Zoe Ramushu
Directing
Biography
Zoe Ramushu is a South Africa based Zimbabwean writer, director, producer, actress and multimedia journalist. Her debut film, It Takes A Circus was nominated for the Student Academy Awards. Zoe Ramushu is co-founder and former spokesperson of Sisters Working in Film and Television. She also chairs a committee for the South African Department of Sports, Arts and Culture.
Known For
Eighteen-year-old Aaliyah flies on aerial silks. Her 16-year-old cousin Bre twirls on hoops. They dream of escaping the violence that marred their young lives. Their possible ticket out is the after-school program Trenton Circus Squad. Now that Covid-19 has changed everything, will the circus and the girls’ dreams survive?
It Takes a Circus
Charting the recent advancements in weaponized communication by investigating the rise and fall of the world’s most notorious public relations and reputation management firm: the British multinational Bell Pottinger.
Influence
How do you survive in an isolated village with a small human population and a large wildlife population? For Zulu, an honorable rural man, survival is a constant battle. Although he dreams of becoming an acclaimed musician and taking care of his ailing mother; in reality, he is a broken-hearted drunk. Eventually, his anger towards life thrusts him into the arms of poachers who become his family.