Dara Kell is a South African filmmaker, writer, and editor. Before Dear Mandela, she shot, directed, and edited a five-part short documentary series in Brazil about children’s perspectives during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. She is a Sundance Institute Creative Producing Fellow, a Poverty Scholar at Union Theological Seminary, and recipient of Participant Media’s “Outstanding Filmmaker” award, representing Africa. Her work has been supported by the New York State Council on the Arts and the Ford Foundation.