With over 10 years experience in the production and writing industry, Sasa Nqabeni, originally from Port Elizabeth, moved to Johannesburg in the hopes of starting a career in music. But after completing her sound engineering course, she realized that it was story-telling and writing that truly caught her heart and switched to TV production.
Her writing journey started with scripting for various short form TV shows across all major TV channels with various production companies, including Red Pepper Pictures and Urban Brew Studios. She then ventured into long form writing in 2010 where she wrote for the first telenovela in the country, Inkaba (Mzansi Magic). She then went on to storylining and writing for telenovelas Zabalaza (Mzansi Magic) and Gold Diggers (etv), the SABC dramedy - Sober Companion; comedy/sitcoms - Skwizas (SABC 2), Thandeka's Diary (SABC 1), Ses Top La (SABC 1), Blended (SABC 2) and Abo Mzala (SABC 2). She wrote her first movie for Mzansi Magic, Gogo Wodumo in 2016 together with her second movie, Impi ka Thandazile which became the most watched movie on the channel in that year. Other movies she has written include; Ilifa, Nomandla and uMalume.
As a content creator, she has contributed creatively to various agencies and brands including the Mzansi 2018 drama series - iKhaya.
As director of Creative Girl Pictures, she plans to use her platform to inspire and uplift creative girls across the continent.
With over 10 years experience in the production and writing industry, Sasa Nqabeni, originally from Port Elizabeth, moved to Johannesburg in the hopes of starting a career in music. But after completing her sound engineering course, she realized that it was story-telling and writing that truly caught her heart and switched to TV production.
Her writing journey started with scripting for various short form TV shows across all major TV channels with various production companies, including Red Pepper Pictures and Urban Brew Studios. She then ventured into long form writing in 2010 where she wrote for the first telenovela in the country, Inkaba (Mzansi Magic). She then went on to storylining and writing for telenovelas Zabalaza (Mzansi Magic) and Gold Diggers (etv), the SABC dramedy - Sober Companion; comedy/sitcoms - Skwizas (SABC 2), Thandeka's Diary (SABC 1), Ses Top La (SABC 1), Blended (SABC 2) and Abo Mzala (SABC 2). She wrote her first movie for Mzansi Magic, Gogo Wodumo in 2016 together with her second movie, Impi ka Thandazile which became the most watched movie on the channel in that year. Other movies she has written include; Ilifa, Nomandla and uMalume.
As a content creator, she has contributed creatively to various agencies and brands including the Mzansi 2018 drama series - iKhaya.
As director of Creative Girl Pictures, she plans to use her platform to inspire and uplift creative girls across the continent.