Josiah Kibira

Josiah Kibira is a Tanzanian independent filmmaker. He was born in Bukoba in Kagera Region, Tanzania, the son of Josiah Kibira and Martha Kibira. He attended college in Lindsborg, Kansas and graduated with a degree in Business Administration. He came to the realization that no movies had been made in Swahili. After contemplating this for several years, he wrote a script for a Swahili movie. It took him another 3 years to start making the movie. Finally, the movie Bongoland was made. Quotes The whole intention of Bongoland was to show the people back home that life is not as easy as we all grew up thinking. 2008 peer-reviewed article in Ufahamu: A Journal of African Studies, published through the University of California's eScholarship repository The sin or mistake that is done by most of us here, is portraying a false ‘state of affairs’ to the people we left behind: that life is good. 2008 peer-reviewed article in Ufahamu: A Journal of African Studies, published through the University of California's eScholarship repository “I remained focused and true to my goals of making a movie. I stuck with it until the finish line.” 2008 peer-reviewed article in Ufahamu: A Journal of African Studies, published through the University of California's eScholarship repository “I remained focused and true to my goals of making a movie. I stuck with it until the finish line.” 2008 peer-reviewed article in Ufahamu: A Journal of African Studies, published through the University of California's eScholarship repository External links Josiah Kibira (filmmaker) Category:Film directors from Tanzania Category:Living people Category:People from Tanzania