August • 2024
Jo was very communicative and organized throughout the whole process. Working with her was great and would definitely recommend!
Jo M.
Cape Town, South Africa
1 review$350 - $600 / Day
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Jo Munnik (she/her) is an internationally acclaimed documentary filmmaker, journalist and photographer from South Africa. With a career spanning two decades she has worked across Africa - from 33 degrees South to 33 North, with a whole lot of East and West in between. Her work has reached audiences worldwide appearing on platforms like Nat Geo, BBC, NBC, Vice News, Love Nature, Encounters International Documentary Festival, DSTV, and Global Citizen, among others. Previously she was the staff Africa features producer for CNN, where she continues to contribute. A natural storyteller with a diverse portfolio, Jo moves seamlessly between directing and producing documentaries (both long and short form), branded content films, photography, videography, writing, and podcasts. Based in Cape Town, she owns a woman-led production house offering comprehensive services for non-scripted content, specialising in bringing African stories to a global audience.
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5.0 Produced for Global Citizen
ISO Production Team (Producer + DP + Sound) in Lusaka, Zambia
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THE BLACK MAMBAS, SOUTH AFRICA’S FIRST ALL WOMEN ANTI-POACHING UNIT - BBC.
The Black Mambas is the world's first all-female wildlife ranger squad. They don't carry guns but they are determined to fight poachers. Here's a day in their life, patrolling the Greater Kruger National Park of South Africa.
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- Non-Fiction Film Director
- Documentary DP
'MY BEST FRIEND'S AN ANIMAL' - LOVE NATURE
My Best Friend’s an Animal is an emotive, heart-warming series. It tells the stories of humans who have unlikely, extraordinary friendships with wild animals. Featuring six compelling stories per episode and filmed all over the world. Including a story from Liberia about Beyan who is preparing to say a bittersweet, emotional farewell to a Pangolin called Wolah. Wolah is now being released back into the wild. Filmed in Liberia. Produced and second camera filming by Jo Munnik for Love Nature.
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- Non-Fiction Film Director
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‘CLIMATE CHANGE IS MAKING IT EVEN HARDER TO ESCAPE POVERTY’ - VICE NEWS TONIGHT
Lake Malawi is Africa’s third largest lake and home to more than 1,000 species of fish. But in the last 20 years, experts say the amount of fish has dropped by 90 percent - here's how it's affecting Malawi residents and in particular women living in the communities living alongside the lake. Filmed in Malawi and produced / directed by Jo Munnik for Vice News Tonight.
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- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- Reporter / Journalist
THE SERENGETI GIRLS RUN - CNN
In this 23 feature for CNN Inside Africa, we told the story of the The Serengeti Girls Run - a three day, 63 km, all-women endurance run through Tanzania's Serengeti. Navigating through iconic wilderness and wildlife, we follow 14 women from across the world as they race for a local cause -- the empowerment of women.
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'HABITS OF GEN Z' DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Gen Z is the generation of our time -the poster kids of progress and the embodiment of social change. This five-part documentary series focused on South Africa's youth culture opens up dialogue across generations featuring candid conversations around values, identity, sex, drugs, diversity, the past, climate change and the future. Filmed in South Africa for Dstv. Directed, written & content development by Jo Munnik.
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