Catherine Meyburgh

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Catherine Meyburgh
NationalitySouth African
Occupationfilm director, editor, project designer, artist
Known forDying for Gold

Catherine Meyburgh is a South African film editor, filmmaker, artist and project designer.[1]

Career[]

She started her career as a film editor in 1983 mainly focusing documentaries.[2] She has served as an editor in over 30 documentaries which have been telecast on Arte, Channel 4, BBC and NBC. She worked as a film editor in animated films of prominent contemporary artist William Kentridge in 1990's. As a project designer in theatre and opera, she has worked with fellow prominent artists including , Georgia Papageorge and Willem Boshoff. Her project design have been displayed in various international exhibitions held in New York, Paris.[3] She also initiated a project titled The Head & the Load collaborating with fellow artists William Kentridge, Philip Miller and .[4]

Films[]

Kentridge & Dumas in Conversation[]

Her directorial Kentridge & Dumas in Conversation is based on the real stories of contemporary artists William Kentridge and Marlene Dumas.[5] The film reveals two of them involve in discussion regarding drawing, painting and filmmaking.[6]

Dying for Gold[]

She co-directed the film Dying for Gold with Namibian filmmaker Richard Pakleppa which depicts the untold real story about the mining in South Africa.[7][8] The film describes the difficulties faced by miners when they involve in search for gold.[9]

Filmography[]

As editor[]

  • 1988 - Space Mutiny
  • 2000 -
  • 2006 - Heartlines
  • 2006 -
  • 2008 - Gugu and Andile
  • 2012 - Taste of Rain
  • 2013 -
  • 2018 - Dying for Gold

As director[]

  • 2009 - Kentridge and Dumas in Conversation
  • 2018 - Dying for Gold

References[]

  1. ^ "Catherine Meyburgh | Opera Australia". opera.org.au. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  2. ^ Festspiele, Berliner. "Catherine Meyburgh - Biography". www.berlinerfestspiele.de. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  3. ^ Galvin, Nick (2019-01-24). "Collaboration key in Opera Australia production of Alban Berg's Wozzeck". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  4. ^ "Catherine Meyburgh". Encounters South African International Documentary Film Festival. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  5. ^ "Kentridge and Dumas in Conversation". www.cultureunplugged.com. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  6. ^ "In Conversation: Kentridge & Dumas". www.artfilms.com.au. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  7. ^ "Dying for Gold". www.dyingforgold.com. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  8. ^ Contributor (2019-04-29). "Catherine Meyburgh and Richard Pakleppa's Dying for Gold premieres at Hot Docs in Canada". Screen Africa. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  9. ^ "Dying for Gold". Encounters South African International Documentary Film Festival. Retrieved 2019-11-13.

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