Adrian Van Wyk
Co-Director, Researcher, Co-Producer
A filmmaker and cultural historian who works across documentary, fiction and research.
Dr Anell Stacey Daries
Lecturer, Centre for the Study of the Afterlife of Violence and the Reparative Quest (AVReQ) — Stellenbosch University
A lecturer at the Centre for the Study of the Afterlife of Violence and the Reparative Quest (AVReQ), Stellenbosch University.
Dr Bongani Ndhlovu
Executive Director: Core Functions — Iziko Museums of South Africa
Author and Executive Director of Core Functions at Iziko Museums with an interest in history, heritage and auto/biographical narratives.
Dr Candice Jansen
Memorist, writer, editor, curator, scholar, archivist, educator, photographer
Dr. Candice Jansen is a memorist. She engages with photography as a writer, editor, curator, scholar, archivist, educator, and photographer.
Chris Kets
Co-Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Co-Producer
A director, cinematographer and editor whose work focuses on underground subcultures and untold histories.
Deneth Piumakshi Veda Arachchige
A Sri Lankan artist working between Paris, Basel and Kurunegala in mediums of photography, video, sculpture, and installation.
Don Edkins
Filmmaker, Producer
Executive producer of AfriDocs and a veteren South African documentary filmmaker, Don produces a deeply personal story in an open field.
Ed Wes
Director
A film producer, cinematographer, photographer, and teacher with extensive experience in documentary and TV production. He has shot over 100 documentaries for local and international broadcasters.
Elan Gameker
Screenwriter, Director, Editor
An avid screenwriter for film and television, a director and editor and university lecturer specialising in cultural analysis.
Enver Samuel
Director, Producer
A director and producer known for powerful storytelling and commitment to justice whose award winning dcumentries and series have explored unresolved cases from South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The assassination of Dulcie September, aand prifiles on anti-apartheid activists Ahmed Timol.
Glen Arendse
Multidiscplinary Artist, Musician, Cultural Activist, Linguist, Educator, Narrator
A multidisciplinary artist, musician, cultural activist, linguist, and educator dedicated to preserving the musical heritage of the Bushman peoples.
Gregor Brändli
Co-founder — Tristesse Design Studio
Co-founder, writer, and performer — Theater Kollektiv Glück
Filmmaker, Photographer, Director
A filmmaker and photographer based in Basel, Switzerland. He has worked as an independent director and cinematographer on various documentary and narrative films, as well as interdisciplinary theater projects.
Haneem Christians
Director
An archivist and filmmaker whose work explores Pan African histroy through the lens of Queerness.
Jihan
Director, Protangonist
A filmmaker born in exile to a Libyan human rights lawyer, Jihan uses her a background in philosophy and storytelling to bring to light a personal longing in a political context.
Kerryn Assaizky
Editor
A filmmaker and editor specialising in documentary storytelling, archival research, and narrative-driven post-production, whose work focuses on complex human stories and South African social history.
Khalid Shamis
Editor, Educator, Director, Producer
An editor and educator, director and producer with a film-making practice over 20 years. His practice is strongly dedicated to the pedagogy of independent filmmaking and story construction in Africa.
Kutelani Rasikhuthuma
A video editor, with over 20 years of experience in post production Rasikhuthuma, holds an Honors in Dramatic Arts from the University of the Witwatersrand.specializing in reality TV, worked on notable projects like the award-winning documentary “And She Didn’t Die” (2025), co-edited with Khalid Shamis.
Lesley de Vos
Producer, Protagonist
A man of family, faith and community, Lesley one of two protagonists is the filmmakers previously unknown brother.
Dr Liani Maasdorp
Senior Lecturer, Centre for Film & Media Studies, Univerisity of Cape Town
One of South Africas foremost documentry editor and a senior lecturer in the Centre for Film & Media Studies at the University of Cape Town. She convenes the MA: Documentary Arts programme and the Impact Facilitator online short course.
Luke De Kock
Director, Choreographer
A South African director, filmmaker, choreographer, and performing artist working across film and performance locally and internationally.
