
Leila Kidson
Documentary Film Producer

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About me
empathy, creativity, strategy & systems
Education

The TEFL Academy UK
2014 - 2015Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Parel Vallei High School
2008 - 2013National Senior CertificateAtividades e grupos:Entertainment Editor of School Magazine, Head of Matric Committee, Head of School Music and Theatre Production 2013, Interact

University of Cape Town
2018 - 2019Bachelor's degree Cinematography and Film/Video Production Honours
Rhodes University
2015 - 2018Bachelor’s Degree Law and Journalism UndergraduateAtividades e grupos:The Oppidan Press Media Organisation
Experience

Self-Employed
Mar 2018 - nowDocumentary Film ProducerProduced TIDAL, a short documentary on the struggles of a woman working to preserve the marine life in the tidal pools of Cape Town.

OCTOPI AFRICA
Jan 2019 - nowCo-FounderOCTOPI works with social impact organisations who want to support marginalised communities in developing nations by co-creating relevant solutions to complex problems from the ground-up and focusing on long-term impact through facilitated strategic design processes and accessible storytelling. Projects under OCTOPI range from collaborative design thinking product development processes for the creation of scalable mental healthcare provisions for children in townships in South Africa, to communications strategy and ecosystem frameworks for an alternative currency system in Kenya. We care for the people we work with, and want to see the projects fulfil their potential impact in the long-term. Exibir menos
Licenses & Certifications
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Design Thinking, Social Innovation, and Complex Systems
LinkedInAug 2023 
100hr Yoga Teacher Training - Digestive & Lymphatic System
The Shala - Cape Town Yoga SchoolOct 2023
200hr Yoga Teacher Training
The Shala - Cape Town Yoga SchoolSept 2023- View certificate

Circular Economy Business Strategies
LinkedInAug 2023 
Introduction to Human-Centered Design with IDEO.org
Acumen AcademyJul 2021- View certificate

Three Horizons Facilitator Training
Future StewardsMay 2023 - View certificate

Certified Wrong Thinker
Solve NextMay 2022 - View certificate

Conversations at the Edge
Cultivating LeadershipNov 2022
Languages
- enEnglish
- afAfrikaans
- geGerman
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