Blitz the Ambassador, Musician + Filmmaker :: 120 Seconds

Blitz the Ambassador shares his love for filmmaking and the importance of having native voices behind the lens telling their stories.

Femi Kuti, Musician :: 120 Seconds

Grammy-nominated, Nigerian musician Femi Kuti explains the importance of African unity and awareness given the continent's colonial history and current political systems as the impetus for his new album, Africa for Africa.

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Stanley Lumax, Photographer :: 120 Seconds

By seeing his Ghanaian family become successful in this country, Stanley Lumax learned that hard work and passion open your life to infinite possibilities.

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About Stanley:

Stanley Lumax is currently an account director at Anomaly, working as an account director on the Converse Brand. His past experience includes working at at Wieden + Kennedy, where he was not only an account executive, but was hired as a photographer to shoot the memorable "The City is Watching" basketball campaign for Nike. Continuing to pursue his passions, Stanley recently worked with Greenpoint Pictures to create a short film on legendary NY basketball player God Shammgod for Converse. Stanley is preparing for a trip to South Africa to document the World Cup, the first time the event will take place on African soil.

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