The Indie Filmmaker’s Survival Guide - Interview #2: Dilman Dila

On this episode of The Real Africa Podcast, we sat down with visionary Ugandan writer and director Dilman Dila to talk visual storytelling, avoiding predatory distributors, and why he burned his social media bridges to build a decentralized audience.If you’re tired of the dialogue-heavy, soap-opera style of local television and want to see what happens when a Ugandan filmmaker leans hard into pure visual storytelling, sci-fi, and horror, you need to know about Dilman Dila.Dilman recently joined David Cecil and Kenneth on The Real Africa Podcast to discuss a career that spans nearly two decades. From running away from boarding school to get a novel published in Nairobi, to shooting VFX-heavy indie films in Kampala, his story is a masterclass in resilience, creative problem-solving, and knowing your worth.