10/14/2026
Work in Process Wednesday! Episode 12: Uzoma Ngwu ‘23 Filmmaker, Illustrator, Creative Entrepreneur
Uzoma is a multidisciplinary artist and the founder of ZOMA Studios & ZOMA House based in Minnesota. The studio’s debut project is “Mmanwu,” an animated short film centered around Nigeria’s masquerade tradition. ZOMA specializes “in full-service hand drawn animation from script to screen.” Whether it was determining which songs should be in Igbo versus English, or the process of transforming customary fabrics and patterns into nuanced illustrations, every frame in the film required decision-making across artistic disciplines. View the trailer and stay up to date on this project and more from the mind of Uzoma at www.zomastudios.com.
🎨: Chi Tue Le ‘28
✏️: Nell Ranalli ‘29