Nazzinda Ruth

Some days you just need sky, water, and a moment to breathe & reset 🌤️🌊

Sun on my face, wind in my locs, and the world felt quiet for a few minutes. Between community work and everything else, these pauses keep me grounded.

Nature has this way of reminding you: life isn’t always about the rush. Take the breath. Take the view. You deserve it too🧘🏿🌿✨

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Attending the Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo this week reminded me why storytelling and tourism go hand in hand.

As a creative practitioner .bareel , I see tourism not just as travel, but as a vehicle for culture, identity, and economic opportunity. Platforms like POATE create space for us to showcase Uganda’s stories to the world and to connect creatives with the industry.

Grateful to be in rooms where film, culture, and tourism intersect. Looking forward to the conversations and collaborations that come next.

Honored to have served on the jury for the 2026 🎬 film festival

It’s been inspiring to review films that center women’s stories, challenges, and leadership from around the world. Film has a unique way of making complex realities human, and being part of that conversation was a reminder of why I do this work.

Thank you to Heidi Basch-Harod, Sage Mendez, and the entire Women’s Voices Now team for the trust and for creating a platform that amplifies underrepresented voices.

Grateful for the filmmakers who submitted their work and for every juror who brought care and thought to the process. .bareel

From documentary to dialogue.

“Shining a Light on Lupus” started as an idea, became a film, and is now a community conversation on the ground.

Grateful for the sisterhood and crew members Deborah .deborah who’s walked this from development to impact with me. In this industry, finding people who lead with integrity matters more than anything .bareel

Photo Credit: Julius Bajjabayira

It was a double honor working & celebrating with the European Union in Uganda on May/7th/2026 for .

Honor 1: Seeing my work/Documentary & myself in the behind-the-scenes footage screened at the EU Residence.

Honor 2: Being invited to attend and celebrate alongside partners who believe in the power of story.

Moments like this remind me why we do this work — when your craft contributes to diplomacy, dialogue, and dignity.

Thank you to the EU Delegation in Uganda for the recognition and for championing creative voices.

Storyteller on the road🇺🇬
At the crossroads. Nimule. SudanBorder. Gulu. Kampala. 🛣️

Carrying stories from the border to the capital. bareel on my back. Purpose in my steps.
Creativity impacts communities — and I take that seriously.

This is what fieldwork looks like.
This is what chasing creative paths looks like.

Honored to see platforms like the 2026 USA creating space for jurors to discuss women’s rights films.

As a Ugandan Producer, writer and Creative director .bareel working on In Uganda (Film Link https://lnkd.in/dGcmwznh I know how vital these conversations are. Women’s health, rights, and lived realities are not side stories, they’re central to the communities we document.

Events like the Jury Discussion on remind me why we make films: to open dialogue, challenge stigma, and make sure women’s voices are not just heard, but centered.

To the jurors and fellow filmmakers in this space, thank you for holding the lens with care.

Event details: April 29, 11 AM (PT)| For ticket holders: http://www.wvnfestival.com

Some moments in this work stop you in your tracks. Literally.

Out here in Northern Uganda during our documentary shoot, the road was clear, the sky was wide, and the story was bigger than any script I could write alone.

As a writer and director, I chase these in-between moments. The ones before the “action” and after the “cut.” Where you sit with the land, the people, and the silence and let it teach you what the story really is.

This project took me to new regions, new faces, new truths. Grateful that filmmaking is the vehicle that lets me explore my country from the inside out.

We do the work from scratch, with real people, in real places. No shortcuts. No filters. Just the road, the sky, and the story.

On location, Northern Uganda — behind the scenes.

See what nature plus human can do a very natural, human-generated art of view.

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A Catholic-founded safe space carrying years of history that adds real depth to the environment preservation. With groups like Friends of Zoka, who don’t pick fruits or m like mangoes from the tree but wait until the fruit falls, then take it to the restaurant and serve clients for free, it shows this space lives by values of patience, respect, and generosity. According to WILLIAM LESILE the EU Award winner CEO Of Friends of zoka.

It means the work they are doing there isn’t just about preserving only. It’s part of a longer story of service, community, and preserving what matters.