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Tapiwa Chipfupa
Photo Courtesy of Tapiwa Chipfupa
Director

Director, writer, and producer Tapiwa Chipfupa is an original, eclectic creative. She worked on various projects in southern Africa before deciding to pursue an Master’s degree from The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance (AFDA) in 2015. Tapiwa is an IDFAcademy (2016), Hot Docs (2016), La Fabrique (2016), Berlinale Talents (2015), Durban Talent Campus (2013), and AfricaDocs(2010) alumna and the inaugural winner of the Sundance Institute Spotlight Award (2015), among several others. Her projects have been acquired by broadcasters and won awards worldwide.

Program cohorts
Diversity Fellows Initiative 2017
films by Tapiwa Chipfupa
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The Other Half of the African Sky
Still from The Other Half of the American Sky
more Diversity Fellows Initiative 2017 winners
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Carolina Corral
Photo courtesy of Carolina Corral
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Elizabeth Castle
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