Cebo Campbell is a writer, director, and cultural storyteller whose work moves across books, film, and design. His debut novel, Sky Full of Elephants, became a bestseller and is now being adapted for film in collaboration with Laurence Fishburne’s Cinema Gypsy Productions. Sky Full of Elephants has been longlisted for the Aspen Literary Prize, longlisted for the Mark Twain Literary Award, and shortlisted for Crooks Corner prize. Campbell’s newest book, Wells Without Water, sold in a major deal also with Simon and Schuster, is an evocative, harrowing novel about the bonds of community and the power of redemption, as the disillusioned son of a preacher returns home and uncovers a supernatural force taking hold.
Campbell’s projects span original screenplays such as Sweet American Boy, and Qualities of Soil, a short film anthology he intends to direct himself. His work has been described as cinematic and visionary, blending Southern Gothic atmospheres with speculative imagination and a deep commitment to cultural memory.
He is also the founder of UnOthr, a studio and cultural movement dedicated to authored storytelling across literature, film, events, and physical spaces. At its heart, UnOthr is Campbell’s vision of what a cultural brand can be: not inherited, but authored with intention.
“A truly powerful and riveting story.” — Booklist
