Richard Pakleppa

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

Richard Pakleppa
Born1961
NationalityNamibian
Alma materUniversity of Cape Town
Occupationscreenwriter, film director, producer

Life

Richard Pakleppa was born in 1961 in Namibia. He studied philosophy and theatre in Munich, and gained a PhD 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. 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. Richard Pakleppa, Encounters South African International Documentary Festival
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