Marion Seymour
Deputy Chairperson — Sisters Working in Film and Television (SWIFT)
Deputy Chairperson of SWIFT, Marion advocates for women’s rights and produces television while mentoring emerging creatives in film.
Mark Lewis
Writer, Director and Executive Producer
A multi-award-winning writer, director and Exec Producer working with Raw TV. Since 2018, he’s worked almost exclusively for Netflix, though in his 30-year career, he’s made films in the US, the UK and Australia.
Miguel Eek
Filmmaker, Producer, Director
A filmmaker whose work focuses on social margins, collective memory, and formal experimentatio. His films have been selected and awarded in more than 50 festivals around the world.
Mmabatho Montsho
Director — Human Rights Film Festival
Director — Basha Uhuru Film Festival
Writer, Director
An award-winning writer, director and visual artist whose work explores justice and feminism, whils also shaping South Africa’s film industry through advocay.
Nicole Schafer
Founder — Thinking Strings Media
Director
A South African documentary filmmaker drawn to stories that reveal the quiet complexities of belonging and life across borders.
Nikki Comninos
Director, Editor
A senior South African editor, recognised by the American Cinema Editors. She holds a Ph.D. with a focus on personal history and memory.
Nomandla Vilakazi
Director
A documentary filmmaker who transforms everyday realities into deeply human stories rooted in truth and social consciousness.
A/Prof Nomusa Makhubu
Director — Institute for Creative Arts
Founder — Creative Knowledge Resources
Professor: Art History — University of Cape Town
Nomusa Makhubu is a professor in art history at the University of Cape Town. She is the Director of the Institute for Creative Arts (ICA) and founder of Creative Knowledge Resources (CKR). She was a UCT-Harvard Mandela fellow at the Hutchins Centre for African and African American Research, Harvard University.
Pablo Pinedo Bóveda
Founder — EveryWhere Films
Writer, Director, Producer
A writer and director working between Spian and South African whose work focuses on documentaries with a stong human rights focus.
Pat Van Heerden
Director
A filmmaker, commissioning editor and channel head in public broadcasting, specialising in content development and strategy, whose work is driven by an engagement with history, politics, and storytelling as a tool for public and civic connection.
Patience Nitumwesiga
Director
An award winning film director whose work includes precolonial values, death, African utopianism, and gender deconstruction. Her documentary debut The Woman Who Poked The Leopard, which places a humanist lens upon one of Africa’s most iconic political prisoners, premiered at Dok Leipzig and IDFA.
Paul Trewartha
Editor
Paul Trewartha BFE is a London-based documentary editor whose work spans some of the world’s most acclaimed documentary storytelling. His latest feature TUTU showcases his exceptional narrative instinct and ability to navigate dense, multifaceted material and shape it into emotionally resonant, compelling story.
Salym Fayad
Director — MUICA African Film Festival Colombia
Programmer, consultant and producer of South-South cultural projects focused on film and music. Director of MUICA African Film Festival in Colombia, co-creator of SHORTidotes short film showcase in Washington DC.
Sam Pollard
Filmmaker, Director, Editor, Producer, Sreenwriter
A distinguished director, editor, producer, and screenwriter body of work reflects a deep commitment to chronicling the African American experience with nuance, rigor, and emotional clarity.
Shameela Seedat
Human Rights Law Specialist, Filmmaker
A human rights lawyer turned mutli-award winning filmmaker, her films focus on social activism and strong women characters.
Undine Whande
Consultant, Researcher, Facilitator
A well known systemic, organisational and family constellations facilitator and trainer, who has worked as a practitioner and scholar in conflict transformation and social change since 1995.
Yara Hueck Costa
Yara Hueck Costa produces international documentaries, focusing on complex stories, and has earned several awards for her impactful work.
Zipporah (Zippy) Nyaruri
Filmmaker, Director, Producer
A director and emerging producer whose work has premiered at major festivals worldwide.
ZuBeDa Portia Cele
Co-Producer
A South African casting specialist with over 15 years’ experience, delving into issues of survival and humanity