Amooti is a Ugandan film director and academic. She is a lecturer in film and literature at Makerere University.[1] She has directed the feature films Fate (2006), Fair Play (2010) and Windows of Hope (2011), and the documentary series Tuko Pamoja (2024).[1][2]
Biography
Magara earned a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Literature and a Master of Arts in Literature from Makerere University, and later completed a PhD in African cinema at the University of Sydney.[1] Her doctoral thesis is titled Contemporary East African Cinema: Emergent Themes and Aesthetics.[3]
In 2006, Magara directed Fate, a drama film that premiered in Kampala in July 2006 and addressed the impact of HIV/AIDS.[4] In 2024 she directed and executive produced Tuko Pamoja, a 13-part documentary series about Ugandan history and identity, which premiered in Kampala in February 2024 and screened through mid-2024.[1][2][5] ChimpReports identified Magara as a judge at the Pearl International Film Festival in 2014.[6]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Fate | Director | Premiered in Kampala in July 2006.[4] |
| 2010 | Fair Play | Director | [1] |
| 2011 | Windows of Hope | Director | [1] |
| 2024 | Tuko Pamoja | Director; executive producer | 13-part documentary series.[1][5] |
Selected publications
- Magara, Cindy E. (2018). "Imaging the Self: The Representation of Women in Mariam Ndagire's Films". In Nabutanyi, Edgar; Kahyana, Danson; Dipio, Dominica (eds.). Narrative, Agency and Subjectivity: Writing and Contemporary Eastern African Peripheral Subjectivities. Fountain Publishers. pp. 163–191.
- Magara, Cindy E. (2013). "The Concept of Heroism Among the Banyoro". In Dipio, Dominica; Sillars, Stuart (eds.). Performing Wisdom: Proverbial Lore in Modern Ugandan Society. Matatu. Vol. 42. pp. 21–36.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "13-part docuseries chronicles Uganda's interconnectedness". Daily Monitor. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- 1 2 "'Tuko Pamoja': The cultural identity of post-colonial Uganda". The EastAfrican. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ Contemporary East African Cinema: Emergent Themes and Aesthetics (PhD thesis). University of Sydney. 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- 1 2 "HIV/AIDS comes to the big screen". The New Humanitarian. 11 September 2006. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Uganda's Docuseries Tuko Pamoja to Premiere in Cinema between February & June 2024". ChimpReports. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "FILM: Breaking the Mesh Crew Eyes Ugandan Oscars". ChimpReports. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2026.