Patience Nitumwesigas

Patience Nitumwesigas

Biography

Patience Nitumwesiga’s short films have screened at the Locarno Film Festival, the Berlinale, and numerous other festivals worldwide. Her first feature-length documentary, THE WOMAN WHO POKED THE LEOPARD, a humanist portrait of one of Africa’s most prominent political prisoners, premiered at DOK Leipzig and IDFA in 2025, where it won two awards at DOK Leipzig. She is currently developing her first fiction feature, HOW TO FORGET YOUR NAME. Born in the mountains of Buhweju, Nitumwesiga studied at Makerere University and participated in programs including Locarno Open Doors, Maisha Film Lab, and Talents Durban. Recurring themes in her work include precolonial values, death, African utopianism, and gender deconstruction. She is a co-founder of SHAGIKA, a film and storytelling production company based in Kampala, Uganda.

Filmography

THE WOMAN WHO POKED THE LEOPARD (2025): Direction