About

Cecilia Avorkliyah is a lecturer at the University of Media Arts and Communication (UniMAC) in Accra, where she has taught television production, directing and scriptwriting since 2012. Her teaching draws on an earlier career as a producer and director at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, where her credits include children’s programmes, gospel and drama series, and live national broadcasts.

She is a PhD candidate at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Legon. She also holds an MA in Global Development and Social Justice from St. John’s University, New York, a postgraduate diploma in teaching and learning in higher education, and a BFA in Television Production from the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI). Her research and writing look at gender and screen culture, documentary practice and film education. Recent work includes a chapter on digital skit makers and gender expression in Ghana (Routledge, 2025) and an article on documentary practice at the Institute of Film and Television (Film Education Journal, 2023).

Beyond the classroom, she coordinated the ASAA Pan-African Fellows Seminar Series in 2026 and has been a visiting doctoral research fellow at the University of Cape Town. She has trained journalists and media practitioners with DW Akademie, the Association of African Universities and The Fourth Estate, and has served as a jury member at the Regel Film Festival and Awards and as a moderator at the Ndiva Women’s Film Festival.

Teaching

• The TV Director
• Teleplay Writing
• Writing for Television
• Directing for Television
• Master Class

Get in touch

For lecture invitations, review copies, workshops and collaborations: ceavorkliyah@gmail.com