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Jahmil X.T. Qubeka’s unwavering search for African identity distinguishes him from any other filmmaker. He specifically created Blood Psalms, a Showmax Original in collaboration with CANAL+, as a reimagining of ourselves as Africans, answering the question, who are we?

Blood Psalms is billed as the biggest and most ambitious African series yet, written, produced and directed by Jahmil X.T.

Qubeka and Layla Swart-Najaar from Yellowbone Entertainment. The 10-episode series debuted on Showmax in September 2022 with 11 weeks of new episodes.

(Swart-Najaar and Qubeka were responsible for South Africa’s 2020 Oscar entry, Knuckle City, a boxing drama that won six awards at the South African Film and Television Awards, including Best Director for Qubeka and Best Editor for Swart-Najaar...)

GQ chats with Qhubeka to discuss the birth of this masterpiece and his contribution to African cinema and the local television industry.

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