Mohamed Saïd Ouma

An experienced filmmaker, an avid cultural operator and a seasoned festival manager who currently serves as the Executive Director of DocA- Documentary Africa. He has cut his professional teeth as a festival manager for the International Film Festival of Africa and the Islands (FIFAI) from 2004 to 2015. He is also engaged in ‘The African Heritage Project’, a special program that aims to restore fifty African films of historic, cultural and artistic significance. It is a first-of-its-kind project that seeks to distribute these to new generations of audiences and filmmakers from Africa and the world that have a deep affinity for African film History knowledge. Four films have already been beautifully restored to date. His latest film, ‘Red Card’ premiered at IDFA 2020.