Jo Munnik (she/her) is a South African documentary filmmaker, director, producer and journalist based in Cape Town.
For two decades she has told African stories for international broadcasters and streamers, including Disney+, National Geographic, BBC Africa Eye, CNN International, Vice, Showmax and M-Net.
She was a staff Features Producer at CNN Africa and continues to produce and direct Africa-focused current affairs and documentary formats for the network. Her docuseries Habits of Gen Z earned a SAFTA nomination, and Trade Secrets: Inside Africa's Illicit Drug Markets was selected for the Encounters South African International Documentary Festival.
Jo is the founder of Wild Wave Films, a Cape Town studio for impactful visual storytelling from across Africa. Current projects include Penny Siopis: What a Life!, a short documentary portrait of the artist, and Rabid Planet, a feature documentary about rabies in seals.
Since 2019 she has lectured and trained media professionals at the University of Cape Town, Stellenbosch University, CPUT, Newsroom Africa and the African Mayoral Leadership Academy.
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IMDb I LinkedIn I Instagram I Muck Rack I Wild Wave Films I Penny Siopis: What a Life! I Rabid Planet
SELECTED CREDITS
2026 I Penny Siopis: What a Life! I Wild Wave Films I Director, Executive Producer, Cinematographer I In Production
2026 I Rabid Planet I Wild Wave Films I Director, Executive Producer I In Production
2025 I Healing or Hell I BBC Africa Eye I Director, Producer, Cinematographer
2023 - 2025 I My Best Friend is an Animal S1 & S2 I Disney+ I Field producer and director
2024 I Life on the Line I Nat Geo I Producer, Photographer
2023 I Habits of Gen Z Documentary Series I M-Net I Director, Writer I SAFTA Nominee
2022 I Private Security in South Africa Comes at a Cost I Vice News I Field producer and director
2021 I Trade Secrets: Inside Africa’s Illicit Drug Markets I Producer I Encounters Festival Official Selection
2016 - 2020 I CNN Staff Africa Features Producer I CNN International