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[[Angus Gibson]] a documentary filmmaker.
 
[[Angus Gibson]] a documentary filmmaker.
  
He was a founding member of [[Free Filmmakers Cooperative]], a film co-operative established in 1985 to create a relevant South African cinema. Since 1983, when he created his first television drama, he has produced, directed, and co-written numerous highly-acclaimed and internationally award-winning documentary series and TV dramas for British and South African television, including the Heartlines series, Yizo Yizo, and Soweto, a History. He also has a rich documentary feature film experience. He co-directed the Oscar-nominated authorized biography, Mandela, for Jonathan Demme’s production company. His diverse media projects, which include audio-visual contributions to the Apartheid Museum and the Hecter Pieterson Museum, have been influential in the anti-apartheid movement. His latest film Back to the Moon, an award-winning South African film set in 1958 Sophiatown was released in 2019.
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==Biography==
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==Contribution to South African film and TV==
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He was a founding member of [[Free Filmmakers Cooperative]], a film co-operative established in 1985 to create a relevant South African cinema.
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He created his first television drama in 1983, going to produce, direct and co-write  documentary films and series and TV dramas for British and South African television as well as other documentary work, a number of them award winning productions.
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This includes:
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''[[Freedom Square and the Back of the Moon]]'' (with [[William Kentridge]], 1986)
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''[[7 Up South Africa]]'' (1992)
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''[[Mandela]]'' (with [[Jo Menell]], 1992)
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''[[Everyman - 14 Up in South Africa]]'' (1999)
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''[[Yizo Yizo]]'' (1998 - 2004)
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''[[Crossroads]]'' (2006)
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''[[Heartlines]]'' (2006)
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''[[21 Up South Africa: Mandela's Children]]'' (2008)
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''[[The Siege]]'' / ''[[La Toma]]'' (2011)
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''[[Back of the Moon]]'' (2019),
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Other media projects include audio-visual contributions to the Apartheid Museum and the Hecter Pieterson Museum.
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==Sources==
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https://africanfilmny.org/directors/angus-gibson/
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8991332/

Latest revision as of 18:00, 11 October 2023

Angus Gibson a documentary filmmaker.

Biography

Contribution to South African film and TV

He was a founding member of Free Filmmakers Cooperative, a film co-operative established in 1985 to create a relevant South African cinema.

He created his first television drama in 1983, going to produce, direct and co-write documentary films and series and TV dramas for British and South African television as well as other documentary work, a number of them award winning productions.

This includes:

Freedom Square and the Back of the Moon (with William Kentridge, 1986)

7 Up South Africa (1992)

Mandela (with Jo Menell, 1992)

Everyman - 14 Up in South Africa (1999)

Yizo Yizo (1998 - 2004)

Crossroads (2006)

Heartlines (2006)

21 Up South Africa: Mandela's Children (2008)

The Siege / La Toma (2011)

Back of the Moon (2019),

Other media projects include audio-visual contributions to the Apartheid Museum and the Hecter Pieterson Museum.

Sources

https://africanfilmny.org/directors/angus-gibson/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8991332/