“AFRICA HAS HER MYSTERIES
AND EVEN A WISE MAN CANNOT UNDERSTAND THEM. BUT A WISE MAN RESPECTS THEM “ Miriam Makeba
OFF TO.
AN
AFRICAN
CITY
STORY
OFF TO is a biannual, atemporal and bilingual magazine (ENG / FR) which offers a unique perspective on African cities.
Dedicated to the discovery of a major African city, through the eyes of those who are shaping and living it, OFF TO is a starting point for a conversation about our futures.
The magazine addresses the challenges ahead of us whether they are economic, cultural, social, urban or environmental.
It’s also a travel guide that calls upon the visitor's common sense to understand Africa’s urban spaces and the cultures subtleties that define them.
Liz Gomis @ OFF TO Studio
Photographed by Manuel Obadia-Willis pour « M Le Magazine du Monde”
Liz Gomis
Founder
Unraveling unheard stories with my lens and pen since 2003, I’ve always been running around from France [where I was born] to Senegal , from Brazil to Mozambique working for all types of media as a journalist.
Started in Radio Nova ended up in Canal Plus TV to finally find my way as a freelancer, I directed documentaries in Rwanda, Uganda, Senegal & Ghana (Africa Riding, Let’s Dance/ Africa Demain)/ gave video workshops in Burkina Faso with Saran Koly (Unicef)/ taught radio basics for kids in the suburbs of Paris(Banlieues Bleues Fest.)/ managed film sets as an executive producer for US event companies (Afropunk, Live Nation)…
As a diaspora kid, I’ve always had to find answers by myself to connect the dots between my African heritage to my western life. I became a journalist to find those answers and play my part to decolonize western media and contribute to a shift of mindset for a brand new look at the African continent with less distorting glasses.
Today I’m gathering a team of African nomadic, creative people fully committed to offer the new narrative we are eager to embrace.
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