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Eric Abraham (born March 1954) is a South African-British producer and former journalist and activist. Born and raised in South Africa, he moved to England in 1977 where he lived in exile for 15 years for his reporting in opposition to the Apartheid government in the press. He has since worked in theatre and screen, co-founding the London-based Portobello Productions as well as
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's Isango Portobello and
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Early life

Abraham was born in the Wynberg area of Cape Town and grew up in
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. His father was a naval commander who had arrived in South Africa from
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before
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to escape antisemitism. Abraham attended South African College High School. He participated in school productions and ran a film society. He later received a Spectemur Agendo Award from the school in 2019 for his contributions to civil liberties and the performing arts. Abraham studied Law at the
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, but has said he was "hardly ever at lectures because there was something more important in those days" as a student union leader and activist. He began his career in journalism, setting up the South African News Agency (SANA) as a correspondent on human rights abuses and black politics in South Africa for foreign press outlets such as the
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and ''
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''. He was placed under a five-year
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and house arrest by the Apartheid government in 1976 for his reporting. After receiving death threats, Abraham fled to
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clandestinely with external help in January 1977. He could not return to his home country until Apartheid ended, and was granted
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in the UK. He found a job as a producer for
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.


Filmography


Film

*''Bintley's Mozart'' (1987) – documentary *'' Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin'' (1994) *''
Kolya ''Kolya'' ( cs, Kolja) is a 1996 Czech drama film about a man whose life is reshaped in an unexpected way. The film was directed by Jan Svěrák and stars his father, Zdeněk Svěrák, who also wrote the script from a story by Pavel Taussig. ''Ko ...
'' (1996) *''
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'' (1997) *''
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'' (1999) *''
Dark Blue World ''Dark Blue World'' ( cs, Tmavomodrý svět) is a 2001 film by Czech director Jan Svěrák, the Academy Award-winning director of ''Kolya'', about Czech pilots who fought for the British Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. The scre ...
'' (2001) *'' Birthday Girl'' (2001) *''
Empties ''Empties'' ( cs, Vratné lahve) is a 2007 film directed by Jan Svěrák and written by his father Zdeněk Svěrák, who also stars in the film. It was released first in the Czech Republic in March 2007. The film is a comedy from the same team w ...
'' (2007) *'' Quiet Chaos'' (2008) *'' Kooky'' (2010) *'' The Forgiveness of Blood'' (2011) *'' Ida'' (2013) *'' Three Brothers'' (2014) *'' Moffie'' (2019)


Television

*
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(1981–1983) – 7 episodes *''Seal Morning'' (1986) – 6 episodes *'' ScreenPlay'' (1986) – 1 episode *''Lost Belongings'' (1987) – Miniseries *'' Danny, the Champion of the World'' (1989) – television film *''Othello'' (1989) – television film *''The Maestro and the Diva'' (1990) – documentary *''
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'' (1991) – television film *''Still Life at the Penguin Cafe'' (1991) – television film *''True Tilda'' (1997) *''
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'' (1997–1998) — 11 episodes *''Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard'' (2012) – documentary


Notes


References


External links

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Portobello Productions
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