Nosipho Dumisa
Born1988
NationalitySouth African
Alma materAFDA
Occupation(s)Director, writer, producer
Years active2014–present
Notable workIndemnity
TelevisionBlood & Water

Nosipho Dumisa (born 1988) is a South African writer, director and producer. She co-founded the production company Gambit Films.[1] She wrote and directed her first feature film, the crime thriller Nommer 37, first as a short in 2014 followed by a feature version in 2018.[2] She created the Netflix series Blood & Water (2020).[3] She previously worked as a producer on the Afrikaans soap opera Suidooster.[4]

Her works have been premiered at South by Southwest and have won international awards.[1] She has sat on the jury of the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival in Switzerland. Her works typically feature Cape Town, where she resides, as a setting.[5]

Early life

Dumisa is from Margate, KwaZulu-Natal. She is Zulu, but learned Afrikaans in school.[4] Initially into acting, an administrative error that enrolled her in a filmmaking course instead of an acting one led her to discover her interest in what happens behind the camera.[6][7] She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in the Motion Picture Medium from AFDA in 2009.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2014 Nommer 37 Yes Yes No Short
2018 Nommer 37 Yes Yes Yes
2021 Indemnity No No Yes

Television

Year Title Director Writer Producer Distributor
2015–2020 Suidooster No No Yes kykNET & kie
2020–present Blood & Water Yes Yes Yes Netflix

References

  1. 1 2 "Nosipho Dumisa (31)". Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (5 March 2018). "'Number 37' SXSW First Look: Looking Out The Rear Window In Cape Town". Deadline. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Kahla, Cheryl (9 June 2020). "Blood & Water: In conversation with acclaimed director Nosipho Dumisa". The South African. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  4. 1 2 Sibisi, Gezzy S. (15 April 2018). "FILM DIRECTOR SPEAK: Nosipho Dumisa". Screen Africa. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  5. ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (16 March 2018). "'Number 37' Helmer On Paying Homage To Hitchcock's 'Rear Window' – SXSW". Deadline. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  6. ↑ Kekana, Chrizelda (15 March 2020). "KZN director 'floored' by Netflix invite". Sunday Times. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Pioneering in the filmmaking industry – meet Nosipho Dumisa, a young South African filmmaker". Graça Michael Trust. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  8. ↑ Shoba, Sandisiwe ‘Yogi’ (5 June 2018). "Nosipho Dumisa: The New Wave Filmmaker". She Inspires Her. Retrieved 17 October 2021.


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