Collaborators and Communities
As I have gone careering through my journey on this planet, I have always found fantastic collaborators who bring both joy and sincere engagement to every project. Listed below are some (but certainly not all) of the communities and collaborators that I have encountered and engaged with over the years.
Sentella and Jozi Burners
Sentella is an art community that throws a little week-long festival in Hartebeespoort every year, while the Jozi Burners are the volunteer corps that keep the Gauteng-based burners connected through regular gatherings, outreach events and training days. I'm an active member of these communities, and I can guarantee that anyone you talk to here will know who I am. I have no idea what their opinions are, but I am sure they will be happy to voice them.
Sentella
Website Facebook Instagram Quicket
Jozi Burners
Facebook
ThatBroEon
A fantastic visual stylist, with a really distinctive perspective as a writer and maker of things. His work speaks for itself.
Eon on Linktree
Phillip M Dikotla
A comedian and theatre maker with strong administrative and project management instincts. Top of my list of potential team members for content production, if he is available.
Instagram
VIJEV
An AI strategist who has been consistently ahead of the South African curve in terms of using AI in interesting and creative ways.
LinkedIn Substack TikTok Instagram Youtube
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Tom Ravid
A master of the English language, a thoughtful and careful writer of the weird and wondrous and wandering. We have worked together on all sorts of projects since our time in film school together.
Website Linktree LinkedIn
Duane Behrens
A skilled actor and dedicated production professional. Always an asset to any team.
IMDB
Jeremy Richard
A true craftsman of vocal performance. Consistent and reliable output with flashes of real brilliance. A pleasure to work with.
Agency Listing
The Renegade Storyteller
The first of my multimedia projects, and my first attempt at a community driven project. It fizzled out. But a number of talented writers got their start with that there little tumblr blog, and youtube channel, and it still pleases me that the stories are still out there on the interwebs.
YouTube Tumblr
Service to the Church : Highway Assembly of God (2006-2010)
This is a long story for another time. But the core of my commitment to community and the people of Africa is rooted in my time spent serving the church through High School.
The congregation I was a member of has since renamed itself Thrive Church (after first renaming itself Renown Church), and it bears little resemblance to the community I once knew.
Their Website
Contacts:
Cheryl Reeves (My Youth Pastor at the time)
Roger Cloete (Kids Pastor and Missions Director while I was there)