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Trio Films was a short-lived film production company formed by [[Aletta Gericke]], [[Truida Louw]] and [[Renée van der Walt]]. With few resources but great enthusiasm, they produced two feature films, ''[[Man in die Donker]]'' (1962) and ''[[Huis op Horings]]'' (1963). The first was a thriller starring [[Babs Laker]], [[Dawid van der Walt]] and [[Cor Nortjé]], while the second was a comedy with [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]], [[Dawid van der Walt]] and [[Jan Bruyns]]. The casts of both of films came from the stage and both were written and directed by [[Truida Louw]] (under her maiden name of [[Truida Pohl]]). The second film had further contributions from other members of the Pohl family. Actress [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]] was [[Truida Pohl]]’s sister and composer [[Jan Pohl]] was her brother. Truida was married to the Afrikaans poet and dramatist [[N.P. van Wyk Louw]]. To the best of our knowledge these films were the first South African productions to have been directed by a woman and certainly Trio Films was unique in that it was formed and controlled by women.

== Sources ==

Sunday Times, 28 January 1962

[[Leon van Nierop]] - Daar Doer in die Fliek: 'n Persoonlike Blik op die Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Rolprent (2016)

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