Biographies
Dilman Dila is an African storyteller and activist. He is a self-taught filmmaker, but he greatly benefited
from studying the craft through the Maisha Film Lab. He started his career with
the film What Happened in Room 13 (2007), which many regard as a masterpiece
from Uganda’s young industry. The Young Ones Who Won't Stay Behind (2008) was
his first collaboration with world famous film maker, Mira Nair. He lived in
Nepal for two years and made two documentary films, one being Untouchable Love
(2011), which was selected for IDFA Docs for Sale 2011 where it picked a UK
based distributor. The other, The Sound of One Leg Dancing (2011), won him his
first major award, Jury Award (Bronze Drum) at Nepal International
Indigenous Film Festival in 2012. The Felistas Fable (2013) is his debut
narrative feature.
Producer/ Writer/Director
The Felistas Fable (Uganda, 2013), 90
minutes, fiction
Untouchable Love (Nepal, 2011), 90 minutes, documentary
The Sound of One Leg Dancing (Nepal, 2011), 30
minutes, documentary
Listening to Her Voice (Uganda, 2008), 12
minutes, fiction
Street Strings (Uganda, 2008), 15 minutes, documentary
Home is a fine place to die (Uganda, 2007), 3
minutes, fiction
Under
Sarah’s Bed (Uganda, 2007), 1 minute, fiction
Writer/Director
The Young Ones Who Won’t Stay Behind (Uganda, 2008), 15
minutes, documentary
What Happened in Room 13 (Uganda, 2007), 18
minutes, fiction
How Will I Get a Drink? (Uganda, 2007), 5
minutes, documentary
Writer
After
the Silence (Uganda, 2006), 34 minutes, fiction