Sydney Taivavashe (born March 20,1991) is a
Zimbabwean
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Moza ...
film director, producer and screenwriter.
Early life
Sydney Taivavashe was born in 1991 in Masvingo, Zimbabwe where he grew up.
Career
Sydney made his debut film in 2006, a short film titled ''The Terrific Nights.'' His first feature film ''Through The Night'' was nominated at 2014
National Arts Merit Awards
The National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA Awards) is a set of annual awards granted by the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) in recognition of outstanding achievements in the arts and culture.
The categories have differed over the years. In 20 ...
in the outstanding feature film category.
In 2017, Sydney won a NAMA award for directing ''Seiko'', a silent short film. In the same year he partnered with
Great Zimbabwe University
Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) is an institution of higher learning in the city of Masvingo, Zimbabwe. It is currently situated on the Masvingo Teachers’ College campus seven kilometres east of Masvingo CBD. Currently the institution has a nu ...
to produce feature film ''Solo naMutsai'', portraying the experience of students who come from poor backgrounds at the university. In 2019, Sydney produced an anti-poaching awareness film titled ''
Gonarezhou: The Movie'' which featured artist
Tamy Moyo and Zimbabwe president's daughter
Tariro Mnangagwa. In 2021 it was announced that Sydney was working on a movie that documents the life of Zimbabwean iconic spirit medium
Mbuya Nehanda.
''Filmography''
*Tamba Wakachengera 2013
*Through the night 1 2013
*Through the night 2 2016
*Seiko (Short Film) 2017
*Solo naMutsai 2018
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Gonarezhou: The Movie 2020
*The Story of Nehanda 2021
*Poor Cousins 2021
Awards
References
External links
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Living people
Zimbabwean film directors
1991 births