South Africa

Ralph Ziman, born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1963, is an muralist, photographer, filmmaker. After completing school, he worked as a news and documentary cameraman for the South African Broadcasting Corporation. He has directed over 400 videos for artists as diverse as Ozzy Osbourne, Toni Braxton, Rod Stewart, Michael Jackson, Shania Twain and Rick James, winning numerous MTV awards, and feature films, including The Zookeeper and Hearts and Minds. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and three children and is known locally for his Venice Beach murals. Ziman directed Kite (the Samuel L. Jackson backed anime adapted film, starring Jackson, India Eisley and Callan McAuliffe, released internationally in 2014).

Filmography

Hearts and Minds (1995)
The Zookeeper (2001)
Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema (2008)
Kite (2014)
Freedom (2018)