Dave'Muk 🇺🇬 🎬

Exciting, educative, team building and teamwork is what has been served to us during the intensive Lab. Spending 12 days with creative minds is really overwhelming. It is a chance got once in a lifetime. Thank you @tebereartsfoundation for giving us a chance as 2024/25 cohort.

We did a thing!!!

Join us for an Ikonversation with Counsel @Kyagulanyi_S on Intellectual Property Rights for Filmmakers in Uganda on 21st April 2026 at 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM RAHU HQ, Lungujja Gain practical insights on how to protect your creative work. Register here: forms.gle/iAwWpsHDer8AqS…

Take My Hand is  nominated for Best International Film at the Kalasha International Film & TV Awards. A powerful story brought to life by the 2025 Ikon Fellows . Let’s bring this home  vote before 18th April! #iKONAwards2026 #iKONYoungFilmmakersFellowship26

It's a ride worth having. 'Take My Hand' is moving places and has been screened on many world stages. As we celebrate one year since the creation of this body of work, allow me to thank each and every one who has been part of this journey. You all are amazing people.

Esteri Tebandeke, first one of her name. Bows out. A fearless creative who wrote her own scripts, challenged industry biases, and turned personal struggle into collective triumph, Esteri Tebandeke exits the stage leaving behind a legacy of courage, candour, and uncompromising artistry bit.ly/3O6UX2T #MonitorUpdates

Rest in power Supreme Leader Esteri Tebandeke 🕊️ 🕊️ 🕊️

We have lost a star! 💔 Esteri Tebandeke was more than an artist — she was a force who told stories, built spaces, and inspired a generation. Her legacy will live on in every creative she touched. Rest in power Esteri. 🕊️

In 2022, my BBC team and I were travelling across the continent to popularise my podcast, Africa Daily, when we met Samuel and Esteri Tebandeke. Ester was battling kidney failure and was being treated by the excellent team at Mulago Hospital. What a powerful story of love it turned out to be. Ester needed a kidney transplant, and Sam offered to donate his. I teared up during the interview because of Sam’s deep commitment to his wife. I saw their quiet determination to ensure that Esteri — an accomplished actor who had appeared in the acclaimed film Queen of Katwe — would pull through. He loved her. She loved and deeply appreciated him. They had raised half the money they needed and were struggling to find the rest — about $40,000. I promised I would mention their case to President Museveni, whom I was due to meet a few days later. When I met Mzee, I told him about them. Without hesitation, he instructed his then PPS, Kenneth Omona, to ensure Esther received the money she needed. The cash was delivered. They travelled to India for the operation, and at first it seemed everything had gone well. I stayed in touch with them, regularly checking on Esteri’s progress. Yesterday, Sam sent me a voice note to say that his Esteri had passed away. I am gutted. Esteri was young, beautiful, and immensely talented. I wish she had lived much longer. May she now rest peacefully after such a difficult few years. I pray for Sam — one of the greatest men I have ever met. May God grant him, and Ester’s family and friends, the fortitude they need to navigate these painful times.

@GalaxyTVUg Why is this so accurate? 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

Guess the Ugandan Artist

There is truly no greater joy than being on a movie set. The adrenaline rush just before a take is called is what I consider a life well-lived. Allow me to reintroduce myself: David Mukama, turning ideas into films one frame at a time.

@UgandaFilm @CineLabAkademie @UCC_Official It was rejuvenating

@IamDaveMuk @CineLabAkademie @UCC_Official How was the experience like for you Dave?

Last week, I attended the Regional Film Competitions Bootcamp in Luwero! In just 72 hours, we took a film from concept to premiere. I was the screenwriter (with Natukunda Blace) and Assistant Director for Borrowed Time. Thanks to @CineLabAkademie, @UCC_Official, and @UgandaFilm.

@MBU Amakula film festival is coming back

@MBU Binti Film Festival as well

I'm proud to share that my short film TAKE MY HAND has received 7 nominations across 6 categories at the regional film competitions. This recognition means so much to us because it reflects the passion, sacrifice, and belief behind this impactful project. @ikonawards @reachahand

We are inspired by the continued recognition of "Take My Hand" as it secures 5 nominations at the Central African Regional Film Competitions, including Best Film and Best Community-Impactful Film. Having been honored as the iKON Fellowship's Best Film in 2025, this project continues to prove that storytelling with purpose resonates far and wide. #iKONAwards2026 #iKONFilmmakersFellowship26

Film Festivals is my place to reconnect with long-lost friends, build new potential collaborations, and meet like-minded creatives. I don’t despise any festival, regardless of its size or reputation. In the back of my mind, I always carry myself with purpose.