Idrissou Mora-Kpai

An award-winning filmmaker, Idrissou Mora-Kpai is the recipient of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship and the Dutch Prince Claus Award. His socially relevant films, including “Si-Gueriki, The Queen Mother,” “Arlit, The Second Paris,” “Indochina Traces of a Mother,” and “America Street” have screened at prestigious festivals worldwide, such as Berlin, Rotterdam, Vienna, Milano, Busan, Marseille, and Sheffield, earning international acclaim and numerous awards. He has previously taught at Duke University, the University of Pittsburgh, and Ithaca College.