Russel Hlongwane is a cultural producer based in Durban, South Africa. His work obsesses over the tensions in Heritage/ Modernity and Culture/ Tradition as it applies to black life. His said practice includes research, cultural production, design, film and curatorship. He is part of a number of working groups spread
Maik Nwosu is Professor of English and chair of the Department of English and Literary Arts at the University of Denver, Colorado. He worked as a journalist (and received the Nigeria Media Merit Award for Journalist of the Year) before moving to Syracuse University, New York for a Ph.D. in
Firdoze Bulbulia is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. She holds a Master of Arts in African Studies from Ohio University, USA; BA (Dramatic Arts Honours) from WITS University, South Africa; Teacher’s Diploma in English and Afrikaans and a Licentiate (ATCL-LTCL) in Drama from Trinity College,
Chipo Zhou is the Head of Programming and Curator for the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) since 2017 and has worked in the film industry for almost a decade and a half in various capacities. She sits on the Short Film Conference Board and previously on the Women Filmmakers of