Nosipho Dumisa
Nosipho Dumisa (born 1988) is a South African writer, director and producer. She co-founded the production company Gambit Films. She wrote and directed her first feature film, the crime thriller Nommer 37, first as a short in 2014 followed by a feature version in 2018.
Nosipho Dumisa
- Name
- Nosipho Dumisa
- Born
- 1988
- Education
- AFDA
- Occupation
- Director, writer, producer
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English
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Nosipho Dumisa (born 1988) is a South African writer, director and producer. She co-founded the production company Gambit Films. She wrote and directed her first feature film, the crime thriller Nommer 37, first as a short in 2014 followed by a feature version in 2018.
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Nosipho Dumisa (born 1988) is a South African film director and screenwriter. The film director was born in Durban. Nosipho Dumisa lived in Cape Town. Languages used include English.
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She created the Netflix series Blood & Water (2020). She previously worked as a producer on the Afrikaans soap opera Suidooster. Her works have been premiered at South by Southwest and have won international awards. She has sat on the jury of the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival in Switzerland. Her works typically feature Cape Town, where she resides, as a setting.
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Key facts
• Name — Nosipho Dumisa • Born — 1988 • Notable Works — Indemnity • Television — Blood & Water • Education — AFDA • Occupation — Director, writer, producer • Years Active — 2014–present
Early life
Early life
Dumisa is from Margate, KwaZulu-Natal. She is Zulu, but learned Afrikaans in school. Initially into acting, an administrative error that enrolled her in a filmmaking course instead of an acting one led her to discover her interest in what happens behind the camera. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in the Motion Picture Medium from AFDA in 2009.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Producer — Distributor • 2015–2020 — Suidooster — kykNET & kie • 2020–present — Blood & Water — Netflix
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• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Producer — Notes • 2014 — Nommer 37 — Short • 2018 — Nommer 37 • 2021 — Indemnity
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- 1.Nosipho Dumisa (31). Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans.
- 2.Hipes, Patrick. 'Number 37' SXSW First Look: Looking Out The Rear Window In Cape Town. Deadline. 2018-03-05.
- 3.Kahla, Cheryl. Blood & Water: In conversation with acclaimed director Nosipho Dumisa. The South African. 2020-06-09.
- 4.Sibisi, Gezzy S. FILM DIRECTOR SPEAK: Nosipho Dumisa. Screen Africa. 2018-04-15.
- 5.N'Duka, Amanda. 'Number 37' Helmer On Paying Homage To Hitchcock's 'Rear Window' – SXSW. Deadline. 2018-03-16.
- 6.Kekana, Chrizelda. KZN director 'floored' by Netflix invite. Sunday Times. 15 March 2020.
- 7.Pioneering in the filmmaking industry – meet Nosipho Dumisa, a young South African filmmaker. Graça Michael Trust.
- 8.Shoba, Sandisiwe ‘Yogi’. Nosipho Dumisa: The New Wave Filmmaker. She Inspires Her. 5 June 2018.
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