The Creators.
LESEDI RUDOLPH
FOUNDER >> DIRECTOR
Johannesburg based filmmaker Lesedi Rudolph has been creating video content for just over a decade, working regularly with clients such as Discovery, Standard Bank and Nandos. A self shooting director that is most comfortable with the camera in his hands. Founder of Next Movement, a production company and artist management agency all rolled into one.
The video and photography path started with One.Dog.Chicken, a Cape Town based production company and blog, through which this content creation journey began. After moving back to Joburg to join Your Girlfriend, a commercials production company, working in production and as directors assistant to Trevor Clarence and Morgan Dingle.
Next Movement is the rebirth of Lesedi’s first ever company, an events and entertainment company active in the early to mid 2000’s. Now reincarnated into a fusion of all of his experience since, the company is home to creatives such as BCUC and uKhoiKhoi.
Lesedi
Fast Forward to the Future
LUX 60 FINAL
COSMO Gqom Kweens
Standard Bank - Heritage Month branded content campaign
Healthy Food Studio promo
Diplo (Major Lazer) - Mr Marshall.mov
Kate Tordiffe
HEAD OF PRODUCTION
Kate Tordiffe is a recent graduate at Open Window with a degree in Film Arts and Screen Acting. Most of her experience in and out of university has been Producing and Assisting and Directing, although she dabbled in most departments which strengthened her ability to communicate with everyone on a set. She has a passion for supporting people and bringing their projects to life. She aspires to work and collaborate with a variety of people in her career and bring other people’s visions to life, whether than be fellow creatives, companies or passionate individuals.
Phila Mnguni
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Philasande Mnguni is a film director focused on storytelling which looks at the human experience within complex social and cultural landscapes. By using tools such as atmosphere and emotional resonance he crafts intimate, morally complex stories navigating environments shaped by class, tradition, and circumstance. Having completed his Bachelor’s in Film Production from SAE Institute he entered into the work force through the camera department. Working on productions that have been distributed to networks ranging from Showmax to International Film Festivals such as Toronto International Film Festival has grown his approach to composing rigorous technical skill with artistic curation and performance.
Marco Du Plooy
HEAD OF POST-PRODUCTION
Marco Du Plooy is a filmmaker drawn to strong ideas, smart visuals, and sets that feel alive. With a background spanning directing, writing, and post-production, he brings a hands-on understanding of the full creative process, from concept through to final delivery. His approach on set is collaborative and flexible, balancing preparation with openness, and allowing performance, instinct, and clear ideas to shape the work. His focus is on sharp storytelling, visual precision, and films that feel natural, considered, and engaging.
uKHOIKHOI
uKhoiKhoi is a live looping duo that encompasses multilingual expressions through opera, indigenous chants and praise poetry. Using a variety of traditional and contemporary instruments to create their unique afro-futuristic sound that they call “indigenous electro”.
Their name is an ode to their shared KhoiSan heritage, a tribe that was one of the original inhabitants of Southern Africa.
The act is a collaboration between musician & composer Yogin Sullaphen, alongside vocalist & performing artist Anelisa Stuurman aka. Annalyzer. Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, they first joined forces on stage mid 2019 and released their self titled debut EP in April 2020.
uKhoiKhoi
UMFAZI by uKhoiKhoi
uKhoiKhoi - Castles
uKhoiKhoi (the praise)
MORENA LERABA
Teboho Mochaoa, known commonly by his stage name Morena Leraba is a Lesotho-born singer and rapper. He fuses traditional Sesotho lyrics with Electro, Afro House and Hip hop. His lyrics are rooted in the genre, Famo. A sub-genre of Sesotho traditional music or poetry, Famo is famous in Morena Leraba’s home district of Mafeteng (south of Lesotho capital’s Maseru).
“Because we also have influences from elsewhere musically, I’ve always re-imagined Famo. I’ve always re-imagined Sesotho traditional music. Coming to Johannesburg and meeting all the musicians that contributed to our journey so far was the manifestation of that re-imagination.”
Much of the mystique surrounding Morena Leraba stems from his roots in Lesotho, a mountainous country that is enclosed within South Africa. Like most of his countrymen, he spent much of his youth as a shepherd (in the village of Matholeng, Mafeteng), taking inspiration from the solitude that tending animals brings. For Morena Leraba, retaining deeply-sunk roots in Lesotho is more than sentimentality: it’s the stuff of his creative life. “These are memories of old and here lies our strange truths - stories from our grandmothers, of underworld waters, villages and other-worldly beings - and you have seen this before (arcane ways of our people). Our futurism - old riddles have become new.”
