Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese is a visual artist originally from Lesotho, he came to cinema as a self-taught artist and now lives in Berlin. Mother, I am Suffocating. This is My Last Film About You was selected in 2018 for the Final Cut in Venice, where it won six awards. It had its world premiere at …
Safi Faye is a Senegalese anthropologist and director. She was studying in Senegal when Jean Rouch offered her a role in Petit à petit in 1971. After continuing her studies in France, she became the first African woman to direct films. First the short film La Passante, then the feature film Lettre paysanne in 1975, …
Dalila Ennadre is a Moroccan director renowned for her documentaries on Moroccan daily life. Morocco constitutes its privileged ground. She mainly films women there, among others in El Batalett, women of the Medina (2000) and Je voudrais vous raconter (2005). She directed around ten documentaries between 1987 and 2019. Dalila Ennadre died on May 14, …
Senegalese artist Saliou Sarr is a bee full of action that draws from multiple universes, from theater to cinema through music. Author, composer and director, his work contributes to the universality of language, culture and representations. He cherishes traditions, while keeping an eye on the future. With him, we transcend unimaginable borders, grasping the full …
Chris King is an filmmaker based in Nairobi, Kenya. Born in Australia, Chris studied at The School of Creative Arts at the University of Melbourne before relocating to Kenya in 2007, where he has worked as a cinematographer, editor, animator, director, and producer of shorts, features, and music videos. In 2009, Chris co-founded Circle and …
Maia Lekow is a Kenyan filmmaker and musician. She has worked as director, producer, and sound recordist for several film and music projects since founding Circle and Square Productions in 2009. She has performed on stages across the world and continues to compose music for films. She received an African Movie Academy Award for her …