FIFDH Impact Days 2026 kicks off in earnest on January 15 2026, bringing together international experts for the annual Impact Filmmaking for Social Justice webinar. The 75-minute session will focus on choosing the right team to best articulate and implement impact goals, and will feature Ishtar Lakhani of Rogue Union, and Prince Odera Onyore Nyambok II of DocA – Documentary Africa.
Guest for Discussion and Q&A
- Ishtar Lakhani (South Africa): Advocacy & Campaigning Strategist, Creative Activism Trainer, Rogue Union: Ishtar Lakhani is co-founder of Rogue Union, a global learning and community platform helping changemakers design braver, more imaginative strategies for social and environmental justice. She is also founder of Mischief Managed, a consulting practice for strategic trouble-making and creative human rights advocacy. Her career has ranged from coordinating a feminist campaign for survivors of sexual violence, to revolutionary sandwich-making at activist bookstore and cafe Love and Revolution, to advocating for the rights of sex workers in South Africa. In 2020 she was named in the BBC’s “Top 100 Women” for her campaigning work. She delights in melding fantasy and reality, art and activism, to rehearse more just worlds into being.
- Prince Odera Onyore Nyambok (Kenya): Communications & Outreach Manager, DocA – Documentary Africa. (Prince) Odera Onyore Nyambok II is a communications strategist and creative with a background spanning Media, Arts, Entertainment, and Education. From 2013 to 2018, he hosted The Great Debaters Contest on Citizen TV and KBC Channel 1 and created its spin-off, Connect Edition. He is currently the Communications & Outreach Manager at DocA – Documentary Africa, where he co-designed the Real Reel Impact (RRI) Program and produces impact campaigns for films such as Our Land, Our Freedom and Battle for Laikipia. Beyond film, he founded MAD Royal Entertainment and the music IP rights platform MAIQCHECK.
“[Ishtar and Prince] be diving into the practicalities of building up a campaign team you can align with, trust to get the job done, and have fun with along the way,” FIFDH writes.
There will also be a presentation by GIPA (Global Impact Producers Alliance) which will guide professionals through the organisation’s directory, enabling searches by topic/issue, language, expertise and location to connect with impact practitioners suitable for individual impact campaigns.
Click here to register for the Impact Filmmaking for Social Justice webinar, taking place Thursday 15 January, 2pm – 3:15pm CET.
Webinar participation also offers professionals a chance to win one of five FIFDH Impact Days 2026 accreditations. These cover the full Impact Days programme in Geneva from 8-10 March: case studies, panels & pitches, networking opportunities, lunches & cocktail – as well as access to all films during the 24th FIFDH (Geneva International Film and Forum Festival on Human Rights) which will take place 6-15 March 2026.
