Sonya Mwambu
Filmmaker
Editor
Sonya Mwambu is an experimental filmmaker and editor based in Toronto. Born in Kampala they grew up in Canada and their work centres on the intersections of their identities through the
exploration of race, gender, language and the connections they find through the experimentations of analogue film. Their films have shown at Nuit Blanche Toronto, the8fest, McMaster Museum of Art, Cinema Politica, and the Toronto History Museums. Their work has also been published in qumra journal, pitch magazine and The Archive of Forgetfulness supported by the Goethe-Institut Johannesburg. Their last project was a digital installation, +1-home, custom-made to InterAccess’s immersive projection environment as a two-player interactive experience, made in collaboration with Nada El-Omari. Mwambu holds a BFA in Film
Production from York University and is currently pursuing an MFA in Film.
exploration of race, gender, language and the connections they find through the experimentations of analogue film. Their films have shown at Nuit Blanche Toronto, the8fest, McMaster Museum of Art, Cinema Politica, and the Toronto History Museums. Their work has also been published in qumra journal, pitch magazine and The Archive of Forgetfulness supported by the Goethe-Institut Johannesburg. Their last project was a digital installation, +1-home, custom-made to InterAccess’s immersive projection environment as a two-player interactive experience, made in collaboration with Nada El-Omari. Mwambu holds a BFA in Film
Production from York University and is currently pursuing an MFA in Film.