South Africa

Queen Sono On taking african content to the world

‘It’s about time. People like to say things like, “It’s time for

Africa to shine” – and now it’s cool to see Africa shining in practice, and really talented individuals collaborating. I had a film [Catching Feelings] that performed slightly less than okay on the cinema circuit, but when it got onto Netflix, it was streamed to millions of people immediately.’

why will resonate globally ‘It’s kickass. It’s a recognisable and familiar genre, infused with a cool, authentic South African story. It’s a great stew, and I think we’ve got such a good bunch of people. The scripts are awesome, and I think that familiarity of the genre and the specificity of the story’s unique – it’s a cool combo.’