Shameela Seedat

Shameela Seedat is a human rights law specialist-turned-documentary filmmaker whose work explores justice, accountability and social change. Her films—including Whispering Truth to Power and African Moot—have screened at major festivals like IDFA, Hot Docs, FESPACO, Sydney Film Festival and DOC NYC,  and have won multiple prizes across the world. Shameela has taught documentary filmmaking, served on international festival juries, and contributes to global documentary funding panels. She was a board member of the Documentary Filmmakers Association (SA) and is currently on the board of the Encounters SA International Film festival. Shameela previously worked at the Constitutional Court of South Africa, Idasa, and UNIFEM.