Atak Ngor is a South Sudanese film director, writer, and producer. Ngor is best known for writing and directing Atak's Film (2016) for
Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) is an Australian hybrid-funded public service broadcaster. About 80 percent of funding for the company is derived from the Australian Government. SBS operates six TV channels ( SBS, SBS Viceland, SBS World ...
(SBS) and
The Foundation for Young Australians
The Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) is an Australian non-profit organisation whose purpose is to back young people with the trust, resources, skills, and connections to make change. The organisation's vision is that young people have the ...
(FYA).
Ngor was born in what is now South Sudan during the
Second Sudanese Civil War
The Second Sudanese Civil War was a conflict from 1983 to 2005 between the central Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army. It was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. Although it originate ...
in 1997. After fleeing his homeland at age of 6-year-old, he resettled in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kakuma, Kenya. In Kakuma, he then, spent a few years in the camp, before finally being granted to Australia.
Career
In 2016, Ngor won the SBS National Youth Week Competition to write and direct a short film called Atak's Film which premiered on
SBS in April, 2016. The film was produced by
SBS and
FYA.
Filmography
Short Films
* Atak's Film (2016) (writer, director)
Awards
* Winner, National Youth Week (2016)
References
# ^http://www.sbs.com.au/feature/atak SBS. April 2016.
Atak's FilmSBS On Demand ''sbs.com.au.'' 7 April 2016
Atak Ngor''atakngor.com'' (Official Website)
External links
*
SBS Movie Article''sbs.com.au''
SBS News Article''sbs.com.au''
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South Sudanese film directors
South Sudanese film producers
1997 births
Living people