Helena Nogueira | |
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Born | Mozambique |
Nationality | South African |
Citizenship | South African |
Alma mater | University of Natal Institut des hautes études cinématographiques |
Occupation | Film Director |
Helena Nogueira is a South African film director, [1] "the first woman to direct a feature film in South Africa". [2]
Helena Nogueira was born in Mozambique. [2] She studied at the University of Natal and then the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques in Paris. [1]
Nogueira's first film was a documentary about Athol Fugard, [1] and she has subsequently directed a documentary on Ingrid Jonker. Her 1988 feature film Quest for Truth, Quest for Love was based on Gertrude Stein's first novel, Q.E.D.. [3] It featured lesbian attraction between an activist and an ecologist, played by Jana Cilliers and Sandra Prinsloo, against the backdrop of apartheid South Africa. [4]
Helena Nogueira | |
---|---|
Born | Mozambique |
Nationality | South African |
Citizenship | South African |
Alma mater | University of Natal Institut des hautes études cinématographiques |
Occupation | Film Director |
Helena Nogueira is a South African film director, [1] "the first woman to direct a feature film in South Africa". [2]
Helena Nogueira was born in Mozambique. [2] She studied at the University of Natal and then the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques in Paris. [1]
Nogueira's first film was a documentary about Athol Fugard, [1] and she has subsequently directed a documentary on Ingrid Jonker. Her 1988 feature film Quest for Truth, Quest for Love was based on Gertrude Stein's first novel, Q.E.D.. [3] It featured lesbian attraction between an activist and an ecologist, played by Jana Cilliers and Sandra Prinsloo, against the backdrop of apartheid South Africa. [4]