[5] In 2014 his documentary Beats of the Antonov about war, music, and identity won the People's Choice Award at 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.
Kuka worked on this documentary for two years with the aim of telling a story that worth sharing with the world.
[6] Through his efforts, Kuka was listed in the Foreign Policy magazine as one of the Leading Global Thinkers of 2014 in the Chroniclers category.
[7] He also co-founded a Sudanese artist collective called The Refugee Club, whose members include the American-Sudanese singer Alsarah.
[11] In September 2020, Kuka was one of several artists arrested after religious militants attacked a theatre rehearsal where he was participating.