Onechi Lwenje

Onechi Lwenje (born 1985) is an actor in Zambian cinema. Apart from acting, Onechi is also a prolific author, filmmaker, award-winning producer and director. He is the founder of a media production company called 'Landmark Communications Limited' and founder of a game development company, music publisher and animation studio called 'Courtland Media Lab'.

Personal life Onechi was born in 1985 in Lusaka, Zambia to a veteran journalist father and an agro-economist mother in a family with three siblings. His father Patson Victor Robert Lwenje served in the diplomatic service in Beijing, China, where Onechi was two and a half years old at that time. Patson was also a journalist in the 1980s, a music critic and entertainment writer.

Onechi completed primary education from International School of Beijing, Nkwazi Primary and Gospel Outreach Christian Academy. Then he attended to Kabulonga Boys Secondary School for secondary education and finished education in 2002. Then, he pursued studies in Information Systems Management at ZCAS. He is also a certified Microsoft Systems Engineer and worked for NCC Phoenix Contractors and Mediterranean Shipping Company for few years.

At the same time, Onechi featured in a series of programs and advertorials for Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) and Zamtel. After establishing as a popular author, he formed the Media Company called 'Landmark Communications Limited'. His first production was Shift which airing on the national broadcaster. Then he made his first feature film Guilt in 2013.

In 2013, he became the Deputy Editor for the in-flight magazine of international airline, 'Proflight'. Then he became the Editor-in-Chief in industry specific publications such as ‘Agri-Pro’ ‘Agri-Plus’ and ‘Zambian Mining’. He was also honored with prestigious assignments such as authoring the official biography of the City of Lusaka for its ‘Lusaka 100’ centenary celebrations.