Get to know our Board President, Mwita Chacha!
Mwita is a filmmaker passionate about sharing the beauty, struggles, and everyday life of often-overlooked cultures. Drawing inspiration from his diverse background and travels, he uses a raw docu-style approach to create authentic commercials and films.
His work has helped raise millions of dollars for empowerment programs around the globe, brought awareness to the impact of climate change on Native Alaskans, highlighted the tragedy of the Holocaust and its denial, and inspired people to create change through visionary causes.
His projects have been featured on Max, Discovery +, CNN, VOX, PBS, and Vimeo Staff picks.
He loves sci-fi, Audible, afro beats, and anything mango-flavored.
I didn’t always know how I would carry on my dad’s legacy—until I found my voice in filmmaking. My father’s impact was through speaking and writing; mine is through storytelling.
In 2014, I entered a film competition with a simple premise: tell a five-minute story about someone doing something good. Naturally, I chose my father. I told the story of his work with vulnerable children in Tanzania, his vision for a school, and the impact he was making. That film won the Cinematography Award. I didn’t realize at the time it would be one of the last times I saw my father.
A few months later, he passed away in a car accident while taking one of his star students to the secondary school she had been accepted into. That film, that final interview, became his lasting legacy. It helped raise the funds to complete his vision and unite people to continue his work.
I wasn’t laying bricks, teaching kids, or funding everything. But my story inspired and unified. That moment changed the way I saw storytelling forever.
I’ve always felt called to make an impact. My dad called me Captain Mwita for a reason. He challenged me never to be mentally lazy. He understood poverty—not just economic but a poverty of mindset. He prepared me for his death, for leadership, for resilience.
Now, as a father myself, I ask: how do I pass this on? How do I guide my children to care more about others than himself? To measure his success by how many people he helps, rather than just personal gain?
My father was a father to many—spiritually, financially, and emotionally. A great leader provides clarity even when they feel uncertainty themselves. The day he passed, I felt uncertainty for the first time. But now I realize—the baton was passed to me. It’s my turn to lead.
