Sesanga Jerry
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Sesanga Jerry | |
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Born | 1994 Kampala, Uganda |
Occupation | Writer, movie director |
Nationality | Ugandan |
Education | Makerere University |
Alma mater | (St Balikuddembe Secondary School) (Uganda Certificate of Education) (London College Nansana) (Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education) St Lawrence University (Bachelor in Mass Communication) |
Genre | Fiction, poetry, narrative |
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Sesanga Jerry or sometimes spelt Ssesanga Jerry (born 1994) is a Ugandan writer, movie director and author based in the United States.[1][2][3][4] During the 10th Ugandan Film Festival, his movie The Tales Of Our Times was nominated as the Best Film in Indigenous Language category. He is also the Director of the 2023 Seeta High's Against My Dreams not forgetting Pearl Magic's cooking show Mum Vs Wife[5]
Early life and education[edit]
Sesanga was born in Kampala to Rogers Ssessanga and Terry Namubiru. He attended Frobell Kindergarten, St Catherine Primary School and completed his primary education at Kikaaya Primary School in Bulenga.[6] He went on to join St Balikuddembe Secondary School for his O-level and sat for his final exams at London College Nansana in 2011.[2][4] In 2012, he enrolled at Makerere University, pursuing a degree in education with Literature and English.[7] In December 2017, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Mass Communication from St Lawrence University.[2][3]
Career[edit]
Sesanga has worked as journalist for various media houses in Uganda, like Daily Monitor, as a writer and reporter.[2] Since 2020, Sesanga has directed various movies like The Run (2020), The African Dream (2022), The Tale of Our Times (2023), Against My Dreams (2023), Mum Vs Wife which is basically about cooking and the Pearl Magic Serrie The Lions of Buganda, [8][9]
Published work[edit]
- "Primary School Poetry": A child's Inner voice, (December 28, 2013) ISBN 1491212616,[2]
- Voices from Jali.: The African story has just gotten better, ISBN 1492811378
- African Girl Paperback[7][10]
- Princess of Africa: A fairy tale inspired by the brothers Grimm
- Redrawing a new Africa Paperback, ISBN 978-1499364880.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mener ungdoms engasjement er avgjørende". Journalen.
- ^ a b c d e f Baike, Prisca (April 2, 2017). "At 23, Sesanga has authored 12 titles". The Observer – Uganda.
- ^ a b "Jerry Sesanga – New Media New Media".
- ^ a b "By The Book: Jerry Sesanga". Nation. July 2, 2020.
- ^ Ruby, Josh (May 15, 2023). "The Uganda Film Festival 2023 Awards: Full List of Nominees". MBU.
- ^ "We need more black heroes". Monitor. April 30, 2022.
- ^ a b "Diary of a young Ugandan girl". The East African. July 6, 2020.
- ^ "Jerry Sesanga | Director, Actor, Writer". IMDb.
- ^ "Showmax". www.showmax.com.
- ^ "African Girl, Sesanga Jerry | 9781493574230 | Boeken". www.bol.com.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Sesanga Jerry at IMDb
- The Uganda Film Festival 2023 Awards: Full List of Nominees
- The Run Movie Premiere
- 2020Movie on early marriages set to premier cinemas open -
- UCC unveils nominees for the 2023 Uganda Film Festival
- Mener ungdoms engasjement er avgjørende
- Poet Jerry Ssesanga: The four stages of Ugandan misery
- Jerry Sesanga
- Jerry Sesanga: Communicating the Importance of Gender Equality – New Media New Media
- Journeys Don’t Always End Up the Way We Expect Them To by Carlos Irisarri (A’21)
- Living people
- Ugandan writers
- People from Kampala District
- Makerere University alumni
- Ugandan male short story writers
- Ugandan short story writers
- 21st-century Ugandan poets
- Ganda people
- Ugandan male poets
- 21st-century short story writers
- Ugandan novelists
- 21st-century male writers
- 1994 births
- Ugandan people stubs
- East African writer stubs