About Flora M’mbugu-Schelling
Flora M’mbugu-Schelling was a Tanzanian film director.
Flora M'mbugu-Schelling is a Tanzanian documentary filmmaker, best known for her film These Hands.
Life Born in Tanzania, M'mbugu-Schelling studied at the Tanzanian School of Journalism before doing further study in Germany and France. Her debut film, Kumekucha (1987), won a gold medal at the New York International Film Festival. These Hands documents the work of Mozambican refugee women, breaking rocks in a quarry in Tanzania.
Filmography Kumekucha [From Sun Up], 1987 These Hands, 1992 Shida and Matatizo, 1993
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Who was Flora M’mbugu-Schelling?
Tanzanian film director
When was Flora M’mbugu-Schelling born?
Flora M’mbugu-Schelling was born in Tanzania.
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Flora M’mbugu-Schelling was a film director.
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Flora M’mbugu-Schelling was Tanzanian.
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