Infatuated by everything related to film and art, Baraka decided to give up an impressive career with a 16-plus-year experience in marketing and business development to fullfil his passion for production. In 2004, he earned a Digital Film Editing Diploma from New York Film Academy then later earned his MFA degree in filmmaking from the New York Film Academy. Throughout his studies, he gained hands-on experience by meticulously and committedly discovering his talents with scriptwriting, producing and directing films.