No more compromising
By Zubaydah Bashir A few years ago, I would not have told you I wanted to be a filmmaker, or be involved in activism. I would have given you an entire list of occupations I couldn’t even remember today.…
You can already do the “thing” you want to do.
By Kemiyondo Coutinho Impostor Syndrome. We all have it, that nasty little voice that tells you that you are a fraud. That the people who are doing the “thing” you so desperately want to do ACTUALLY know what they…
MOXIE Illustration of the month by Maxine Naidoo
MOXIE Chats … to Nosipho Dumisa
by michel’le donnelly Storytelling is imperative to any creative work and when it’s done well, it tends to stick for generations and generations, almost becoming a story in itself. Storytelling is at the heart of Nosipho Dumisa’s debut feature, Nommer…
Mama Winnie’s Death has Set the Stage
By Michel’le Donnelly The national and international outcry since Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s passing has brought about much vilification to the late freedom fighters life. As many people have come to acknowledge, far too late, is that Mama Winnie was the real…
Lebo’s Image of the month
MOXIE Chats to … Sonia Radebe
MOXIE: When did the idea for Dori(s) come to you? Sonia Radebe: So it was after I received an email stating that I am the 3rd recipient of Sophie Mgcina Emerging Voice Award sponsored by the Market Theatre during the…
MOXIE Chats to Yolanda Mogatusi
by michel’le donnelly I’m taking ya’ll back to 2016, when I had just landed my first real gig in film and television. I was a development intern at a local production company and my job was to read and evaluate…
Collective Visibility: Organising as Creative Practice
By Tšhegofatso Mabaso While art collectives are no new phenomenon, a recent growth in the emergence of young creative collectives surely highlights the reality of ever-narrowing access to platforms of visibility for artists. While this is true, it does offer…
How to Swirl … A Guide for Hair
By Michel’le Donnelly Centuries ago, before the idea of the GHD had even entered anyone’s imagination; the Coloured South African woman had mastered the art of straightening hair. How did she do this you ask? Well, with a comb and…