South Africa

Phumi Morare is an award-winning South African writer and director, passionate about exploring the female gaze in intimate, character-driven stories. Her short film Lakutshon’ Ilanga (When The Sun Sets) won an NAACP Image Award, a Student Academy Award Gold Medal, and was Oscar-shortlisted. It premiered at Telluride, Clermont-Ferrand, and was acquired by WarnerMedia OneFifty. Her latest film, Why The Cattle Wait, debuted at the Mill Valley and ARIFF Film Festivals. A Tribeca Chanel and Berlinale Talents alumna, Phumi holds an MFA in Film Directing from Chapman University and has a background in investment banking and management consulting

Filmography

Home: A Story of Forced Adoptions in America (2019)
Lakutshon Ilanga (2021)
Why The Cattle Waits (2024)