Richard Poplak

Richard Poplak trained as a filmmaker and fine artist at Montreal’s Concordia University and has produced and directed numerous short films, music videos and commercials. Now a full-time writer, Richard is a senior contributor at South Africa’s leading news site, Daily Maverick, and a frequent contributor to publications all over the world. He is a member of Deca Stories, the international long-form non-fiction collective.

Co-author: Continental Shift: A Journey into Africa’s Changing Fortunes – published by Jonathan Ball, Johannesburg (2015)