PhD candidate at Univeristy of Sussex, Ngalula Beatrice Kabutakapua is a freelance journalist, producer and researcher in the field of migration from Africa with a focus on the Diaspora and its integration in urban spaces (The Guardian, L’Espresso, Radio France International). She is currently working with migrants in Italy with Tam Tam D’Afrique, Oltre Lo Sguardo and AMU (Azione Mondo Unito) on trainings, intercultural dialogue workshops, research and media production on migration. She was awarded the Melograno Award for Female Intercultural Project in December 2013, the IJNET Journalist of the Month Award and the Intercultural-Multicultural Award of Rome Municipality in September 2014. Beatrice is also co-producer of the docu-film (IN)VISIBLE CITIES on African communities stories in 13 cities of the world. She is also President of the social cooperative Balobeshayi, based in Rome and focusing on video production, training and consultancy on migration.
(In)visible Cities eventually turned to be the case of study for his PhD in Media and Creative Practice at the University of Sussex.