About Kipaji Lab.
Training. Equipping. Connecting.
Africa's creative voices.
Kipaji Lab is a Pan-African film and media training organisation. We develop the next generation of African image-makers through structured training, professional equipment access, and entry into our creative network — connecting Black photographers, videographers, and visual creators with clients and projects — delivered in Nairobi, Johannesburg, and Washington DC.
Film Production Training
Professional Equipment Access
Entry into Our Creative Network
Our approach
to filmmaker development
Learn
Transformational learning paired with hands-on technical training through the Lab
Practice
Real assignments and applied production work during the Lab
Build
What our alumni say.
Films Produced
Production Companies Founded
In Our Creative Network
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Since our founding, Kipaji Lab has trained filmmakers, photographers, and visual storytellers across the continent. Our alumni are making films, winning festivals, and building the African creative economy. quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo.
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Mentors and makers
shaping African cinema.
Our programs combine classroom learning with hands-on production experience. Participants work on real projects, supported by industry mentors and access to professional-grade equipment..
Dr. Andrene M. Taylor is the CEO and Chief Creative of Zuri Productions and the institutional architect behind Kipaji Lab. A scholar of African American and African Diaspora literature with a doctorate from Howard University, Dr. Taylor developed the PACE methodology that anchors Zuri’s culture-centered approach to visual storytelling. She is a published essayist, award-winning creative strategist (Telly Award, MarCom Gold, Communicator Award), and a leading voice in destination, sports, and cultural storytelling whose work bridges race, gender, narrative, and the business of media.
Koffi Assouan is a development strategist and global partnership builder with over fifteen years of experience advancing youth livelihoods, education, and economic opportunity across Africa. He serves as Global Strategic Advisor and Lead of Operations and Partnerships, Africa, for Zuri Productions. His previous leadership roles include Program Manager for Youth Livelihoods at the Mastercard Foundation, where he designed and scaled youth employment programs across the continent. Koffi brings deep expertise in cross-sector partnerships, ecosystem building, and youth-centered design to Kipaji Lab.