Though he made his name as an independent filmmaker in Johannesburg, these days director Akin Omotoso lives in Los Angeles. He's directed a studio film for Disney and is a member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA).
He is now the leading actor on Netflix’s crime drama Wild is The Wind, which reflects racial tensions and corruption in the South African judicial system. The movie depicts the dodgy dealings of the system through the investigation of the murder of an Afrikaner girl by two corrupt policemen – played by Magano and Frank Rautenbach as John Smit.