Mehboob & the Garland of Math
Mehboob and the Garland of Math (2012) Documentary Film, 25 minutes After six years of elementary school, Mehboob still has not learned to read, write or count. But…
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Salt
Dibocor’s Salt (2008) I made this film with former Newsday correspondent, Samson Mulugeta for the Canadian NGO, Micronutrient Initiative. We shot on the Khao Lak salt flats in…
Unauthorised Thabo Mbeki
Thabo Mbeki Unauthorised (2007) In 2006, I made this half-hour film with Ben Cashdan and Redi Direko for SABC3 primetime. The film was commissioned as part of an…
Unauthorised Mamphela Ramphele
Unauthorised Mamphela Ramphele (2006) Mamphela Ramphele, despite being an inspiring South African in her own right, has always carried with her the legacy of Steve Biko. They were…
The Ringmaster
The Ringmaster (2005) The Ringmaster was a reality TV series that I made together with Michael Lee and Manu Padayachee for SABC in South Africa. Our idea was…
28 Book Promo
28 Book Promo (2006) The book, 28: Stories of AIDS in Africa is a powerful piece of nonfiction, written by my partner, Stephanie Nolen, telling the individual stories…
SA/X
SA/X (2004) SA/X is a comic mock-documentary, set in Johannesburg ten years after the end of apartheid. It celebrates a city both tattered and triumphant, and an urban…