every ordinary story deserves a chance.
Gabriel Walta Busulwa is an award-winning Ugandan-Canadian filmmaker whose work bridges African and diasporic narratives with themes of Afrofuturism, Pan-Africanism, global development, and Canadian Black cinema. He studied Film at Toronto Metropolitan University. His shorts (Akello, BiBi MTOTO, The Refuge) and documentaries (Matooke: Masaka to Toronto) have screened internationally and earned him awards including Best Director at the Coast Film Festival (Kenya, 2018) and Best Documentary at the Uganda Film Festival (2025). He has participated in global film labs and residencies such as Cinephilia Film & TV Workroom (USA), Interaction Doc Lab (Serbia), and Ogo-Tawa Black Arts Lab (Canada). Gabriel is currently in post-production with Disco of the Dead (2025), in late development with Zona and Neda (short fiction fantasy drama)
  • Producer (5 Credits)
    Last Taxi to Kawempe 2026
    Short
    KISATHAMBA: A DYING GLACIER2025
    Documentary
    Masaka to Toronto2024
    Documentary, Short
    BIBI MTOTO 2019
    Short
    Akello2017
    Short
  • Director (5 Credits)
    Last Taxi to Kawempe 2026
    Short
    KISATHAMBA: A DYING GLACIER2025
    Documentary
    Masaka to Toronto2024
    Documentary, Short
    BIBI MTOTO 2019
    Short
    Akello2017
    Short
  • Writer (4 Credits)
    Last Taxi to Kawempe 2026
    Short
    KISATHAMBA: A DYING GLACIER2025
    Documentary
    Masaka to Toronto2024
    Documentary, Short
    Akello2017
    Short
selection
Masaka to Toronto
Silcon Valley African film Festival
San jose
2025
selection
Masaka to Toronto
Binti Film Festival
Kampala
2025
official selection
Masaka to Toronto
The African film festival
dallas
2025
best documentary film
Masaka to Toronto
Uganda film festival
Kampala
2025
award of distinction, official selection
Masaka to Toronto
Canada shorts film festival
Vancouver
2024
best director, best actor, best costumes
BIBI MTOTO
coast film festival
mombasa
2019
College
Toronto metropolitan university
Summer film studies program
2023
Birth Date
December 10, 1990
Nickname
walta-berry
Birth City
Kampala
Current City
Toronto
Hometown
Kawempe
Height
6;2
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
Black African
Eye Color
Brown
every ordinary story deserves a chance.
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