Award-Winning Filmmaker Urges Catholic Communicators in Africa to Tell Stories Beyond Resource Constraints
Filmmaker Dr. Shaison Ouseph encouraged Catholic communicators in Africa to prioritize passion and authentic storytelling over financial resources. Speaking at the SIGNIS World Congress, he highlighted his own award-winning work as proof that faith-based content can achieve global impact.
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Kigali, 06 August, 2026 / 11:40 pm (ACI Africa).
Catholic communicators in Africa should not allow limited financial resources to prevent them from telling compelling stories of faith and hope, Indian-born filmmaker Dr. Shaison Ouseph has said, urging them to trust the power of passion, commitment, and authentic storytelling.
Speaking to ACI Africa on the sidelines of the August 3-8 SIGNIS World Congress in Rwanda's Catholic Archdiocese of Kigali , Dr. Ouseph encouraged communicators to produce content rooted in the Catholic faith and human experience, insisting that quality stories can have a global impact despite financial limitations.
“My message to the Communicators would be very simple: do not cry that you do not have resources. If you have passion, you will make things happen,” he said.
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