Talent Guide

Isaac Oboth

  • Discipline:Writer/Director
  • Program Year:International Programs 2024

Bio

Isaac Oboth is a self-taught Ugandan filmmaker who has shot, produced, and edited over 50 hours of internationally distributed documentary content across 40 African countries. His company, Media 256, became CNN International’s largest freelance producer of feature Africa programming. Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Africa three times and a recipient of Uganda’s Young Achievers’ Award for Film & Television. Isaac founded African Storytellers to develop scripted content. The company’s debut short film, Lights Out, trended #1 in Uganda on release night, reaching over 30 million people.