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Lens of the Future / Stories & Films

Stories worth seeing. Voices worth hearing.

Discover the creative work, perspectives and stories emerging through Lens of the Future.

Film collection · Zimbabwe bootcamp

Short films by bootcamp participants.

Creative work from our first chapter. The supplied posters introduce the films and the people credited in their production. Viewing links are not currently available.

Poster for Loner: a single dusty purple rose centred on a black background, with the title and crew credits.

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Loner

A lonely young woman finds comfort in a stray cat.

Director
Courage Shumba
Producer
Courage Matanda
DOP
Lindiwe Mugwara
Deputy DOP
Jennifer S Chiveya
Editor
Alois K Musiiwa
Sound Designer
Ken Magirazi
Starring
Nozipho Khumalo
Poster for Bloodline: black-and-white profiles of a man and a woman facing away from each other, torn-paper edges across a black background, the title in red.

Bloodline

Some secrets break more than hearts.

Cast & crew

Zivanai Duri · Zolile Makaleni · Ledivine Matarutse · Melinkosi Dube · Diana Bamala · Tino Sparks · Tinotenda Mudzviti · Rachael Kwainona

Poster for Finding Common Ground: people standing and sitting around a boardroom table covered in documents, a large wall clock on the wall behind them.

Finding Common Ground

Different worlds. One table.

Five strangers are given a task that requires them to work together to create something, even though they come from different backgrounds. Can they find common ground before the clock hits zero?

Cast & crew

Vimbiso · George · Elsie · Chantelle · Concilia

Poster for True to Self: two smiling young women outdoors, one wearing a Lens of the Future t-shirt, with cast and crew credits along the bottom.

True to Self

Be you.

Director
Andiswa Hadebe
DOP
Tawana Makanga
Producer
Ian
Naomi
Tsitsi Mkombgwe
Natalie
Ragauel Nyasha
James
Kudzi Matare
A camera operator filming an interview at the bootcamp
Behind the scenes · Zimbabwe filmmaking bootcamp, October 2025

Story features

The perspectives behind the work.

Participant stories, behind-the-scenes features and interviews will sit alongside reflections on storytelling, creative essays and project documentation as verified editorial material becomes available.

For now, explore the photographs and account of the bootcamp that brought these filmmakers together.

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