Angus Gibson

Director

Biography

South Africa

Angus Gibson, one of South Africa’s premier documentary filmmakers, is a founding member of Free Filmmakers, a film co-operative established in 1985 to create a relevant South African cinema. Since 1983, when he created his first television drama, he has produced, directed, and co-written numerous highly-acclaimed and internationally award-winning documentary series and TV dramas for British and South African television, including the Heartlines series, Yizo Yizo, and Soweto, a History. He also has a rich documentary feature film experience. He co-directed the Oscar-nominated authorized biography, Mandela, for Jonathan Demme’s production company. His diverse media projects, which include audio-visual contributions to the Apartheid Museum and the Hecter Pieterson Museum, have been influential in the anti-apartheid movement. His latest film Back to the Moon, an award-winning South African film set in 1958 Sophiatown was released in 2019. Biography Source

Filmography

7 Up South Africa (1992)
Mandela (1996)
Everyman - 14 Up in South Africa (1999)
Yizo Yizo (1998 - 2004)
Crossroads (2006)
Heartlines (2006)
21 Up South Africa: Mandela's Children (2008)
The Siege / La Toma (2011)

Films Curated by AFF