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[[Ralph Mzamo]] is a South African born film-maker.

== Biography ==

==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

He had a short-lived career as a freelance film maker in the 1980s, during which time he made some educational documentaries on South African issues with [[Mark Sebba]], under the aegis of an 'invented' production company called [[Meridian Productions]].

Among films the made by the company are:

''[[Laurie Nathan: Working for a Just Peace]]''. Interview with the national organiser of the End Conscription Campaign, [[Meridian Productions]] 1987.

''[[South Africa 1987: The Church at the Crossroads]]''. Interview with Chris Langeveld, parish priest of a Soweto neighbourhood. [[Meridian Productions]]

''[[Wally Serote - South African Poet]]''. [[Wally Serote]] in conversation with [[Ralph Mzamo]]. [Meridian Productions]] 1987

== Sources ==

E-mail correspondence from [[Mark Sebba]] (19 September, 2024)

Films by [[Mark Sebba]] and [[Ralph Mzamo]] on ''YouTube''[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvmcw5gyRb6wV5RXDNCMRExBsmxJPCxym]]

Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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	''[[Wally Serote - South African Poet]]''. [[Wally Serote]] in conversation with [[Ralph Mzamo]]. [Meridian Productions]] 1987		''[[Wally Serote - South African Poet]]''. [[Wally Serote]] in conversation with [[Ralph Mzamo]]. [Meridian Productions]] 1987
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		+	A fourth production, ''[[Apartheid Underground]]'', featured a British coalface miner who visited South Africa at the invitation of the black miners' union N.U.M. in 1986. This production was not released.

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-While in exile in England in the 1980s, he was briefly a freelance film maker with [[Mark Sebba]], making several educational documentaries on South African political issues under the aegis of a worksop-based production company called [[Meridian Productions]].
+While in exile in England in the 1980s, he was briefly a freelance film maker with [[Mark Sebba]], making several educational documentaries on South African political issues under the aegis of a workshop-based production company called [[Meridian Productions]].
 Among  films the made by [[Meridian Productions]] are:

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 While in exile in England in the 1980s, he was briefly a freelance film maker with [[Mark Sebba]], making several educational documentaries on South African political issues under the aegis of a worksop-based production company called [[Meridian Productions]].
-Among  films the made by Meridian Productions are:
+Among  films the made by [[Meridian Productions]] are:
 ''[[Laurie Nathan: Working for a Just Peace]]''. Interview with the national organiser of the End Conscription Campaign, [[Meridian Productions]] 1987.

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-[[Ralph Mzamo]] is a South African born journalist, freedom fighter and film-maker.
+[[Ralph Mzamo]] is a South African born journalist, film-maker, freedom fighter and commander in Umkhonto we Sizwe.
 == Biography ==
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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-While in exile in the 1980s, he had a short-lived career as a freelance film maker with [[Mark Sebba]], making some educational documentaries on South African political issues under the aegis of an 'invented' production company called [[Meridian Productions]].
+While in exile in England in the 1980s, he was briefly a freelance film maker with [[Mark Sebba]], making several educational documentaries on South African political issues under the aegis of a worksop-based production company called [[Meridian Productions]].
-Among  films the made by the company are:
+Among  films the made by Meridian Productions are:
 ''[[Laurie Nathan: Working for a Just Peace]]''. Interview with the national organiser of the End Conscription Campaign, [[Meridian Productions]] 1987.
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 Julie Frederikse.  1987. Interview with [[Ralph Mzamo]]. ''The Unbreakable Thread: non-racialism in South Africa'', published by [[Ravan Press]], 1990. (Transcript: SAHA collection AL2460 [https://www.saha.org.za/nonracialism/transcript_of_interview_with_ralph_mzamo.htm]
 Go to the  [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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-[[Ralph Mzamo]] is a South African born journalist, freedom fighter, army general and film-maker.
+[[Ralph Mzamo]] is a South African born journalist, freedom fighter and film-maker.
 == Biography ==
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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-With [[Mark Sebba]], he had a short-lived career as a freelance film maker in the 1980s, during which time they made some educational documentaries on South African political issues under the aegis of an 'invented' production company called [[Meridian Productions]].
+While in exile in the 1980s, he had a short-lived career as a freelance film maker with [[Mark Sebba]], making some educational documentaries on South African political issues under the aegis of an 'invented' production company called [[Meridian Productions]].
 Among  films the made by the company are:

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	Films by [[Mark Sebba]] and [[Ralph Mzamo]] on ''YouTube''[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvmcw5gyRb6wV5RXDNCMRExBsmxJPCxym]]		Films by [[Mark Sebba]] and [[Ralph Mzamo]] on ''YouTube''[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvmcw5gyRb6wV5RXDNCMRExBsmxJPCxym]]

		+	https://www.saha.org.za/nonracialism/transcript_of_interview_with_ralph_mzamo.htm

	Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]