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- Director/Writer Dorothy A. Atabong’s short film Sound Of Tears, screened at over 45 film festivals worldwide. Multiple awards and nominations: The Africa Movie Academy Award, Court-métrage de fiction, Burundi, Best Film and Best Director Nominations for the Golden Sheaf Award, Ousmane Sembene Award – Zanzibar International Film Festival and Best Film at The Pan African Film Festival in LA and Cannes. Alumna of the Women In the Director’s Chair (WIDC). Her recent work can be seen on CBC’s critically acclaimed 21 Black Futures – Season 3 - YEn Ara Asaase Ni/This Is Our Own Native Land. Winner of the 2020 Cayle Chernin Award. She is currently in postproduction for film Eye of the Veil and was a 2022 participant of the Banff/Netflix Diversity of Voices Initiative. Her feature script, Zenzile’s Journey is in development in partnership with Telefilm Canada. This short is a proof of concept of Zenzile’s Journey, as part of the Caribbean Tales Black Incubator Studio Access Project.

ZENZILE THEMBELA (35), is a terminally ill novice fashion designer, struggling with mental illness in the confines of her Johannesburg home. When another family member dies, Zenzile makes yet another attempt on her life. Aunt Bheka, her estranged maternal aunt, who’s lived life colorfully, rebukes Zenzile lovingly, and insists she must find what to live for. Zenzile discloses her dream to launch her Afro-centric fashion label and make a mark at NYC Fashion Week. She must now convince her aunt to grant her last wish to emigrate to Toronto under the care of Pebbles, her aunt’s ex-lover.