BEHIND THE NARRATIVES

MAHLOGONOLO “MANCHESTER” MAHAPA, 29, WRITER AND CREATIVE PRODUCER

Manchester always knew she was passionate about storytelling, and after an undergraduate degree in marketing from the University of the Witwatersrand, she went on to study film in Prague, Czech Republic. Born in Polokwane, she is one of the first women to produce the SA Music Awards. She was also part of the writing team on Broken Vows and Grassroots. Isono on BET Africa’s new telenovela is her first original script.

I watch content across the board, and have always been inspired to push the envelope when it comes to storytelling. One of my favourite cinema gods is Asghar Farhadi, who did . He tells stories that are authentic to his environment. They are also universal human stories — you don’t have to be