Nyembezi …

(She/Her)

Writer / Director / Story Producer, at Firestarters

Malawi - South Africa

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Nyembezi’s work often explores the uncharted territory where global narratives meet local reality.

About

Nyembezi is a filmmaker and media interrogator working across documentary, fiction and video art. Formerly an advertising art director, she moved into independent storytelling after earning an Honours degree in English Literature from the University of Witwatersrand and completing a filmmaker programme at the National Film and Video Foundation of South Africa. She first wrote and directed ‘On Isibindi Street’, a 24-minute drama film exploring the tension between legal and cultural expectations which premiered on SABC1, and later aired on Amazon Prime. Her recent non-fiction works confront how African lives are framed in global narratives, and includes ‘The March of Hollowmen’, a short documentary created for the Reuters Screenocean Make Film History Challenge. As a global finalist, the film can be watched right now via Reuters or Sheffield DocFest websites.

Featured Work

The March of Hollowmen (2026) - teaser

Creative Documentary Short - writer, director, editor, voice

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Showreel

1-minute video

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On Isibindi Street - Trailer

24-minute made-for-tv drama - writer, director

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