Nosipho Dumisa | |
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Born | 1988 |
Nationality | South African |
Alma mater | AFDA |
Occupation(s) | Director, writer, producer |
Years active | 2014–present |
Notable work | Indemnity |
Television | Blood & Water |
Nosipho Dumisa (born 1988) is a South African writer, director and producer. She co-founded the production company Gambit Films. [1] 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. [2] She created the Netflix series Blood & Water (2020). [3] She previously worked as a producer on the Afrikaans soap opera Suidooster. [4]
Her works have been premiered at South by Southwest and have won international awards. [1] 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. [5]
Dumisa is from Margate, KwaZulu-Natal. She is Zulu, but learned Afrikaans in school. [4] 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. [6] [7] She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in the Motion Picture Medium from AFDA in 2009. [8]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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2014 | Nommer 37 | Yes | Yes | No | Short |
2018 | Nommer 37 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2021 | Indemnity | No | No | Yes |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Distributor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015–2020 | Suidooster | No | No | Yes | kykNET & kie |
2020–present | Blood & Water | Yes | Yes | Yes | Netflix |
Nosipho Dumisa | |
---|---|
Born | 1988 |
Nationality | South African |
Alma mater | AFDA |
Occupation(s) | Director, writer, producer |
Years active | 2014–present |
Notable work | Indemnity |
Television | Blood & Water |
Nosipho Dumisa (born 1988) is a South African writer, director and producer. She co-founded the production company Gambit Films. [1] 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. [2] She created the Netflix series Blood & Water (2020). [3] She previously worked as a producer on the Afrikaans soap opera Suidooster. [4]
Her works have been premiered at South by Southwest and have won international awards. [1] 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. [5]
Dumisa is from Margate, KwaZulu-Natal. She is Zulu, but learned Afrikaans in school. [4] 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. [6] [7] She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in the Motion Picture Medium from AFDA in 2009. [8]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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2014 | Nommer 37 | Yes | Yes | No | Short |
2018 | Nommer 37 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2021 | Indemnity | No | No | Yes |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Distributor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015–2020 | Suidooster | No | No | Yes | kykNET & kie |
2020–present | Blood & Water | Yes | Yes | Yes | Netflix |