JO MUNNIK

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.

Career highlights include directing and writing a five-part documentary series on South African identity and youth culture; joining animal activists summiting Mount Kilimanjaro; capturing sacred burial practices in Madagascar; covering pangolin rehabilitation in Liberia and embedding with Sea Shepherd in Gabon. Jo has also tackled hard-hitting social issues like the heroin trade in Kenya and climate change's impact on Malawian fishing communities, while interviewing fascinating people from the worlds of exploration, science, and the arts. She has also covered major news events including the Westgate terrorist attack and Nelson Mandela's death, and headed production for a 24-hour news channel dedicated to the Oscar Pistorius trial.

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.