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Wilfred Okiche
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- Wilfred Okiche is a Rotten Tomatoes-certified culture critic and film programmer. He has attended critic programs and reported from film and theater festivals in Locarno, Rotterdam, Stockholm, and Sundance. Wilfred has worked on the programming team for Film Africa in London and Encounters in South Africa. He has mentored fast-rising film critics at Talents Durban and serves on the selection committee of Berlinale Talents. His writing has appeared in Variety, IndieWire, The Continent, and Senses of Cinema among other publications. He is a member of FIPRESCI and has participated in juries at the Berlinale, Palm Springs, and the Carthage film festivals. He is now in graduate school studying film and media at the University of Southern California.