Richard Poplak is a Johannesburg-based South African author, journalist and film maker who focuses on corporate criminality, race and equity issues.
He is the author of the 2011 graphic journalistic novel '' Kenk: A Graphic Portrait'' about notorious Toronto bike thief Igor Kent.Winterstein, Shannon. "KENK: A Graphic Portrait." '' Broken Pencil'', no. 48, summer 2010, pp. 53+. ''Gale Academic OneFile'', link.gale.com/apps/doc/A241279017/AONE?u=wikipedia&sid=ebsco&xid=3032d36f. Accessed 19 July 2022. He is the co-director of ''Influence'' documentary about corruption in South Africa.
Early life and education
Poplak was born in Johannesburg. He studied fine art and film making at
Concordia University
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* Richard Poplak and Diana Neille, (directors) ''Influence'' (film) documents corruption and disinformation campaigns in South Africa government and the role of Bell Pottinger in supporting them
* Richard Poplak and Kevin Bloom, ''Continental Shift: A Journey into Africa's Changing Fortunes'', 2016 Portobello Books, ISBN 9781846273742
* Richard Poplak, ''Ja No Man: Growing Up White in Apartheid Era South Africa'', 2007,
Penguin Canada
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* Richard Poplak, ''Kenk: A Graphic Portrait'', 2010, Pop Sandbox, ISBN 978-0986488405
Awards
Poplak's book ''Ja No Man'' made the 2008 Alan Paton Non-Fiction prize long list and the
Now (newspaper)
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