Afriquan Film

Kevin Smith returned to HEATSKRS CON 2025 for a timely discussion on The Geo-Political Implications of Artificial Intelligence .

This conversation builds on our series of HEATSKRS legal talks with the venerated lawyer, following a foundational talk on the creative landscape of AI that happened at last year’s HEATSKRS. This year’s conversation pulls focus to the Geo-political Frameworks that are currently shaping the normalization of AI, as we explore the risks, roles and opportunities that face us as Africans during this transformative era in time.

This full release is in tribute to Kevin Smith who passed away on the 18th December 2025, and marks the final BAI Foundation conversation with Kevin Smith. This podcast will also be published on All That Yazz and Afriquan Film.

Afriquan Film is a podcast series in which we shall explore our continent’s cinematic landscape through film recommendations, as well as conversations with pertinent practitioners working within this creative industry.

Season 3 Episode 5 is a live episode that took place at HEATSKRS with trailblazing creative producer and commissioning editor, Kabelo Moremi, on the current landscape of Cultural and Lifestyle Programming; in a conversation that explores documentaries, new media and music videos

Host: Yalezo Njuguna

Special Guest: Kabelo Moremi AKA FratPacker

Voice Artist: Nomava Kibare

Research and Direction: Yalezo Njuguna

Post-Production: Ramabele Modiga

Original Music Produced by: Katlego DoouShii Thema

Producers: Yalezo Njuguna and Kibare wa Njuguna

Enraptured Odyssey & The Presidential Stimulus Fund

Afriquan Film is a podcast series in which we shall explore our continent’s cinematic landscape through film recommendations, as well as conversations with pertinent practitioners working within this creative industry.

Season 3 Episode 3 is a live episode that took place at BAI HEATSKRS with three prominent media practitioners on their experiences navigating and producing work that analyses, reports and promotes South African Film for magazines, radio and New-Media.

Speakers

Palesa Buyeye, Hustle For The Muscle Creator, She has written for publications such as Okay Africa, Sowetan SMag, Marie Claire, Moziak, Tagged and more.

Eddie Ramohlale, Film Pundit & Founder of SA Film Chronicles

Nqanawe Shangase, Founder of NqanaweLive! Film Pundit with work on 702, News24, Tagged & more.

Moderator: Nqanawe Shangase

Special Guests: Palesa Buyeye & Eddie Ramohlale

Voice Artist: Nomava Kibare

Research and Direction: Yalezo Njuguna

Post-Production: Ramabele Modia

Original Music Produced by: Katlego DoouShii Thema

Producers: Yalezo Njuguna and Kibare wa Njuguna

Enraptured Odyssey & The Presidential Stimulus Fund

Afriquan Film is a podcast series in which we shall explore our continent’s cinematic landscape through film recommendations, as well as conversations with pertinent practitioners working within this creative industry.

Season 3 Episode 3 is a live episode that took place at BAI HEATSKRS with SAFTA-award winning filmmaker , Thembalethu Mfebe. Mfebe stands as one of South Africa’s most prolific youth filmmakers with a director’s credits list stacked with hit-shows like Youngins, Adulting, Miseducation & Outlaws as well having worked on the SAFTA-winning TIFF Selection, The Umbrella Men, Mfebe has amassed an astounding filmography within his first decade in the industry. In this conversation we explore his journey navigating the industry as a young black director and his experiences in bringing to life engaging youth programming like Adulting and Youngins.

Host: Yalezo Njuguna

Guest: Thembalethu Mfebe

Voice Artist: Nomava Kibare

Research and Direction: Yalezo Njuguna

Post-Production: Yalezo Njuguna

Original Music Produced by: Katlego DoouShii Thema

Producers: Yalezo Njuguna and Kibare wa Njuguna

Touki Bouki

Enraptured Odyssey & The Presidential Stimulus Fund

Afriquan Film is a podcast series in which we shall explore our continent’s cinematic landscape through film recommendations, as well as conversations with pertinent practitioners working within this creative industry.

Our Season 3 returns finds us talking with XYZ Film's Todd Brown. His work in media began as an avid music critic which gradually extended into the film space for multiple publications. He then decided to start his own and the result of that has since become one of the leading publications today covering world cinema comprehensively with Screen Anarchy. His specific focus on covering independent and world cinema translated into him becoming a coveted film programmer for multiple film festivals and that as well translated into the role of sales agent, as he currently sits as The Head of International Acquisitions at XYZ Films. In this conversation where explore his career into sales, his journey into the African Market as well as exploring the various ways with which the streaming era has evolved the temperature and understanding of what success for African films can look like.

Host: Yalezo Njuguna

Guest: Todd Brown

Voice Artist: Nomava Kibare

Research and Direction: Yalezo Njuguna

Post-Production: Ramabele Modiga

Original Music Produced by: Katlego DoouShii Thema

Producers: Yalezo Njuguna and Kibare wa Njuguna

Five Fingers for Marseilles Available on Netflix

Enraptured Odyssey

Afriquan Film is a podcast series in which we shall explore our continent’s cinematic landscape through film recommendations, as well as conversations with pertinent practitioners working within this creative industry.

