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Film Director, Producer , Multimedia Journalist
Daniel D'uwa
Nairobi, Kenya
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About
Born & breed in the cosmopolitan city of Nairobi, Kenya, Daniel D’uwa was bitten by the writing bug at an early age. At 13 he started writing poetry and become a published poet at 15! He is a multimedia contemporary story teller keen to document our stories local stories.
While most teens were toiling finishing homework, kicking balls & playing spin a bottle, Daniel was burning the proverbial midnight oil writing poetry. By 18, he was concentrating on the vibrant entertainment scene in the cities & towns within Kenya.
The music & arts are very close to him, and he is a founding member of the annual music festival Kenya Music Week. With an emerging & dynamic media scene developing, Daniel wanted to journey his story telling from text to television by directing Krazie Kenyans, a popular hidden camera comedy show on Citizen TV. The show become one of the biggest & most followed.
The ever changing market & technology brought his way some excitement when in the middle of a shoot, the film cameras crushed & he had to complete the project on a mobile phone camera. This was to usher in a new era of experimentation finding means & ways to use a mobile phone.
Four years into it, Daniel has shot amazing projects little of which scream mobile at a glance. Unless prior notified, there are times when the difference between his mobile project & film project is unnoticeable. He insists that a lot of work still remains to get mobile filming up to par, but he sees it as an ‘awesome’ avenue for everybody to tell their stories.
Daniel was featured in a short Hollywood limited release movie called The Africa Plan. When he is not telling stories, Daniel likes to hide in far flung places off the grid in the obscurity of the Rift Valley or let his hair down and enjoy the town. -
Education
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Electrical and Electronics EngineeringRailways Training Institute (R.T.I.)2007 - 2008Diploma in Electrical Engineering
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Diploma in Industrial Microbiology/Diploma in Applied Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyKenya Polytechnic now Technical University1999 - 2001Applied Biology The area of study was the sciences of life and of living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, and distribution. It includes botany and zoology and all their subdivisions. Life processes or characteristic phenomena of a group or category of living organisms: the biology of fungi. And plant and animal life of a specific area or region. Industrial Microbiology Here I studied, utilization, and manipulation of microorganisms capable of economically producing desirable substances or changes in substances, and the control of undesirable microorganisms.
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Experience
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Daniel Duwa NerdStick ShowYouTubeMar 2014 - Present (12 years 3 months)There are breathtaking breakthroughs on a daily basis. Nerdstick is a show that bring some of this amazing wonders closer to home.
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Film Director & Broadcast JournalistWired MediaJan 2008 - Present (18 years 5 months)Nomionated for best film director Zanzibar Film Festival 2006, I have since worked on major film projects like festival favouurite African Plan, TV shows like Krazie Kenyan, 1st hidden camera comedy show, documentaries & experimental films shot on mobile devices & lifestyle shows like NerdStick
www.youtube.com/danielduwa
Also...Traditionally I was a writer then a poet then a writer over again. But a different bug bit me! I was mastered by words by pictures that are a different tale. To take on the challenge, I took to the street following my passion and went shooting random stuff. Many sunsets late, I have shoot half a dozen projects including music videos, documentaries, short movies conducted media training. However I never thought the reward lied in sharing the experience with the rest of the world. I never thought this, un till I conducted a film training session at a high school. Now I know I have to share this with you. Feel free to take up the offer. Daniel -
Film Director/ProducerWired MediaSep 2007 - Present (18 years 9 months)Some of the duties would be to develop concepts, develop idea to story to screen, interpreting scripts to film, planning locations, shots, pacing, acting, documentaries, lifestyle or movies. Overseeing cinematography and technical aspects. Coaching actors, anchors, guests and directing them towards the required performances.
Coordinating staff on set, directing the shooting timetable and ensuring that deadlines are met.Also lead creative sessions for project kick-offs
Manage multiple projects from concept through completion
Develop creative programs and design concepts that meet the business objectives of the organization and that advance our brand strategy. Establish creative direction for the entire line of online services and programs.Supervise and inspire the creative team of vendor partners; generate multiple concepts for a campaign or project
Work with the account team, strategy team, and copywriters to develop concepts and present to management. Work with internal teams to generate ideas for pitching and proposals. Manage team members.Provide quality control over concepts and projects.. -
A Poetry Antholothy - FM 9CreateSpace Independent Publishing PlatformMar 2012 - Sep 2014 (2 years 6 months)FM 9 Paperback out March 24, 2014
Just in time for the new season, FM, the world's fastest growing literary quarterly, unveils it's action-packed Spring 2014 issue! Featuring poetry and prose from a broad spectrum of the global writing community, writing on a broad range of relevant topics: love, death, politics, spring (of course), influences, war, peace, alienation, parenting, everything under the sun. And the sun is finally out! With a special tribute to artist and writer Brigitte Kowaltschuk.
Join with us in celebrating her life and art, the coming of spring and hopefully the renewal and rebirth that is the hallmark of this lovely season.
