Team

Ali Musoke, is a Film Producer, Director, and DP with over a decade of experience in both fiction and documentary filmmaking, boasting a diverse portfolio comprising more than a dozen productions, including acclaimed short films, documentaries, and feature films, among which "N.G.O (Nothing Going On)" which was shared in over 35 festivals worldwide. Presently, Ali is developing three ambitious feature-length projects: "The Promised Land," a compelling fiction film, alongside two thought-provoking documentaries titled "Kongo is Burning" and "Kange." Ali is also the founder of Stone Age Pictures, an esteemed independent production company based in Uganda. Furthermore, he established Film Possible, a non-profit organisation dedicated to nurturing emerging African filmmakers year-round, impacting the lives of over 100 filmmakers since its inception in 2018.

Catalysing Potential for Change, Culture Maker (OFF/TRACK & KdK), independent artist, member of the Responsible Leaders Network of BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt, Founding team at Amani Institute with more than a decade of experience in designing transformative {learning} experiences, shaping organisational culture and nurturing communities to unlock and expand the potential of social impact leaders, companies, cultural organisations and artists. Gigi’s international background and the diversity of her educational training have helped her to understand and approach challenges from a holistic perspective. Gigi is interested in systemic change, the inner work needed for that and the role of arts and culture in society. She connects people, ideas and initiatives across divides, in the search for a common ground and our ability to not only imagine but build a just, thriving and beautiful world.

Chrissie is a branding and strategic communications consultant based in Nairobi, Kenya. She works with organisations to refine their brand identities, develop robust business strategies and implement imaginative communications campaigns to reach new audiences and create impact. Having worked with a range of global not-for-profit, consumer, arts and entertainment brands, both in-house and in fast-paced agencies in London and across East Africa, she bases her work on market research, cultural insight and creative partnerships to bring ambitious ideas to life. In East Africa, she works as a Communications Director for not-for-profits, Cohere and Reframe, has simultaneously been part of the creative teams for Nyege Nyege International Music Festival, Kampala Fashion Week and OFF/TRACK. From 2022-23, she worked as a consultant for Mwanzi Market, developing the vision and creative direction for a new retail project in Nairobi.

Botswana-born Trans* ARTivist, communications specialist, and cultural architect, Katlego Kai Kolanyane-Kesupile (Kol-Kes). A groundbreaking international award-winner, she has imprints in human rights, education and performing arts. With global experience as a development practitioner, her approach to inclusion and diversification is informed by decoloniality, Feminism, and Disability theory in practice. Among her achievements, she is a TED Fellow, Queen's Young Leader, the author of ...on about the same old things,  founder and Creative Director of the Queer Shorts Showcase Festival (Botswana), an alumnus of the Young African Leadership Initiative and a member of the Mellon Mays Fellows Professional Network (MMFPN). She is currently the Vice Curator (having previously served as Curator) of the Gaborone Hub of the World Economic Forum initiative- Global Shapers Community, and was a 2016/17 Chevening Scholar.

Diya Naidu is an independent choreographer and dancer based in Bangalore and Mumbai. Her primary practices are rooted in movement with contemporary dance, yoga and kalaripayattu. Her work often involves embodied research over several years both with performers and community members. Themes include intimacy and touch, patriarchal penetration and more recently longing. Currently she is developing a solo that works with the testimonials of elderly Indians. Diya sees the artist as the key site for the integration of worlds and proposes to listen to what is needed. She founded and directs the Citizens of Stage Co Lab, a collective of movement artists that work together to make dance sustainable through community engagement and creating jobs for movers and is part of the Off/Track Collective and was recently awarded the Deccan Herald Changemakers Award, 2024.

Deen Atger (born in France) is a trans masc art curator and producer based in London. Their work mainly focuses on contemporary and new media art exploring notions of identity, gender and intersectionality at the junction of virtual worlds and technological innovations.

For Deen, art is a vector of dialogue, it is crossed by the story of those who make it, it can be observed as a multidimensional and inclusive manifestation of time and spaces of metamorphosis. This is how he builds his artistic propositions and exhibitions. They are currently artistic programme curator at Ugly Duck, an experimental creative venue and organisation that supports emerging, underrepresented and minority voices and artists in visual and performance arts. They are involved in a partnership with various organisations across East Africa through the artistic network and online residencies Off/Track. Additionally, they collaborate with music and art festival Kallida and are on the advisory board of the queer space Gut Level in Sheffield. Curated exhibitions: Pretty Doomed ( 2023), @Disturbance (2021), Anamorphic Waves, London (2019), (H)akt, London (2018), Real/Virtual, London (2017).

Amanda is a Senior Research Fellow and Programme Director at the Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP), leading their inequalities priority area, their work with public services more broadly, and WCPP’s work on socio-economic inequalities as part of the International Public Policy Observatory. Her role involves developing and leading research and knowledge mobilisation to generate useful and impactful evidence for Welsh policy makers and public service leaders. Amanda is a trustee for MeshWorks, has a background in developing social research to improve, change or disrupt practice and policy. Prior to joining the Centre, Amanda worked at The Young Foundation and Cordis Bright where she developed and led a range of national and international social policy research and evaluation projects. Her clients have included the Department for Education, the Big Lottery Fund, Refuge, Women’s Aid and Barcelona City Council.

Pamela Enyonu is an artist, feminist and recovering advertising professional living and working in Kampala. Focusing on black African [female] experience, Pamela uses her personal experiences as a Ugandan woman as a point of departure. Pamela studied Art and Design at the Kyambogo University Banda of Kampala, Uganda. Her artistic career started in 2017 with a 3 month residency at 32 degrees East. After her residency, she was invited to host a solo exhibition in June 2017. Another artist's residency in Paris, France, followed in 2020, on the occasion of Africa 2020. In 2022, Enyonu concluded her residency at AKKA Project in Venice, Italy, also being hosted by ProHelvetia, Zurich, Switzerland, in the same year. Pamela is particularly interested in the "untokenized" experiences occupying the intersection of empowerment, mental health, and identity. She continuously engages with the different communities through collaborations, workshops and seminars.