Nji Alain

Cameroon

Nji Alain is a professional performance artist, actor and stunt performer. Originating from the North West Region of Cameroon, he was born on September 6 1984. Due to his multicultural background, Nji is fluent in various languages and local Cameroonian dialects which were a pre-requisite for his workshop sessions throughout the country.

Nji, artistically known as Kessy, holds a BA Hons in Performing Arts and Cinematography from the University of Yaounde I-Ngoa-Ekelle. Specialising in Theatre Production, Nji stood out as one of the top achievers in his class: the second best student and the only English speaking student of his badge.

Being a full time performing artist made it easy for Nji to participate in several theatre and film-making sessions including Theatre for Development (TfD) workshops and many others. He has taken part in a good number of TV Dramas such as The Importance of Being Earnest and Madness is Contagious.

He has taken part in film-making workshops hosted by the Goethe Institute in Cameroon, and has also co-directed a few short films. Before coming to SA, he was a member of three theatre troupes, one of which was the NATT-Cameroon (National Association of Travelling Theatres).

Nji believes that DFL will give him the possibility to make use of his skills to serve the various communities back home, and to, essentially, make HIV/AIDS infected and affected people reconceptualise their perception of life.