Sex & Gender

rad creative of the day: south african filmmaker jabu nadia newman’s the foxy five follows intersectional feminists challenging oppressive status quo

June 24, 2016

Jabu Nadia Newman is the creator and show-runner of Cape Town’s The Foxy Five—an intersectional web series that follows a powerful group of 5 young womxn who are tearing down the “white-supremacist-capitalist-patriarchy“ on their own terms. The series also explores many of the different perspectives and struggles within the feminist dialogue and how those differing stand-points can still come together to achieve common goals and respect for sisterhood. Watch episode 1 down below.

By Erin White*, AFROPUNK contributor

Credits: Photography: Jabu Nadia Newman
Styling: Grace de Kroon
Makeup: Nubia Silver Nubia Silver Makeup
Hair: Marchay Linderoth

https://www.facebook.com/thefoxyfive/
The Foxy Five TV

*Erin White is an Atlanta-based writer and AFROPUNK’s editorial and social media assistant. You can follow her on Tumblr or friend her on Facebook. Have a pitch or an inquiry? Shoot her an email at erin@afropunk.com.

Related