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Richard Pakleppa

Richard Pakleppa

Namibian film director

Richard Pakleppa (born 1961) is a white Namibian screenwriter, film director and film producer.

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Pakleppa studied philosophy and theatre in Munich, Germany and gained a Honours Degree in African studies from the University of Cape Town.[1] Since 1990, he has directed and produced documentary and fiction films across Southern Africa. He currently lives in South Africa.[2]

Filmography

  • The Strongest Heart, 2005
  • Angola: Saudades from the One Who Loves You, 2006
  • Taste of Rain, 2012
  • Jogo de Corpo. Capaeira e Ancestralidade, 2013
  • Paths to Freedom, 2014
  • Dying for Gold, 2018 (co-directed by Catherine Meyburgh)

Writing

  • '40,000 workers stayaway in Namibia', South Africa Labour Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 6, 1988, pp.15-23

References

  1. [1]
    Association des trois mondes; FESPACO (2000). "PAKLEPPA, Richard". Les cinémas d'Afrique: dictionnaire. KARTHALA Editions. pp. 380–81. ISBN 978-2-84586-060-5.
  2. [2]
    Richard Pakleppa, Encounters South African International Documentary Festival
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