Philippa Walusimbi

Philippa has been working alongside musicians and artists whilst programming in various arts organisations such as B:Music, Shakespeare’s Birthplace Trust and Sheffield DocFest. Her main passion and role whilst working at such organisations has always been cultural democracy, making sure that all feel welcome, heard and seen from entrance to stage. Philippa recently returned to her home county of South Yorkshire after spending eight months in the Democratic Republic of Congo where she had the pleasure of working alongside and collaborating with artists in the city of Goma. Most recently she co-curated the short film programme for Africa In Motion Film Festival and is part of this year's BFI Innovation Lab cohort at the Showroom Cinema in Sheffield.