Summit | Fellows Spotlight
Underwater, aerial filmmaker and helicopter pilot. Experience on different wild environments and extreme sports, trying to get new perspectives in hard-to-reach places.
Chisomo is a Malawian filmmaker, cinematographer, and storyteller whose work bridges art, emotion, and purpose. With over seven years of experience in the film and television industry, Chisomo has developed a distinctive visual language that blends realism with poetic imagery — drawing audiences into stories rooted in identity, culture, and human resilience.
I am an Oceanographer and National Geographic Explorer passionate about using technology to improve our observations and understanding of the oceans. With a background in Climate Change and Marine Science, I am dedicated to bridging the gap between science and cutting-edge technology. I believe in the power of collaboration and am eager to explore new opportunities in the field of Observational Oceanography and Technology.
I’m Elshadye Berhanu, a cinematographer and director telling culturally rooted and environmentally conscious stories. I trained in theatre and film at Gondar University and later at the MultiChoice Talent Factory. My work includes short films, aired on Zee World, as well as commercials broadcast across local platforms. I’m a NEWF Lab fellow and the founder of Twenty-Nine Production, focused on documentary storytelling that centers marginalized voices. Currently, I am directing The Legend of a Hyena Man, an animated folktale in development through Durban Film Mart with support from Hidden Hand Studios, and also a mini anthological documentary series under twenty-nine production.
Kristina is a bilingual Gabonese writer and producer currently residing in Libreville, Gabon. She previously worked at The Nature Conservancy in Arlington, Virginia, USA before founding Gaboma Multimedia & Production Studios, an independent production company specializing in TV and film production in 2021. Her work focuses on producing nature documentaries, particularly those that explore the intersection between nature and African cultures, highlighting ancestral and cultural relationships with the land as they relate to conservation. In 2023, Kristina participated in the NEWF Producer's Lab, a program supported by National Geographic Society, where she wrote and produced a wildlife film following a young gorilla tracker in southwestern Gabon. The film transports viewers deep into Gabon's rainforests, teeming with medicinal plants and intriguing secrets, as it reveals lessons passed down by the ancestors and the forest's animal inhabitants. In 2025, Kristina delivered a TEDx talk alongside her collaborator Jacqueline Farmer on embracing the female gaze in nature storytelling and the importance of amplifying diverse voices in wildlife filmmaking. She emphasized the power of reframing narratives to help global communities reconnect with nature and rally around the preservation of the earth's wild spaces.
Samson Moyo is a wildlife filmmaker and producer from Zambia who specialises in short documentaries. Having developed an interest in wildlife filmmaking and nature, he pursued studies in Digital Film Production to gain a more in-depth understanding of videography. He has since worked on a number of shoots with different production companies including the BBC, National Geographic, Walt Disney, Natural History New Zealand, Iniosante, and Wildstar. When he is not on assignment for productions, he runs his own production company - Mosam Media - where his projects centre around producing his own film projects.
Shorouk Elkobrosi is a Director of Photography whose work focuses on human–nature relationships. With her tactile and visceral images, she explores new ways to visualize survival. She is a NEWF wildlife cinematographer, documentary filmmaker, and underwater camerawoman. She holds an MSc in Climate Sciences from the University of Hamburg and an MA in Cinematography from MetFilm School London. Before turning fully towards cinematography, she spent over a decade in visual science communication, developing environmental storytelling across formats. Her work has included collaborations with international clients such as BBC World Service, producing newsroom-style climate science programs; the African-German Youth Initiative, filming a documentary on the impact of African social entrepreneurs on climate mitigation; and organizations like the European Science Foundation, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, and IIASA. With proficiency in cinema camera operation, lighting design, and visual storytelling, Shorouk is seeking opportunities as a Director of Photography, cinematographer, or camera operator, particularly with productions creating impactful, human-centric environmental films.
Shorouk Elkobrosi is a Director of Photography whose work focuses on human–nature relationships. With her tactile and visceral images, she explores new ways to visualize survival. She is a NEWF wildlife cinematographer, documentary filmmaker, and underwater camerawoman. She holds an MSc in Climate Sciences from the University of Hamburg and an MA in Cinematography from MetFilm School London. Before turning fully towards cinematography, she spent over a decade in visual science communication, developing environmental storytelling across formats. Her work has included collaborations with international clients such as BBC World Service, producing newsroom-style climate science programs; the African-German Youth Initiative, filming a documentary on the impact of African social entrepreneurs on climate mitigation; and organizations like the European Science Foundation, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, and IIASA. With proficiency in cinema camera operation, lighting design, and visual storytelling, Shorouk is seeking opportunities as a Director of Photography, cinematographer, or camera operator, particularly with productions creating impactful, human-centric environmental films.