#InTheSpotlight with LIDUDUMALINGANI MQOMBOTHI - WRITER, FILMMAKER AN

Quotes: "Art should be accessible to everyone for it to have meaning.""The language used to talk about decolonisation is a problem. Overly academic language creates a barrier for those who really need to discuss this. When you don't have an accessible vocabulary for these concepts, you sit all impressed with yourself and talk to all your friends and form an echo chamber"Lidudumalingani (Eastern Cape) is a writer, filmmaker and photographer. In 2016 he was awarded the prestigious Caine Prize for African writing for his short story 'Memories We Lost' and the Miles Morland Scholarship, which will see him spend a year writing his debut novel titled 'Let Your Children Name Themselves'. His writing has appeared in newspapers, online platforms and literature journals like Chimurenga and Prufrock. His films have been screened at international festivals and his photographs exhibited in Cape Town.