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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. | + | ==Biography== |
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| + | He created his first television drama in 1983, going to produce, direct and co-write documentary series and TV dramas for British and South African television. This includes series like ''[[Heartlines]]'', ''[[Yizo Yizo]]'' and ''[[Soweto, a History]]''. | ||
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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 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. | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
Revision as of 06:27, 11 October 2023
Angus Gibson a documentary filmmaker.
Biography
Contribution to South African film and TV
He created his first television drama in 1983, going to produce, direct and co-write documentary series and TV dramas for British and South African television. This includes series like Heartlines, Yizo Yizo and Soweto, a History.
He was a founding member of Free Filmmakers Cooperative, a film co-operative established in 1985 to create a relevant South African cinema.
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.
