bio
Tebogo Timothy Chologi, aka “Mrembola”, is an auspicious artist born in 1988 and was raised in
a village named Magogoe Tlhabologo in Mahikeng. Since a young age, he has been involved in
the art industry through poetry, pantsula dance, and writing/acting for theatre, television, and
film. This has born the passion to produce and direct films, which also led to him completing the
qualification of a National Certificate in Film and Television production.
Before he started to produce his films, he acted in various productions such as Roped, Never Say
Goodbye, Tlhala Ntša, Kgaratlho, Caged, and Naphtal. He also participated as a judge for the
South African Film and Television Awards. He is also a well-known tutor for filmmaking at various
institutions.
Since he started directing and producing films after the completion of his qualification, zero/low
budget films that were directed and produced by himself are Inmate, Mobocracy, Ghetto
Situations, Lesedi, One for the Ghetto, and The Shack. He also co-produced/co-directed films
such as Caged, A Plight of an Ordinary Man, and Maletsatsi.
He is the proud creator of THE SHACK, which was shot during the harshest lockdown of the
country at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has brought him a great number of awards
and accolades. The short film has been screened at many national, regional, and international
film festivals. THE SHACK has won awards for Best Arthouse Film (2020, Kismet Film Festival,
USA); Best Director Award and Audience Award (2020, uMgungundlovu Film Festival, RSA);
Standard Bank Gold Ovation Award (2021, Makhanda National Film Festival, RSA); third place in
Jury Award (2021, Unified Film Festival, Germany); finalist (2021, Cannes World Film Festival,
France); Best Experimental Film and Best Director for Experimental Film (2022, GIMFA – Gralha
International Monthly Film Festival, Brazil); and a Silver Award for Best Short Film – Fiction (2022,
One Earth Awards, India).
ALL films produced by myself can be accessed on my YouTube channel under “Tebogo Chologi”
and Vimeo under “tebogo”.
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