I am a young Director-Writer creating dramatic stories that deal with identity, helping the audience broach complex issues around race, culture and other identity issues in a thrilling and cinematic way.
I am a young Director-Writer creating dramatic stories that deal with identity, helping the audience broach complex issues around race, culture and other identity issues in a thrilling and cinematic way.
Dec 2013: University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering - BSc. Eng. (Civil).
Dec 2013: University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering - BSc. Eng. (Civil).
I've been working in the industry for two years, having changed careers from working as a structural engineer since 2014, developing screenplays (both film and television), and directing short films after having created my first short film through the NFVF. I am developing a series of films to write and direct this year.
Jan 2018 - Current: Director and Screenwriter
The Turning Son - NFVF Youth Filmmaker Project 2017/18: Wealth (June 2018)
Produced the Turning Son, a 21-minute short film dealing with a complex falling out between an activist son and his wealthy but corrupt father when the father’s actions as a minister to violently crush a worker's strike are revealed.
Role: Director and Screenwriter
Genre: Socio-domestic Drama
Festivals and Accolades: Columbus Black International Film Festival 2019 (Winner of Best International Film), Kleinkaap Short Film Festival 2019 (Winner of Best Actor for Wiseman Mncube), Jozi Film Festival 2019 (Finalist for Best Short Film), Dumbo Film Festival (Semi-Finalist), iamAFRICA Short Film Competition 2019, Cape Town International Film Market and Festival 2019, Milkbusch Short Film Festival 2019, First-Time Filmmaker Sessions – Pinewood 2019.
The Pride of the Lioness (Production completed early 2020)
Producing a feature film continuing the struggle of a disgraced female detective and an ex-gangster surviving an all-out attack by a hit-squad hired by the underworld.
Role: Screenwriter
Genre: Dramatic Thriller
Market: Showmax
The Last Fight (October 2018)
Producing a feature film about two former friends, both disgraced struggle veterans, now on opposite ends of a thrilling chase across the township, after their children are involved in a deadly dilemma.
Role: Screenwriter
Genre: Dramatic Thriller
Market: Showmax
The Rage of the Lioness (August 2018)
Producing a feature film about the epic struggle of a veteran female detective trying to save the sole witness to her daughter’s from the ruthless gangster who killed her.
Role: Screenwriter
Genre: Dramatic Thriller
Market: Showmax
I've been working in the industry for two years, having changed careers from working as a structural engineer since 2014, developing screenplays (both film and television), and directing short films after having created my first short film through the NFVF. I am developing a series of films to write and direct this year.
Jan 2018 - Current: Director and Screenwriter
The Turning Son - NFVF Youth Filmmaker Project 2017/18: Wealth (June 2018)
Produced the Turning Son, a 21-minute short film dealing with a complex falling out between an activist son and his wealthy but corrupt father when the father’s actions as a minister to violently crush a worker's strike are revealed.
Role: Director and Screenwriter
Genre: Socio-domestic Drama
Festivals and Accolades: Columbus Black International Film Festival 2019 (Winner of Best International Film), Kleinkaap Short Film Festival 2019 (Winner of Best Actor for Wiseman Mncube), Jozi Film Festival 2019 (Finalist for Best Short Film), Dumbo Film Festival (Semi-Finalist), iamAFRICA Short Film Competition 2019, Cape Town International Film Market and Festival 2019, Milkbusch Short Film Festival 2019, First-Time Filmmaker Sessions – Pinewood 2019.
The Pride of the Lioness (Production completed early 2020)
Producing a feature film continuing the struggle of a disgraced female detective and an ex-gangster surviving an all-out attack by a hit-squad hired by the underworld.
Role: Screenwriter
Genre: Dramatic Thriller
Market: Showmax
The Last Fight (October 2018)
Producing a feature film about two former friends, both disgraced struggle veterans, now on opposite ends of a thrilling chase across the township, after their children are involved in a deadly dilemma.
Role: Screenwriter
Genre: Dramatic Thriller
Market: Showmax
The Rage of the Lioness (August 2018)
Producing a feature film about the epic struggle of a veteran female detective trying to save the sole witness to her daughter’s from the ruthless gangster who killed her.
Role: Screenwriter
Genre: Dramatic Thriller
Market: Showmax