This issue includes the work of Ratty Adalan, Dante Alighieri, Roxana Bianchi Alzamora, Fran Ayers, Danuska Blaczak, Chris Bodor, Roseanne Terranova Cirigliano, Lewis Frederick Crystal, Angela Davis, D.B. Dean, Donna Marjorie Donzella, Daniel D'uwa, Melanie Monterey Eyth,David M. Henderson, Jane Lynahan Karklin, Rana Kelly,Alicja Kuberska,Deborah Leah Krempa,Brenda King Landry, Bradley Leblanc,Corinne-Valerie Marin,Kerstin Marx,Bozena Mazur-Nowak, Steve Minck, James Mounchere, Becky Northrup, Nancy Nowak, Steven Michael Pape, Jan Potemkin,Camino Rreluctant, Carla Shepard Sims, Douglas P. Smith, Kimmy Van Kooten, Robert Waldner, Gloria Weiner and,Bill Wise, with a cover painting by Brigitte Kowaltschuk. As usual, a splendid time is guaranteed for all! -
A Poetry Antholothy - FM Spring 2013 [Paperback]CreateSpace Independent Publishing PlatformMar 2013 - 2013 (3 months)FM Spring - Book Description
Publication Date: March 17, 2013
FM is the world's fasting growing literary quarterly, publishing outstanding poets and writers from the international writing community. This is our big spring issue featuring great new poetry from Douglas P. Smith, James Mounchere, Bill Wise, Kimmy Van Kooten, D.B. Dean, Helen Sera, Jael Soco, Camino Reluctant, Steven Michael Pape, Carl Reader, Ruth Mozeika, Mary Mcquiston, Frances Anna Ayers, Daniel D'uwa,& John Gardiner and new to fm poets Chris Bodor, Barry Brock, Becky Northrup, Dylan Jennings & Josh Detroit Leatherwood. Plus new prose: Frances Anna Ayers 'the fire at my door', Camino Reluctant's 'gathering moss', Carl Reader's 'Sam the shad' & 'Babbit Rabbit Jr. makes dinner, Jan Potemkin's 'relatives'(from his forthcoming story collection avenue x), Roseanne Terranova Cirigliano's 'the drama begins'(from her bestselling memoir my brother Joseph an Aids Legacy), David M. Henderson's 'a.k.a Eleanor Rigby' and Lewis Frederick Crystal's ' Raging Bull'(from his novel in progress the suspension of disbelief).
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A Poetry Antholothy - FM Winter 2012 [Paperback]CreateSpace Independent Publishing PlatformDec 2012 - 2012 (5 months)Book Description
It's here! Jam packed with poetry and prose by some of the world's leading authors, touching on current and timeless issues with seasonal poetry and stories, the Winter Issue of FM will delight, amuse , provoke, enlighten and soothe readers looking for answers or just for entertainment during the cold months ahead.
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Social Media & Film ProductionThe Goethe Institut NairobiOct 2009 - 2012 (2 years 8 months)Film Producer & Social Media
Covering all cultural & artistic events, establishing a successful social group merging academia, national & international concerts in an interactive platform.
The Goethe-Institut is the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany with a global reach. They promote knowledge of the German language abroad and foster international cultural cooperation. Furthermore, they provide a comprehensive picture of Germany by providing information on the cultural, social and political life. -
Technology Writer & ReviewerMedia 24Jul 2007 - Dec 2010 (3 years 5 months)Adam Magazine
Twende Magazine
True Love Magazine
I am a nerd by birth, not the coding type but the figuring it out one. This was an awesome assignment playing with the latest gadgets from expensive prototype phones & cutting edge car & travel technologies.
After all was said I penned it down for publication on one of the numerous flagship publications under the South African group. It also placed me under the wings of my mentor Oyunga Pala. My other editors were Wayua Muli, Argwings Khodhek, Desmond Thompson, Omondi Paul among other renowned talents
2.1.3 July 2007 to December 2010 – Tech Writer/ Consultant - South Africa Media 24
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Film DirectorCitizen TV2007 - 2008 (1 year)Hidden camera show the longest running called Krazie Kenyans. Almost 200 shows live events. The show produced some of the most noted talents on Kenyans screens today
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Event Manager Artist RelationsKenya Music WeekFeb 2003 - 2008 (5 years 4 months)Kenya Music Week Limited - An umbrella organization and resource centre for the empowerment of the local (Kenyan's ) entertainment sectors culminating into a one week exhibition, seminar, and concert every end of the year now in its third
February 2006 - Directed SHIKA (Street Happen in Africa) Magazine - for Be Real Pictures- Shika is lifestyle DVD magazine & documentary , the first of its kind in Sub Saharan Africa outside of the South Africa market. -
Event OrganizerKenya Music BazaarFeb 2003 - 2007 (4 years 4 months)A monthly event held at shopping malls bringing together over 300 artists, production houses and entertainment stake holders for the purpose of trade. The event is now in its 27th season.
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Special Opt Writer & JournalistSpecial Opt KenyasAug 1999 - 2005 (5 years 10 months)Investigation the atrocities of Horn of African.....
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SeptemberRadio Solutions AfricaJan 2000 - 2004 (4 years 5 months)An initiative to develop & deploy radio programming from talents in East Africa & the wide African Region. Streamed a couple of broadcast over the internet despite of the legislative & infrastructure limitations.
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Co-FounderPick Your Style Fashion Designers & ModelsDec 1999 - Dec 2001 (2 years)Pick Your Style Fashion Designers & Models Initiative.-A fashion house founded end of 1999 as a joint venture effort for the development, training and marketing of African fashion designers & modelling talents.
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Awards
2006-01-01 - Poet of the Year 2008 Nominated ZIPP Film Director of the Year
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Affiliations
Committee of Concerned Journalists | RJI
MakerSpace Nairobi
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On Coroflot@danielduwa, member since 2015
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