Morena Leraba collaborates with an extensive list of musicians, both on stage and in the studio - most notably Thamsanqa Ngwenya on marimba and backing vocals. Together they offer up a celebration of the shepherd’s charisma through stories that touch on the village but that also reflect Morena Leraba’s more recent experiences – both (and especially) his time in Johannesburg, and his travels abroad. The stories told his songs are nourished by accounts of other Basotho migrant workers that Morena Leraba normally commutes with.
“These are stories of migration. Labour in the informal sector. Johannesburg and its hardships. Hope. Finding strength and courage. Spiritual calling. Death and having to live with the memory of loved ones.”
Over the past eight years, Morena Leraba has become a globally acclaimed flag bearer of a remodelled Lesotho sound, manifested through a series of live performances, numerous high-wattage collaborations and a debut EP recorded in Johannesburg out now.
Morena Leraba
Morena Leraba "Mpuli" live at Endless Daze 2018
Morena Leraba - Moriana | Sofar Johannesburg
Ho Sama-Sama
Jim Beam Welcome Sessions Presents: A Morena Leraba performance
Morena Leraba ft Mankind - Impepho (2017)
Africa Express - 'Johannesburg' ft. Gruff Rhys, Morena Leraba, Radio 123, Sibot
BCUC
“without a doubt the best live act I saw”- Gilles Peterson
“Loved their set, it was one of my highlights of a great weekend” – Nick Dewey, Glastonbury Festival
“guaranteed to touch untapped corners of your soul” – Okayafrica
“the most impressive newcomers this year” – The Guardian
BCUC: Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness. Indigenous funk, hiphop consciousness and punk rock energy from Soweto, South Africa.
A stone’s throw from the church where Desmond Tutu organised the escape of the most wanted anti-Apartheid activists of Soweto, BCUC rehearses in a shipping container-turned-community restaurant, where their indomitable outspokenness echoes in a whole new way. Like its elders, Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness sees its music as a hedonistic trance, but also as a weapon of political and spiritual liberation.
The seven-piece band has been mesmerising audiences both locally and globally with its indigenous funk and high-energy performances that have fast made it one of South Africa’s most successful musical exports. Artistic heirs to Philip “Malombo” Tabane and Batsumi, they give contemporary voice to the ancestral traditions of indigenous peoples. Jazz sounds of 1970s and ‘80s productions replaced by hip-hop influences and punk-rock energy, taking the listener on an intriguing epic journey, sharing their controversial yet interesting views on modern Africa. They tackle the harsh realities of the voiceless, especially the plight of the uneducated workers at the bottom of the social food chain. BCUC taps into the elusiveness of the spirit world of ancestors by which they are inspired. The Africa portrayed by BCUC is not poor, but rich in tradition, rituals and beliefs.
“We bring fun and emo-indigenous Afro psychedelic fire from the hood,” says vocalist Kgomotso Mokone.
2017-2019 were incredible, seeing them collaborate with legends like Femi Kuti and Saul Williams and play the cream of European festivals including Glastonbury (West Holts), Roskilde, Dour, Worldwide, Womad, Fusion, Sziget, FMM Sines, Beaches Brew, Boomtown, Colours of Ostrava, Couleur Café.
BCUC
BCUC - Yinde (Glastonbury 2019)
BCUC 'Moya' at Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Awards.
BCUC "Izintuthwane" at Endless Daze 2019
WeTransfer x Gilles Peterson: BCUC (Live Performance)
BCUC Live @ Roskilde Festival 2018
Banta Continua Uhruru Consciousness (BCUC) - Yinde (Trans Musicales 2016)
Zondo Commission
Hailing from Johannesburg, Zondo Commission is a powerhouse pioneering the genre they call "Shoegazi," an electrifying fusion of psychedelic rock, shoegaze, punk rock, and progressive rock. Their soundscapes are a trippy journey through rhythmic beats and immersive sonic layers, making them a perfect fit for the raw energy of mosh pits. With their unique blend of genres, Zondo Commission crafts music that is both mind-bending and intensely dynamic, captivating audiences with every performance.