Emilie Badenhorst and Kanya Viljoen, South African writer-directors, craft bold, female-led stories across film and theatre. Their short Ekstasis won Cannes YDA Silver 2023; and ‘n Doop om Stilte earned Silwerskerm’s Best Director and Short Film 2023. Baptism of Silence secured DFM Talents 2024’s IEFTA Connect Award and EFM’s JETS 2025 Best Pitch. With producer Casey Diepeveen, strategising across projects, Unusual Bones creates raw, visceral, socially resonant work, backed by global networks, championing underrepresented voices with transformative storytelling.