South African filmmaker, born 1963
A former lawyer, he studied film at the University of California,and began his screen career as an actor. In 2000, he replaced the ill Polish director Maciej Dutkiewicz , who was shooting W pustyni i w puszczy (aka "In Desert and Wilderness") in South Africa.
Took film classes at the UCLA Extension.
His screenplay for "A Reasonable Man" was a semifinalist script in both the 1993 and 1994 Academy Nicholl Fellowships. He directed, produced, and starred in the film which was released in 1999.
