Richard Pakleppa

• Name — Richard Pakleppa • Born — 1961 • Occupation — Screenwriter, film director, producer • Notable Works — Dying for Gold • Birthplace — Namibia • Education — African studies, University of Cape Town • Alma Mater — University of Cape Town

Pakleppa studied philosophy and theatre in Munich, Germany, and gained an Honours Degree in African studies from the University of Cape Town. Since 1990, he has directed and produced documentary and fiction films across Southern Africa. He currently lives in South Africa. In the year 2000, Pakleppa was awarded the Best Documentary Award of the Southern African Film Festival. He has also been the founding member and Director of Land Productions since 1992.

• Year — Film — Role — Genre — Ref. • 2005 — The Strongest Heart — Director, Writer — Documentary • 2006 — Angola: Saudades from the One Who Loves You — Director, Writer — Documentary • 2009 — Three an half lives — Drimer — Drama • 2012 — Taste of Rain — Director, Writer — Drama • 2013 — Jogo de Corpo. Capaeira e Ancestralidade — Director — Documentary, Biography • 2014 — Paths to Freedom — Director — Short film • 2016 — Dying for Gold — Director — Documentary

• '40,000 workers stay away in Namibia', South Africa Labour Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 6, 1988, pp. 15–23