South Africa

Ryley Grunenwald’s directorial and producing debut, The Dawn of a New Day (2011), won Best Director and Best Cinematographer of a Documentary at the 2012 South African Film and Television Awards. She participated in the 2013 IDFA Worldview Summer School, the 2013 Hot Docs Dealmaker, the 2012 Berlinale Talent Campus and pitched at the 2012 Hot Docs Forum. She holds an MA in Film and Television, is owner of Marie-Vérité Films and also directs and shoots on a freelance basis. Her 2014 documentary, The Shore Break, follows a long-running standoff between corrupt pro-mining forces and the Pondo South African coastal community. The film has won multiple international awards, including the Amnesty International Durban Human Rights Award at Durban International Film Festival (2015).

Filmography

The Dawn of a New Day (2011)
The Shore Break (2014)