Damien Hauser is a Kenyan-Swiss filmmaker, writer, and director. Born in 2001, he began making short films at the age of seven and studied film at SAE Institute from 2016 to 2020. He worked with the commercial production company Filme Von Draussen and has directed numerous short films, music videos, and plays. He has completed three feature-length films, all of which explore emotionally driven narratives with a global perspective. In 2024, he founded Hauserfilm, a production company through which he develops original and resonant cinematic works. Memory of Princess Mumbi had its premiere in the Giornate degli Autori at the Venice International Film Festival.