Mpumelelo Mcata

Mpumelelo is one of South Africa's leading artists and cultural activists. Best known as one part of internationally acclaimed award winning South African rock band the BLK JKS (second album "Before Humans" out soon) - Mpumelelo plays the guitar, self-taught at that, but he is quick to remind us...that he is not a guitarist. Mpumelelo is somewhat of a polymath and considers himself a conduit and artist who is as passionate about film or art in general as he is about music. He is an autodidact musician and filmmaker. "Black President" - his debut feature, produced by Anna Teeman - a creative documentary set in the life and work of celebrated Zimbabwean artist Kudzanai Chiurai - world premiered as part of Forum Expanded at the 65th Berlinale in 2015. His second feature "Film Festival Film", co-directed with Perivi Katjavivi, will world premiered at the 69th Berlinale in February 2019. Mpumelelo set up End Street Africa with Anna Teeman in 2019 - their next film project is "An African Thrillogy" - a fiction feature trilogy.