Filmmaking
Since her debut project Jess Goes West,‘ Céline has written and acted in comedy shorts. Her satirical mockumentary ‘The Wapidemic’ was screened at Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2021, as part “A New Generation of South African Filmmakers” curated by Girls in Film SA. In 2023, she wrote the award-winning short for the Girls in Film x OTV film race #BraveFutures. Céline’s TV Drama pitch was selected for the first cohort of the EMERGE Story Workshop, where she was mentored by Africa’s first Netflix-trained Development Executive Ololade Okedare. This year, her black comedy short film script Surprise! was selected for the Queer Writers Incubator mentorship programme that produced the film with funding from the National Film and Video Foundation.
no, YOU'RE amazing!
A girls’ night turns into a bar fight when two women refuse to take each other’s compliments.
This comedy sketch is written by Céline Tshika, directed by comedian Kate Pinchuck and shot by Michael Carter.
THE WAPIDEMIC
A satirical dive into the impact of Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s WAP on the lives of 4 men.
Starring Martial T. Batchamen, S’Qhamo Mangcu and Hope Thangata.
Written, directed and edited by Céline Tshika, with Dir. of Photography Michael Carter.
Stank like a man!
Watch the satirical comedy skit written and directed by Céline Tshika, and shot by Michael Carter.
Are you tired of smelling “nice”? Do you want to smell like a MAN? We’ve got the product for you.
Jess Goes West
“Jess Goes West” is a web series that follows a Congolese/South-African graduate who moves to Los Angeles to discover herself. What she discovers is that life in LA is not quite what she expected.
Brought to you by Céline Tshika, Angelica Rodriguez, and Julia Van Geldern.
Awards and recognitions
