THE STORY BEHIND THE LENS

An African LensTo the World

I'm Derrick Ssenyonyi, a Ugandan documentary filmmaker, travel photographer, speaker and Uganda Tourism Ambassador. I tell stories from the inside, about people, places and the journeys that connect them.

I founded Bold Narrative, a documentary and visual storytelling brand. Through Linck Visuals Media Ltd, I lead a full production team delivering work for governments, embassies, tourism boards, airlines and international institutions. I also founded Nyonyi Holidays Africa and the upcoming BoldNarrative.tv streaming platform.

My documentary Back to the Source: The Nile premiered in Guangzhou, China and reached an estimated 73 million viewers across Chinese platforms. It came home to Uganda for a national premiere and a community screening in Katanga, and it now heads to KINO ASYL in Munich.

My work has taken me from the mountains of western Uganda to the backwaters of Kerala. Wherever I go, the goal is the same: to show a place the way it feels to the people who live there.

“Cinematic. African. Real.”