Moussa Sène Absa

Moussa Sène Absa began cinema as a screewriter for the film Les enfants de Dieu.
His first short, Le prix du mensonge, received the Silver Tanit at Carthage 1988.
In 1991, he directed the feature film Ken Bugul followed, in 1992, by the feature
film Ça twiste à Popenguine, which won international recognition. In 1996, he
directed Tableau Ferraille (Best Image at Fespaco 1997), the first part of his trilogy
on women followed by Madame Brouette (Silver Bear, Berlinale 2002) and Xalé
(2022).

His last two feature films, Teranga Blues and Yoole were selected in competition at
FESPACO in 2007 and 2013.

Temitope Ogungbamila

Ogungbamila Temitope is a filmmaker from Isale Akoka community in Lagos. Alongside
dreams of becoming a lawyer to help women in her community confront gender-based violence & discrimination, Temi is a filmmaker and photographer focused on shifting the narrative of informal settlements in Lagos. She also organizes workshops in her community to teach
photography and digital storytelling to young people, as a means of creating skills for economic advancement and reframing of community narratives.

Mathew Cerf

Mathew Cerf is an award-winning narrative & documentary filmmaker, photographer,
and writer specializing in co-creative, grassroots storytelling. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, Mat spent three years in Lagos, Nigeria teaching film and working on projects aimed towards amplifying the narrative perspective of urban poor communities. Among others, Mat draws inspiration from Kat Cizek’s co-creation manifesto, the Third Cinema movement of Latin America, and the work of Mary Ellen Mark.