Marilena Delli Umuhoza is an Italian photographer, filmmaker and author of Rwandan origins. For the past twelve years she has been partnering with American Grammy-winning producer Ian Brennan. Her works have gained international recognition and focus on artists from under-represented countries like Rwanda, Malawi, South Sudan, Pakistan, Cambodia.
Marilena is also a right activist and has written two books on racism in Italy, based on her personal experience growing up in one of the most conservative areas in the country. For over a decade she has been speaking publicly about the institutional racism in Italy and advocating for a change in the current laws that determine citizenship.
Author&Photographer
-Antidoti contro la rabbia (Anger Antidotes) -translation
-Razzismo all'italiana (Racism Italian Style) -memoir
-How music dies -photos
-Silenced by sound -photos
-Negretta: baci razzisti (Little Black Girl: Racist Kisses)- novel
Independent videographer
Sainkho Namtchylak feat. Tinariwen
Kong Nai & Khmer Rouge Survivors
Speaker
Istituto Italiano di Cultura, San Francisco
Festival del Cinema d'Africa, Asia e America Latina, Milano
Università di Urbino
Biblioteca Nazionale, Torino
Accademia delle Scienze, Roma
Collina Italiana, New York
News
The Good Ones from Rwanda are guests at NPR Tiny Desk Concerts. Watch the video recorded inside Adrien's hut, one day after the flood that displaced thousands of people and killed a dozen.
The Malawi Mouse Boys are guests at NPR Tiny Desk Concerts. Watch the video recorded at Muligo's village, in front of his hut.
Marilena and Ian's record "God is not a terrorist" by Ustad Saami got nominated in the ASIA category of the Songlines Music Awards 2020
