The Voice (2023) - Djofray Makumbu

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Commissioned for our ARA Shortlist 2023 and one of three commissioned animated works under the name Paradise, Lost as part of our main NPO programme.

Film Festival Screening: The Voice and Another Day at Starling Film Festival

2023 Adam Reynolds Awardee James Lake and ARA Shortlist artist Djofray Makumbu are in the official selection for Starling Film Festival 2025! Read more

Film Festival Screening: The Voice at Ealing Film Festival

2023 Adam Reynolds Award shortlist artist Djofray Makumbu is screening his new animated film The Voice as part of Ealing Film Festival! Read more

Online premiere: Djofray Makumbu's The Voice

As part of the 2023 Adam Reynolds Award Shortlist programme, Paradise, Lost, we commissioned a new claymation film from Djofray Makumbu. Watch the public premiere now! Read more

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