Our Season 3 premiere finds us talking with Alta Global Media's Steven Adams. Within this episode we find out a bit about his journey into the film industry and into Talent Management. The conversation explores what Talent Management and re is as well as Steven Adams' incredibly prolific journey within various sectors of the Film Industry from VFX productions and film festivals all the way to his work with Alta Global Media and growing more relations between African Americans and the African continent.

Host: Yalezo Njuguna

Guest: Steven Adams

Voice Artist: Nomava Kibare

Research and Direction: Yalezo Njuguna

Post-Production: Li'Motive

Original Music Produced by: Katlego DoouShii Thema

Producers: Yalezo Njuguna and Kibare wa Njuguna

Silverton Siege Available on Netflix

Enraptured Odyssey

Afriquan Film is a podcast series in which we shall explore our continent’s cinematic landscape through film recommendations, as well as conversations with pertinent practitioners working within this creative industry.

Welcome the season finale of Afriquan Film Season 2. Our final guest is a champion of the arts who knows how to set the bar. Her career is of one who is actively celebrates craft. Whether it was in the publishing space as a Strategic Marketing Manager and Editor in Chief to her current role as the Head of Operations at the NFVF. This episode finds us exploring the financial sustainability of the South African industry; covering topics from financial models and distribution all the way co-production agreements South Africa has with the rest of the African continent and internationally. In this episode we get into Onke Dumeko's journey with the National Film and Video Foundation and her perspective on our industry through this lens Follow us on @afriquanfilm on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok & Twitter for more information. 

Host: Yalezo Njuguna AKA Yazz The Student

Guest: Onke Dumeko

Voice Artist: Nomava Kibare

Research and Direction: Yalezo Njuguna

Post-Production: Yalezo Njuguna

Original Music Produced by: Katlego DoouShii Thema

Producers: Yalezo Njuguna and Kibare wa Njuguna

Sew The Winter To My Skin [Podcast Recommendation] - Trailer

Enraptured Odyssey

Afriquan Film is a podcast series in which we shall explore our continent’s cinematic landscape through film recommendations, as well as conversations with pertinent practitioners working within this creative industry.

This episode finds us exploring the relationship between music, film and history with a director that has a storied history that has encompassed it. From music making and music video producing to directing within the ad-industry; Mbele's journey has culminated into the soulful directorial debut that is Music Is My Life: The Joseph Shabalala Story. A music documentary that explores the legendary figure behind Ladysmith Black Mambazo, his life's journey and work in building the cultural reservoir that has become world-beloved, winning multiple Grammys in the process. In this episode we got into Mpumi Mbele's journey into filmmaking as well as understanding what it takes to create a documentary that functions at the scale of what Music Is My Life is. Follow us on @afriquanfilm on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok & Twitter for more information. 

Host: Yazz The Student

Guest: Mpumi Mbele

Voice Artist: Nomava Kibare

Research and Direction: Yalezo Njuguna

Post-Production: Marcus Aries

Original Music Produced by: Katlego DoouShii Thema

Producers: Yalezo Njuguna and Kibare wa Njuguna

Mapantsula [Podcast Recommendation] - Trailer

Enraptured Odyssey

NFVF PESP Fund

Afriquan Film is a podcast series in which we shall explore our continent’s cinematic landscape through film recommendations, as well as conversations with pertinent practitioners working within this creative industry.

This episode finds us diving into the world of commissioning editing and African programming with executive producer Mark Madai. As a commissioning editor, Mark Madai has worked for both Multichoice and e-TV within different capacities. This episode aims to look at the roles and responsibilities of a commissioning editor as well as some of the considerations that a channel has to make when it comes to managing the ratings on a long-form piece content. Follow us on @afriquanfilm on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok & Twitter for more information. 

Host: Yazz The Student

Guest: Mark madai

Voice Artist: Nomava Kibare

Research and Direction: Yalezo Njuguna

Post-Production: Li'Motive

Original Music Produced by: Katlego DoouShii Thema

Producers: Yalezo Njuguna and Kibare wa Njuguna

Touki Bouki [Podcast Recommendation] - Trailer

Gereza is available on E-Vod & Amazon Prime

Enraptured Odyssey

NFVF PESP Fund

Afriquan Film is a podcast series in which we shall explore our continent’s cinematic landscape through film recommendations, as well as conversations with pertinent practitioners working within this creative industry.

Our first guest of the 2023 is a multi-faceted filmmaker who has racked up multiple SAFTA nominations and even an African Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Lucky Specials. His directorial debut film, Pusha Pressa Phanda won multiple awards at the 2021 Durban International Film Festival including The Artistic Bravery Award; and was our opening feature film for the Afriquan Film Club. I am talking about the dynamic Richard Lukunku. Follow us on @afriquanfilm on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok & Twitter for more information. 

Host: Yazz The Student

Guest: Richard Lukunku

Voice Artist: Nomava Kibare

Research and Direction: Yalezo Njuguna

Post-Production: Marcus Aries

Original Music Produced by: Katlego DoouShii Thema

Producers: Yalezo Njuguna and Kibare wa Njuguna

Touki Bouki [Podcast Recommendation] - Trailer

Gereza is available on E-Vod & Amazon Prime

Enraptured Odyssey

NFVF PESP Fund