Hajooj Kuka directed and produced AKASHA (2018) which premiered at Venice International Film Festival, TIFF, BFI and AFI Fest. His 2014 feature documentary Beats of the Antonov premiered at TIFF and won the People’s Choice Documentary Award. His films have screened in over a hundred festivals worldwide, collecting several other awards. Recently, he became an Academy Member. Also, due to his work in the war-torn regions of Sudan, Kuka was named one of the Leading Global Thinkers of 2014 by the Foreign Policy Magazine. He trains and works with conflict-affected communities on theatre of the oppressed and film projects.