South African/ Scottish filmmaker committed to making films that tell stories from the developing world. Graduated top of the class with a first-class honours in Television from Edinburgh Napier University. A recipient of the Royal Television Society Bursary. Honours graduation film Walking in my Shoes shot in primary schools in Scotland and refugee camps in Lebanon has been well received on the festival circuit and is currently being used in schools in Scotland as an educational resource. Ma Mapula a short I directed for the for Save the Children was broadcast on Discovery Networks across the MEA region. A graduate of the MA Filmmaking program at the University of the West of Scotland.
Projects
- BLACK TO THE FUTURE - JUAN STOCKENSTROOMCape Town artist Juan Stockenstroom’s Afrofuturistic sentiment will be the focus of his solo exhibition AT WORDART Gallery Afrofuturism is an artistic movement blending science fiction, fantasy, Black history and contemporary culture to imagine a fresh Black future -- a perspective heralded by black communities across the world.
- Walking in my ShoesA documentary following shoes donated from children in the suburbs of Scotland to young refugees in the settlements in Lebanon. At its heart this a childrens' story. It is as much about the children who donate as the those who receives the shoes. It’s story of citizenship and identity, about Scotland’s future. How the children of Scotland are learning and growing through acts of giving and an awareness of the world around them. Multiple Festival Award winner.
- Ma MapulaIn a dusty and underprivileged South African Township, the feisty Ma Mapula battles bureaucracy and limited funds to ensure migrant undocumented children get access to formal education. This film was made for Save The Children and Discovery Networks as at part of the Discovery Rise program.
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Work history
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FilmmakerShwayShway Films
Glasgow, United KingdomFreelance
Producing films on social justice, compassion and global connections. Telling real stories about real people.
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Creative DirectorMlungu Media
London, United KingdomFreelance
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Skills
- Producing
- Directing
- Documentaries
- Copywriting
- Editing
- Pitch Development
- Presentations
- Camera
- Treatment Writing
Education
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Masters in FilmmakingUniversity of the West of Scotland
- Gloucester Road Station, South Kensington, London SW7 4SF, UK
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BA(Hons) TV & Film ProductionEdinburgh Napier University
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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