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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 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.
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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).
 
 
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 06:31, 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.

His documentary feature film experience includes co-directingMandela 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).