Born in the Republic of South Africa in KwaZulu-Natal, Fezeka Mkhabela is a writer, producer and documentary filmmaker whose work is influenced by a call to illuminate African Knowledge Systems and Cultural Practices through the moving image. 

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Fezeka holds an honour’s degree in Film and Television Production with a specialisation in Screenwriting and Performance Theory. 

In 2021 she founded Ingwe Studios, a production studio company that champions indigenous stories through the visual storytelling medium. Her creative writing has reached publication in Tint Journal Austria and The Culture Review South Africa.

 

In 2023 she was selected to represent South Africa as an emerging filmmaker at the Panafrican Film & Television Festival of Ouagadougou.