Reem Morsi is an Egyptian/Canadian writer/director based between Toronto & Cairo. She worked as a professional scuba diver and later a human rights officer (women & child protection against violence, sexual exploitation) at the United Nations and other International Organizations around the world in peace & war situations for over a decade. She tells us more in this episode

Joladé Olusanya is a Nigerian-British poet, filmmaker, and photographer. His debut poetry pamphlet, Jabez Incarnate (Out-Spoken Press, 2025), traces memory across cities and generations; a debut photography book is forthcoming from US indie publisher OtherOther. As a director and photographer, he has created work for FIFA, CHANEL, Canon, and BBC, with features in leading outlets such as Financial Times, and The Guardian, and exhibitions with Canon Vision, Kodak’s at Photography Show, SXWKS, and FABA. His poetic documentary mandem was commissioned and produced by Warner Bros. Discovery and has screened at film festivals across the UK. A BAFTA Connect member, Joladé was invited to Buckingham Palace in 2013 and 2024 in recognition of his contributions to poetry and to British film and television. Through his production company, By The Kin, he is developing a slate of short films and an original TV series while building community-led projects across Europe, the US and West Africa.

He sits down with Oumar for an intimate and passionate conversation.

Mona Ombogo is a globally recognized, award-winning Kenyan scriptwriter and best-selling author. Her exceptional talent has been honored with prestigious accolades, including the 2024 Women in Film Award for Best Script Writer and the Best Writing in a Series award at the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) for the hit Netflix series 'Volume', which she head-wrote. Mona served as head writer for the popular M-Net series 'Salem' and 'Shanga', and as a writer for Showmax's

'Single Kiasi'. She is also a development executive and trainer for Netflix and the Multichoice Talent Factory. As a director, her feature film 'Unseen, Unsung, Unforgotten' was nominated for eight Kalasha Awards, winning two.

She tells Oumar her captivating story