Sara Blecher (born
Gauteng) is a South African director and producer.
Biography
Originally from South Africa, Blecher's family moved to
Brooklyn, New York in 1981, when she was 12 years old.
Her family is originally of Jewish Lithuanian origin, which informs some of her work.
After a brief spell at
Georgetown University, Blecher lived in Paris for a year and enrolled in film school upon her return to New York.
In 1992, shortly after graduating from
New York University, she returned to South Africa.
She directed the documentaries ''
Surfing Soweto'' and ''Kobus And Dumile''.
She was nominated for Best Movie Director at the
2013 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards
The 2013 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards were held on 9 March 2014 and co-hosted by Big Brother Africa presenter IK Osakioduwa and StarGist’s host, Vimbai Mutinhiri. Ivie Okujaiye and Olu Jacobs were honored with the TrailBlazer and Industry ...
for her first film ''
Otelo Burning'', a story of how 16-year-old Otelo Buthelez learns how to surf during the
apartheid era. The film won 17 awards internationally. It was filmed in
Zulu, with English subtitles, and stars
Jafta Mamabolo
Jafta Mamabolo (born December 21, 1987), is a South African actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his roles in the popular films ''Freedom'', ''Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema'' and Otelo Burning''.
Personal life
He was born in 1987 in Limp ...
,
Thomas Gumede
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, and
Tshepang Mohlomi. Following the success of Otelo Burning, Blecher received funding from the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) for a "slate of
films
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...
".
Her second film, ''
Ayanda'', premiered on 10 October at the 2015
BFI London Film Festival
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and took international honors at the
LA Film Festival in 2015.
Blecher is married and has three children.
Filmography
*
''Mayfair'' (2018)
* ''
Dis ek, Anna'' (2015)
* ''
Ayanda'' (2015)
* ''
Otelo Burning'' (2013)
* ''
Surfing Soweto'' (2010)
* ''
Kobus And Dumile
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*Kobus (given name)
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*Kobus!, South African metal band and their self-titled debut album
*''Magnolia kobus
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'' (2002)
References
External links
Ayanda pageat Array Films.
Living people
1960s births
South African film directors
South African film producers
South African people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent
White South African people
Date of birth missing (living people)
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