The Write Stuff

Welcome to the Write Stuff - Festival edition! In this limited edition, we will be speaking to filmmakers at various festivals and spotlighting their films. We kick off the series with a brief interview with Kateryna …

We're back! 

And in this first episode of the new year, we speak to award-wining filmmaker, visionary and self-taught, self-promoted film educator Amil Shivji. I met Amil in New York as part of our Africa First win many …

This week I speak to producer, storyteller and businesswoman Deshuna Spencer! Deshuna is the brains and brawn behind Kweli TV, a streaming platform …

This week I speak to award winning filmmaker and a multi-degree earner, Sihle Hlophe .  Sihle has written and directed two short films that have been …

This week, we speak to award winning artist and commercials director, Nare Mokgotho. Nare has won major awards for both his fine art work and his leap into the world of film rewarded his bravery with 2 Cannes Lions …

This week we speak to award winning cinematographer Motheo Moeng. His work ranges from commercials to music videos to award winning feature films and of course, Africa's first Netflix original. We first met Motheo on …

In our first interview, we chat to a young man who became the unlikely face of our very first TV Show!

Mthunzi Ntoyi is a South African rising star …

Season 2 trailer!!

We kick off our interview mode with an interview my producer collaborative, Dominique Jossie and myself did regarding our first ever dance …

So after venturing into unknown territories within the world of short films, I asked myself, what other new things can one try? The answer was surprising if not scary and has become the path I currently find myself on. …

So you finished your incredible or not so amazing short film - what now? Where do you go from here? Do you just make another one until you run out of ideas or money or both? Or is there another way to leverage and build …

After the door to Hollywood was shut in my face, head hanging low, I went in search for a silver lining! A surprise twist in the story and some …

After writing my truth and getting into a prestigious filmmaker programme with the film Hair That Moves, my experience of Hollywood went from being a …

We are always being told to write the truth or write your truth but in this very competitive industry, where does that honestly led you? And what …

TV budgets are getting lower and lower but expectations and competition keep increasing. How do you maximise a low budget and still create that fantastic TV show you've been dreaming about? Through my hits and misses on …

What happens when your "big break" leads to a cul-de-sac? After what was supposed to be a career-catapulting break, the financial crisis hit and then …

I was once told I have "The Golden Ticket" - young, black, gifted and female and that this ticket would take me anywhere and everywhere. However the …

In all our wins, we have to gracefully accept our plethora of mistakes and misses. After successfully completing the sitcom, a few unexpected flops …

What happens when your very first Act in the entertainment industry is a pretty big act? Where do you go from there? We all want that TV show as soon as the idea escapes our minds and lands on that page, but are there …

A brief introduction to a journey of finding my "hollywood", going from creative writer to business person while trying to figure out the Write Stuff!