Filmmakers
Momo Dione
Momo Dione was born in Saudi Arabia. He is of Guinean and Senegalese descent. He has been featured in plays, TV shows, commercials, music videos, student films, independent films, and feature films. His award winning short film “Maffé Tiga”(Peanut Butter Stew) has screened at festivals and on television all over the world. The film was nominated for an Africa Movie Academy Award in 2012. He is also the Co-Founder of Mansa Nzinga Productions. He has starred in feature film projects including: Rahman Oladigbolu’s Boston-set “Theory of Conflict” and Gahite Fofana’s Guinea-set “La Lune est Tombée” (The Moon has Fallen). His travel documentary series "Momo Dione: Going Home," explores the goals, struggles and accomplishents of African immigrants who have returned home and seek to reestablish their roots after enduring displacement-for better or worse.
Tejay Bah
Tejay Bah is a Sierra Leonean/American, Stage/Film Actor, writer and director who was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in Business. He moved to California to pursue his true passion and become an actor. He has appeared on the Tracey Ullman show, State of the Union, Tim & Eric Awesome Show and has also performed at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, Nesona Play Reading Festival and many plays around the Los Angeles areas and still continues. He is the Co-Founder of Mansa Nzinga Productions LLC. He also studied with the Robey Theatre Company, founded by Danny Glover and Ben Guillory. He is passionate about African cinema and the untold stories of immigrants.