Ruth Hunduma is an award-winning director, writer, and poet, and recipient of the 2019 John Hay Lobban Prize from Birkbeck University, University of London.
Her debut short film A BAND APART premiered at the London Independent Film Festival and won Best Short Film (UK Directors Award).
Her debut BFI short documentary, the award winning and Oscar qualifying THE MEDALLION, has played in dozens of festivals worldwide, garnering a screening and festival selection in almost every continent. The film was bought by The New Yorker in 2023 and is currently platformed with them
Ruth has also directed music videos, including for British band Frank Carter & Rattlesnakes, and is currently writing her next projects.
