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Curious Minds Entertainment

Creative direction.
Film &
experiences.

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Ideas, stories and images.
Led by Kudzai King.
Built around your project.

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01 / The practice

The feeling
is part of the brief.

The work begins with what a person should understand, feel or question. We develop the concept, write the story and direct its visual expression — as a campaign, a film, an image or an interactive experience.

Kudzai leads the creative direction. The medium, production and collaborators follow the needs of the idea. Fashion and film are substantial parts of the work shown here; the practice is open across industries.

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Inside the practice

Portraits.
Sets.
The people behind them.

A wide studio apparel line-up showing eight varied looks against a white background.
A model in patterned tailoring standing between motion-blurred trains in a black-and-white subway photograph.
A model in black tailoring jumping above the New York skyline. The Modern Armor.
Kudzai King holding camera equipment alongside crew on a daylight film set.
Black-and-white image of Kudzai King and crew beside production equipment in a daylight studio.
A wide black-and-white warehouse set with a working figure, chairs and overhead light.
A close portrait framed by a white feather sleeve with warm city light behind.
Black-and-white rooftop portrait of a model in a shirt and tie.
A studio portrait in black tailoring, glasses and gloves.
Studio process · Camera & lighting

Inside the studio

Camera, model and softbox. A working studio sequence.

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Selected work & collaborations

05 / Kudzai King

Kudzai King seated at a table in a black turtleneck.

Curiosity is
the beginning.

I grew up in Zimbabwe, watching how light, silence and gesture could tell a story. Photography, fashion and film gave me different ways to explore that feeling.

I founded Curious Minds Entertainment to follow that curiosity through images, films and experiences. I develop the direction and work with people whose craft I trust.

Kudzai also founded AEONICAL LAB, a technology undertaking in development.

Read the My Afrika interview The Martin Bailey conversation

Moving pictures

Curious Minds.
In motion.

Curious Minds Showreel Explore the films ↗

02 / Selected work

Selected work.

Light & motion

By the water.
Under blue light.
Selected photography.

A model in a pale green knit sitting in a convertible beside the sea.
A model in pink chiffon standing by the water beneath a blue sky.
A model jumping with a red rescue buoy beside a beach vehicle under blue sky.
Pink chiffon moving around a model above a rocky shoreline.
A beauty and fashion portrait lit deep blue against yellow, with a green bag.
A bright red handbag balanced above a blue hat hiding a smiling face.
A model in dark leather, sunglasses and long earrings against a deep blue background.
A close eyewear portrait with large framed sunglasses and long earrings.
Kudzai King and crew discussing a setup beside production equipment in a daylight studio.
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The Modern Armor

The city.
The silhouette.
The Modern Armor.

A model in black tailoring on a New York rooftop.
A close portrait in black tailoring with the New York skyline behind.
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A film by Kudzai King

The Hitman’s
Dalliance.

The original trailer Enter the film ↗

Behind the film

The idea.
The decisions.
The people.

Inside the production of The Hitman’s Dalliance.

Cast and crew working under large film lights in a warehouse set. The Hitman’s Dalliance.
Close portrait of an actor with stage blood during production. The Hitman’s Dalliance.
An actor on the warehouse set with dark cinematic lighting. The Hitman’s Dalliance.
An actor having hair and makeup adjusted between takes. The Hitman’s Dalliance.
A crew silhouette facing the actors beneath film lights. The Hitman’s Dalliance.
Actors and crew beneath a large diffusion panel and round light. The Hitman’s Dalliance.
Crew preparing a camera setup beneath overhead diffusion. The Hitman’s Dalliance.
The camera crew, actors and a round practical light on the warehouse set. The Hitman’s Dalliance.
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03 / Colour & character

Studio colour.
Portraits and details.

A model in orange tailoring, a black tie and sunglasses against a pale studio background.
A close eyewear portrait in red sunglasses and an orange shirt.
Hands, gold jewellery and a patterned handbag against orange satin.
A model in a patterned coat and yellow top against an orange studio background.
A close portrait with a patterned scarf against an orange studio background.
A close beauty portrait framed by bright red fabric.

A point of view in every frame

Light. Expression.
A deliberate frame.

Fashion, beauty, portrait and brand photography, shaped by the concept and the intended use of the image.

Photography by Kudzai King.

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Theatre preparation · Hair & collaboration

Theatre preparation

Two seated models. Hair preparation and collaboration in a red and gold theatre.

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04 / A living point of view

Beauty and fashion.
Selected editorials.

A model in a green feather coat, yellow sunglasses and blue gloves holding a green bag.
Selected photography · Green feathers
On set · Green feathers

Photography & shoot process

Green feathers, yellow glasses and blue gloves. On set and on the tethered monitor.

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A model in a flowing purple patterned dress against a green background.
ELLE Arabia page 104: a beauty portrait with a white flower, green background and printed credits.
A model in a purple patterned dress with arcing fabric against green; the supplied image includes a Vogue wordmark.
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Texture & feeling

A face.
A gesture.
A story beginning.

A close beauty portrait with closed eyes and soft silver eye makeup.
A model reading a magazine in a reclining chair beside large windows.
A close beauty portrait of a model resting her chin on her hand.
Cosmopolitan Mexico beauty page Vuelven los 70, with a blonde bob and eyelash curler.
L’Officiel Lithuania page with a pink hat, patterned scarf and yellow handbag.
A model in checked tailoring and red boots seated on an escalator with a brown handbag.
A model in checked tailoring and red boots kicking a leg forward on a New York street.
Selected photography · New York street
On location · Camera & lighting

Photography & shoot process

Checked tailoring, a red tie and red boots. Selected photography beside a short location-lighting sequence.

More from the set ↗
A close beauty portrait with red lips, coloured earrings and rings.
A model in black tailoring suspended from a street pole.
A model in black tailoring and sunglasses seen from above on a rooftop.
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06 / A conversation

What are you
thinking about?

An idea, a question, a project taking shape. Let’s begin there.