His third movie, The Road to Sunrise, was selected as the Malawian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards.

He then proceeded to the United Kingdom for further studies and received a BSc Honours degree in surveying and mapping sciences from the University of East London.

Season of a Life was written, shot, edited and director Shemu Joyah.

It is about a domestic worker sexually molested by her employer who struggles to empower herself and improve her life.

[5] It was selected as the first malawian movie for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.