Profile
Neema is a documentary photographer and filmmaker based in Tanzania. Her work focuses on everyday life from a feminist and experimental perspective, and is shaped by her fascination with the mechanical nature of life. Her films have been showcased at festivals including Oberhausen, IDFA, Beldocs, the New York African Film Festival, and the London Short Film Festival.
Neema completed the DocNomads MA in Documentary Directing in 2021 as an Erasmus+ scholar, and was selected as a 2023 Berlinale Talent. She is currently developing her first feature with support from the DW Akademie Film Development Fund (2023/2024) and the EAccelerate Fund (2024/2025), managed by Documentary Africa (DocA) on behalf of the East Africa Screen Collective.
