I’m John Musingo, an award-winning multidisciplinary filmmaker, creative director, and production professional with 17+ years of experience across film, television, advertising, branded content, digital media, and live productions. I love moving across every stage of a project—from the first creative idea and development, to planning, production, post-production, and final delivery—so the story stays true while the work stays on track. My strength is connecting creative vision with the people and processes that bring it to life. I’ve led and contributed to productions with broadcasters, agencies, corporates, production companies, and independent creatives, handling roles across directing, cinematography, editing, producing, creative direction, and production coordination. I believe the strongest productions happen when creativity, people, planning, and execution work together—and my guiding philosophy is simple: Ask WHY NOT, then build the solution.…

John Musingo

I’m John Musingo, an award-winning multidisciplinary filmmaker, creative director, and production professional with 17+ years of experience across film, television, advertising, branded content, digital media, and live productions. I love moving across every stage of a project—from the first creative idea and development, to planning, production, post-production, and final delivery—so the story stays true while the work stays on track. My strength is connecting creative vision with the people and processes that bring it to life. I’ve led and contributed to productions with broadcasters, agencies, corporates, production companies, and independent creatives, handling roles across directing, cinematography, editing, producing, creative direction, and production coordination. I believe the strongest productions happen when creativity, people, planning, and execution work together—and my guiding philosophy is simple: Ask WHY NOT, then build the solution.…

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I’m John Musingo, an award-winning multidisciplinary filmmaker, creative director, and production professional with 17+ years of experience across film, television, advertising, branded content, digital media, and live productions. I love moving across every stage of a project—from the first creative idea and development, to planning, production, post-production, and final delivery—so the story stays true while the work stays on track.

My strength is connecting creative vision with the people and processes that bring it to life. I’ve led and contributed to productions with broadcasters, agencies, corporates, production companies, and independent creatives, handling roles across directing, cinematography, editing, producing, creative direction, and production coordination. I believe the strongest productions happen when creativity, people, planning, and execution work together—and my guiding philosophy is simple: Ask WHY NOT, then build the solution.

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Language

English
Advanced
Swahili
Intermediate

Work Experience

CINEMATOGRAPHER / EDITOR / DIRECTOR at outbox ventures limited
January 1, 2016 - Present

Education

diploma in film at mohammed amin foundation
January 10, 2006 - December 10, 2010

Qualifications

Gold Lion (Cannes Lions) — Part of Ogilvy team for LessoLessons (short campaign film)
January 1, 2022 - September 21, 2026
Best Editor — Kalasha International Film Festival (Whistleblower)
January 1, 2019 - September 21, 2026
Best Editor — Machakos Film Festival (Twice Upon A Time)
January 1, 2017 - September 21, 2026
Gold — Digital Media Award (Experiential Campaign category) for Find Your SKY – The Board Game (with Tandem Network team)
January 1, 2025 - September 21, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Real Estate & Construction, Manufacturing, Retail, Government, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Travel & Hospitality, Professional Services
    SPACE AND STYLE

    Space and Style is a manufacturing company that creates supplies to be used in construction,
    this video was a new promotional video that we created to be used in a couple of conferences.

    FOOD SAFETY SAFARI

    Food safety refers to routines in the preparation, handling and storage of food meant to prevent foodborne illness and injury.
    This was a 3 part series following the growing, handling and preparation of food from farm to plate.

    LESSO LESSONS

    This short was created to help ladies in a community in Kenya (Maasai) to teach them how to breastfeed, by adding lessons on lessos so that other ladies could read and learn how to breastfeed their children.