Walta Gabriel Busulwa is a multiple award-winning Ugandan-Canadian filmmaker whose work bridges African and diasporic narratives through Afrofuturism, Pan-Africanism, global development, and Canadian Black cinema. He studied Film Studies at Toronto Metropolitan University, Television Production and Post-Production at Trebas Institute, and Animation and Graphic Design at CDI College. His documentary Masaka to Toronto has screened widely across Africa, North America, and Europe, winning an Award of Distinction at Canada Shorts and Best Documentary at the 2025 Uganda Film Festival.
Gabriel has participated in numerous international development labs, including Cinephilia Film & TV Workroom (USA), Interaction Doc Lab (Serbia), Ogo-Tawa Black Arts Lab (Canada), DocLab Montréal (2025), Linz/Cannes Talent Lab (Austria, 2025–2026), CineGouna Emerge Lab, Breakthrough Lab (2026), Filmcamp Innsbruck (2026), DocsConnect Conscious Filmmaking Training (2026), and Reykjavík Talent Lab (2026).
His recent film Last Taxi to Kawempe (2026) will premiere at the 33rd New York African Film Festival. He is currently in late development on Disco of the Dead (2027) and Zona & Neda, and has developed his debut feature documentary Kisathamba: A Dying Glacier. He is a recipient of the Toronto Arts Council Media Projects Grant, the Peter Wintonick Grant, and the Arts Abroad Grant.