Sara Blecher
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.[1] Her family is originally of Jewish Lithuanian origin, which informs some of her work.[1] 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.[1] In 1992, shortly after graduating from New York University, she returned to South Africa.[2] She directed the documentaries Surfing Soweto and Kobus And Dumile.[3]
She was nominated for Best Movie Director at the 2013 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards 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, , and . Following the success of Otelo Burning, Blecher received funding from the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) for a "slate of films".[3] Her second film, Ayanda, premiered on 10 October at the 2015 BFI London Film Festival and took international honors at the LA Film Festival in 2015.[4]
Blecher is married and has three children.[2]
Filmography[]
- Mayfair (2018)
- Dis ek, Anna (2015)
- Ayanda (2015)
- Otelo Burning (2013)
- Surfing Soweto (2010)
- (2002)
References[]
- ^ a b c "Chit Chat: Sara Blecher". News24. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Sara Blecher - Adrienne Shelly Foundation". Adrienne Shelly Foundation. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ a b Berger, Laura. "LFF 2015 Women Directors: Meet Sara Blecher – 'Ayanda'". Indie Wire. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ Zeeman, Kyle. "TerryPheto's film scores a Netflix deal!". Retrieved 10 December 2016.
External links[]
- Ayanda page at Array Films.
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