Film Production

Industry Development

Arts Management & Consultation

We provide specialized consulting services for festivals, cultural institutions, and industry initiatives. Our expertise includes program curation, strategic planning, and implementation of innovative industry development projects.

Our portfolio spans documentary and fiction filmmaking, with projects that have gained recognition at prestigious international festivals including Cairo International Film Festival, Encounters South African International Documentary Festival, and global platforms.

Our company has facilitated Engage, a groundbreaking pan-African think tank and conversation series that functions as community-driven research on African screen industries. In collaboration with international partners and global platforms, Engage creates vital spaces for dialogue, knowledge exchange, and industry advancement.

Tiny Mungwe

Mitchell Harper

The Team

Tiny Mungwe worked at STEPS where she has produced Generation Africa, a collection of 25 films, from 16 African countries on migration and a collections of 11 short films for Mzansi in a time of Covid. Through CTRL ALT Shift, she is releasing feature doc Womxn: Working in 2024/25. She has written Evelyn and directed Daddys Boy, both short films, and directed and produced Akekho uGogo, a med-length documentary. Her TV work includes writing for Muvhango, Matatiele and directing on Uzalo. Mungwe has also organised and programmed festivals including four international festivals: Time of the Writer, the Durban International Film Festival, Jomba! Contemporary Dance Festival and Poetry Africa and curated film programs for Durban FilmMart, Talents Durban. She is the co-founder of Engage, an itinerant knowledge production initiative consisting of think tanks and industry dialogue about the ext horizons for the African screens. She has worked as a mentor at DFM, Great Lakes Producers Lab, Hotdocs and with EFM Toolbox programme. She is part of the DFM Future Mentors programme as a contributor, curriculum and trainer. She is also the founder of Ehozini Retreat, an artist residency in Maphephetheni, eThekwini. She was a participant in the 2024 EAVE producers workshop. tiny@ctrlaltshift.co.za

Mitchell Harper is a curator, producer, arts manager and consultant from South Africa and Ireland specialising in the arts in areas of film, with over a decade of experience in the film industry. He was the Durban FilmMart’s Industry Programme Curator and a member of the Locarno Open Doors Artistic Team. He has worked with festivals on Durban International Film Festival, Berlinale Talents, the African International Film Festival, DocsIreland, Belfast Film Festival, the European Union Film Festival, The National Arts Festival, the Cape Town International Film Market and Festival, and DigiFest4. He co-founded Engage, a Pan-African Think Tank aimed to create and foster continental networks, with activities at the Durban FilmMart, Toronto International Film Festival, 10th African International Film Festival, and European Film Mart. He has worked in film development, including the Durban FilmMart Institute’s Future Mentors Programme, and as a programme manager of the iLembe Story Lab. He is a partner of Ctrl. Alt. Shift, a creative industry consultancy and production company, hav produced documentary and fiction projects screened at local and international festivals. He has participated as a member of programmes such as Locarno Pro: Under 30, Locarno Southern African Industry Academy and NFVF’s SEDIBA producer’s programme. mitchell@ctrlaltshift.co.za

Deliver Me (2021) dir. Jannous Nkululeko Aukema

Traversing Cape Town’s silent inner-city streets on his delivery bike, Paul Mwasi, a Malawian immigrant new to the city, irks out a life during the surreal months of coronavirus lockdown. Delivering food door to door, he meets a world of gates, empty streets and silent stares, his only lifeline a cellphone connecting him to his work and his family, digital faces illuminating him.

Films - Completed

Womxn Working (2024) dir. Shanelle Jewnarain

A group of fearless South African sex work activist lead a decades-long fight to reform discriminatory laws while working to protect and dignify sex workers in a country grappling with HIV and gender-based violence.

Every Stitch A Lonley Thread dir. Jannous Nkululeko Aukema

When his life is transformed by an ancestral vision, a young municipal worker begins a new spiritual movement to uplift the marginalised of his city. 

Films - In Development

Rainbow the Struggle For Jazz, Jazz for Struggle dir. Niren Tolsi

In apartheid-era South Africa, a fearless jazz club owners transforms a small Durban tavern into a sanctuary of racial unity, where the revolutionary power of jazz music inspires a movement that echoes through the nation's struggle for freedom.

Arts Management / Industry Development

CTRL ALT Shift champions cultural innovation and industry development across Africa's creative sector. Through our cornerstone partnership with Durban's Ehozini Retreat and collaborations with arts organizations continent-wide, we're building sustainable frameworks for creative excellence. Our arts management services encompass strategic planning, program curation, and implementation of transformative industry initiatives. We work alongside festivals, cultural institutions, and creative enterprises to develop robust organizational structures that honor artistic integrity while ensuring long-term sustainability. Our consulting approach combines industry expertise with deep cultural understanding, enabling us to create meaningful impact across diverse creative contexts. We specialize in helping organizations navigate the complex cultural ecosystem while maintaining authentic artistic expression. Whether you're seeking strategic guidance, program development support, or partnership opportunities, we offer solutions tailored to your unique context and vision. Connect with us to explore how we can strengthen Africa's creative future together.

Let’s chat

We can do in person meetings in South Africa and Ireland/ UK

Email: info@ctrlaltshift.co.za