Naomi Gumede

Role at the 2025 DFM Event:

Panellist

Bio

Naomi Gumede is a Durban-based film director and humanitarian committed to powerful, African-centred storytelling. Her work spans documentary, fiction, and visual art, often exploring identity, healing, and transformation. She holds a Master’s in Film Studies (Chevening, UK) and is the founder of Sapere Aude. Naomi’s storytelling is deeply personal and poetic, rooted in truth, and inspired by community, ancestral memory, and the ongoing fight for emotional and spiritual liberation.

Company

Retired from War

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