NOBUNTU

NOBUNTU is a portrait of the quintessential, post-millennial South African family: a devoted daughter helps her mother fulfill a life-long dream to publish a treasured 40-year-old manuscript. This story of hope and triumph goes against the backdrop of prevailing stereotypes about the culture of literacy in Africa, but delivers a contextual and historical bloodline that has sustained and shaped contemporary African intellectual traditions.

  • Khanyo O Mjamba
    Director
    Cannes, Berlinale, Sundance, TIFF
  • Meekaaeel Adam
    Director
    Cannes, Berlinale, Sundance, TIFF
  • Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni
    Writer
    The Ultimate Book Show
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    60 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 26, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    South Africa
  • Country of Filming:
    South Africa, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    4K UHD
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Silicon Valley African Film Festival
    California
    United States
    September 16, 2022
    North American Premiere
Director Biography - Khanyo O Mjamba, Meekaaeel Adam

KHANYO is a film professional and entrepreneur based in Cape Town, South Africa. He is the co-founder of Gaba Media where he oversees all the development and distribution activities, as well as branded content production for a variety of local and international brands. He serves as writer, producer and/or director on a variety of productions in the film and TV space. He also sits on advisory panels at the National Film and Video Foundation. He first cut his teeth in the industry at Big World Cinema under Steven Markovitz where he ran a variety of projects in their Marketing and Distribution Department. He is an alumnus of the Realness Episodic Lab, Southern African Locarno Industry Academy (SALIA), European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (EAVE) and the Berlinale Market Studio.

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