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==Contribution to South African film and TV==
 
==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]]''.
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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. He and  
  
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 series and TV dramas for British and South African television as well as other documentary work.  
  
His documentary feature film experience includes co-directing''[[ Mandela]]'' for the [[Jonathan Demme]] production company. Other media projects include audio-visual contributions to the Apartheid Museum and the Hecter Pieterson Museum, and ''[[Back to the Moon]]'', an award-winning South African film set in 1958 Sophiatown (released in 2019).
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This includes:
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''[[7 Up South Africa]]'' (1992)
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''[[Mandela]]'' (1996)
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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 to 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/

Revision as of 06:40, 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 and

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 as well as other documentary work.

This includes:

7 Up South Africa (1992)

Mandela (1996)

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 to 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/