To get Mpho, you need to meet him. A film director who's all about real stories, unfiltered emotional authenticity, cultural accuracy and exploring how blackness is envisaged, depicted and viewed. His work across Africa, from Kenya and Ghana to Nigeria and Zambia, has received multiple awards and ardent respect, but it’s his deeply sensitive approach that makes him really stand out. Patient, personal and passionate, he has a unique way of gently but relentlessly navigating his team towards the mercurial. A selfless mentor who is deeply committed to transforming the local industry one frame at a time, he is defined as much by his impeccable work as he is by his love for his family, his love for sport and his lovely, generous demeanour.