Runyararo Mapfumo is a

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, writer, and producer. She is known for her work on the critically acclaimed

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television series ''

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''.

Background

Mapfumo is of Zimbabwean heritage. In 2013, Mapfumo graduated from

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with a

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degree in film and visual effects.

Career

Mapfumo has received funding from the

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, the

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, and Google Arts. She has featured in the

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. Her third short, ''Masterpiece'', was shown at the 2020 We Are One: A Global Film Festival.

Filmography

Director

Sources: *

(2021) - TV series *What's in a Name? (2020) - short *The Uncertain Kingdom (2020) - documentary *Dawn in the Dark (2019) - short *Sensational Simmy! (2019) - short *Masterpiece (2017) - short *The Time Is Now (2015) - short *Revelation (2013) - short

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*{{IMDb name, 5486712 Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Alumni of Sheffield Hallam University Black British filmmakers British people of Zimbabwean descent British television directors British women film directors