Josephine Kiaga is a Tanzanian-American freelance Film Producer and Co-Owner of Kiagraphy Media Ltd.
Living in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, she acquired a unique sense of storytelling and was able to explore non-western film making at an early age.
After she was awarded with the BTEC Student of the Year for her thought-provoking Creative Media in 2019 ceremony and attended that ceremony in London, it pushed her to go to University in the UK.
She completed her BFA in Film Production with a First Class and has now moved on to continue freelancing.
She specializes in Short Films, Music Videos, Documentaries and Producing photoshoots for her company. Most recently, she was a Producer for a film commissioned by the US Embassy Tanzania, exploring the taboo of HIV/Aids treatment through an effective, drama short film with some of Tanzania's best.
It was educational, daring and women-led, these are the projects that she enjoys being part of the most.
Josephine is currently a mentee in the Black Book Programme UK, learning from her UK Line Producer Mentor and she is internally developing a lot of projects. Notably, a documentary, a play and several poetic short films which will be doing their festival film circuits this year as well.
As a filmmaker, she intends to continue her work as an artist while upholding artistic integrity that aligns with her feminist, Pan-African, sexual and gender equality-based mindset throughout all her work and she is looking forward to what the future holds.
Instagram: @misskiaga
