Zikhona Sodlaka

"So yes to the money, and to the bravery of saying, ‘Tell this story even if it has never been done before"

"The biggest myth is that we aren’t telling certain stories because the audience is not ready for them, which is a lie"

"We’re not living in isolation from what’s happening in the world. So we’re watching and streaming; now it’s our turn to join the party"

"It’s very nice to be part of something that sets the standard. And the standard is high. I don’t want anything else for myself and for my career"

"We want to see ourselves reflected on screen. We are patriotic in that way that we don’t want to be told something we can’t relate to. Tell us stories that reflect us"

"I hope people will be reminded one way or another of who they are, and who black people were before colonialism. It’s pre-everything! It is pre-colonialism, pre-borders, and it is before the division of the countries in the continent. It was free rein. People could travel from any part of the continent to another. I hope that we get that vision of ourselves while watching the series"