Flora M'mbugu-Schelling


Flora M'mbugu-Schelling is a Tanzanian documentary filmmaker, best known for her film These Hands.

Life

Born in Tanzania, M'mbugu-Schelling studied at the Tanzanian School of Journalism before doing further study in Germany and France. Her debut film, Kumekucha, won a gold medal at the New York International Film Festival. These Hands documents the work of Mozambican refugee women, breaking rocks in a quarry in Tanzania.

Filmography

Kumekucha, 1987These Hands, 1992Shida and Matatizo, 1993