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Our work in Film & TV

  • Housekeepers Season 2
  • The Queen - telenovela

What we do in Film & TV

Story Development

We work with various teams and various stages of the storytelling process. We offer Head Writing services, drawing on our wealth of expertise as well as support on storylining, the development of the series bible and we are available at pitch stage as well - for original writing or fine-tuning.

Writing

Black Letter Media offers a range of writing services. We are proficient in scriptwriting for a range of formats, including film, mini-series, long running series, telenovelas, dramas and soap operas. Where TV writing is concerned, we are well versed in both half an hour and full hour outputs.

Editing

Our editing offering comprises story editing; which includes episode breakdowns, the key structure and treatment, and we are also work on script editing.

Consulting

While you may be working with an in-house team, we are able to consult and advise in various capacities. This may include workshopping stories and series and script doctoring. It may also include the writing and/or editing of script reports/coverage.

"To describe Dudu as a writer: Nuanced, surgical precision, quick and efficient... a master of dialogue! Dudu doesn't complain, knuckles down, gets to work, and always delivers!" Mokopi Shale, Screenwriter, Creative Producer (It's Complicated)
"What do you mean what it was like working with you? It was great, I miss it and you are solid in what you believe in but still willing to hear what the next has to say." Portia Gumede, Writer, Producer, Showrunner (Housekeepers)

They say, until the lion learns to speak, the tale of the hunt will be told by the hunter. We want to give the lion its voice back and an audience. Our vision is to help Afrikans find their authentic voice so they can tell their own stories.

Founded by duduzile zamantungwa mabaso in 2011, Black Letter Media is a story development company.

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Florence, Duduzile, Nozizwe

Our Stories On Stage and On Screen at Abantu Book Fest #TBT

“A Killing in the Sun” featured in the African Speculative Fiction Story Bundle

BOOK COVER REVEAL! The Short Story is Dead, Long Live the Short Story! Vol 4

ANNOUNCEMENT: Ope Adedeji Wins Our Short Story Prize

On addressing religious hypocrisy, defiantly so: An interview with Olubunmi Familoni

“One thing versus the other” – Tariro Ndoro talks about the power of African religions

On prosperity theology and auditing the gospel: An interview with P Ochieng Ochieng

“I just try to write stories” – Damon Yeld talks about his interest in the legendary tokoloshe

On rejecting religion and writing it: An interview with Carey Baraka

Our Online Poetry Journal

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Our latest books

The Short Story Is Dead, Long Live the Short Story!

Volume 4

Using religion as a theme and jumping off point, the stories both celebrate and are critical of organized religion in today’s Africa. Includes the winning story, “Omo omo omo” by Ope Adedeji.

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Hardly Working: A Travel Memoir of Sorts

Zukiswa Wanner

Ten years after her first book was published, Zukiswa Wanner leaves her Nairobi home on an adventure-filled road trip with her partner and son.

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Sundown and Other Stories

edited by Emmanuel Sigauke

An Writivism anthology featuring the Short Story Prize Story Sundown by Acan Innocent Immaculate, the Creative Non-Fiction winner, Lost Futures, or A Guide to Losing Love by YKO Tetteh.

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Poetry Potion 14

This Way We Salute You

The theme for this edition of Poetry Potion borrows itself from the collection This way I salute you by the late Professor Keorapetse Kgositsile.

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current work On TV

13 part series on Mzansi Magic

The Queen Season 5

telenovela on mzansi magic

2019-10-27

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