South Africa

Laurence Dworkin entered the film industry as a freelance editor in 1977 and worked on a variety of documentaries and dramas. In 1978 he worked on independent documentaries for the emerging Trade Union Movement, which included The Sun Will Rise and FOSATU. In 1985 Dworkin co-founded Video News Service and the Afravision Video Collective, which documented struggles in South Africa in the 80s, with Brian Tilley and Mokonenyana Molete. He was a founding member of South Africa's Independent Producers Organisation. Dworkin was also the series director of Hold up the Sun and directed the third episode. He passed away from Covid-19 complications in May 2020.

Filmography

The Sun Will Rise (1978)
FOSATU (1978)
Zilima Ziya Etsheni / Compelling Freedom (1987)
Certain Unknown Persons (1988)
Ulibambe Lingashoni / Hold up the Sun - Episode 3: Submit or Fight (1992)
History Uncut (2004)