Walter Mzengi

Walter Mzengi was born in Tanzania, but was raised in Maryland (USA). After returning to Tanzania he then went on to spend a brief period of his High School career in Cape Town, South Africa - where his interest and passion in art was sparked through an involved art department, and invested English teacher. Walter spent the first few years out of High School pursuing a journalism degree in Malaysia,as well as working in the creative marketing department for Pizza Hut Tanzania. This was all before he realized his true calling was film, and storytelling. Walter is a true believer in the responsibility and power of the visual media creative. He pursues the production of stories that hold the more delicate and often unspoken truths of humanity, and society. It is through his compassion and keen visual eye that Walter produces his work. As well as being a keen creative and working in the film industry, Walter is also an avid skateboarding enthusiast, and has been since a young age. Skating was an important part of his development growing up. It enabled him to be a part of a community who had each others backs. Skating continues to be an important part of Walter's life as he grows older, but has taken a more solitary position. Walter is a Scorpio, which makes him a water sign. A passionate and exemplary leader. Highly determined and dedicated. A calm and fierce personality.