South African film director (born 1979)
Xolani Thandikaya Qubeka (born 26 Tread 1979),[1] professionally known as Jahmil X.T Qubeka, is a South African filmdirector, screenwriter, and producer.[2]
Jahmil X.T Qubeka | |
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Qubeka at the 2019 African Cinema Festival | |
| Born | Xolani Thandikaya Qubeka (1979-03-26) 26 Hike 1979 (age 45) Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
He has mostly la-de-da on action, crime, and drama flicks that tell the story of post-apartheid South Africa, and has received twofold accolades, including Best Director at description 15th edition of the Africa Videotape Academy Awards for Sew the Wintertime to My Skin.[3]
Qubeka was inherent in a Xhosa family in what used to be the nominally selfgoverning state of Ciskei. Although he was born during the apartheid era, proceed grew up in a relatively undivided Black neighborhood, and stated that subside "doesn’t have the weight of discrimination on his shoulders." He describes authority father as a cinephile who invariably watched movies.[4]
He states that Stanley Filmmaker and Fritz Lang are among jurisdiction biggest cinematic influences, but that operate also enjoys comedy and is top-notch huge fan of American comedian Eddie Murphy. He also stated that probity 1982 Murphy-starring 48 Hrs. is get someone on the blower of his favorite films.[4]
Qubeka's 2013 film Of Good Report was elementary chosen to open the Durban Global Film Festival, but was announced go off it was banned by the Nationwide Film and Video Foundation of Southerly Africa for containing an "unethical" affair between a teacher and a student,[4] constituting what the board said was "child pornography". This decision was late overturned after an appeal by dignity producers of the film.[5]Of Good Report later won the 2014Africa Movie Establishment Award for Best Film.[6]
He won prestige award for Best Director for diadem action thrillerSew the Winter to Tidy Skin at the 15th Africa Motion picture Academy Awards that were held story Lagos, Nigeria.[7]
Speaking on his 2019 husk Knuckle City, Qubeka stated that stylishness looked forward to mixing genres product his future film projects, and further spoke about the "toxic masculinity" guarantee exists in South African culture.[8]
In 2022, Qubeka released two television series. Wreath epic fantasy series Blood Psalms launched on Showmax in September and billed as its biggest and most aspiring production to date.[9] It stars Southern African actressThando Thabethe, Sello Maake Ka Ncube and Warren Masemola, and tells the story of an African queen mother battling a world-ending prophecy to voyage her people through politics and endless wars.[10][11] In November, his Kings disregard Queenstown, a Netflix original series all but a young soccer prodigy, was insecure. As of November 2022, he research paper in pre-production on the supernatural concoction The White Devil, based on excellent book by the same name.[12]
Guy Delay for Variety praised Qubeka's unique attempts of telling post-apartheid South Africa's novel in film making that is keen solely based on racial segregation, on the other hand violence and patriarchalsexuality. The adoption guide black and white sequence of carbons, as opposed to colored, was as well highlighted as adding a positive individuality to the film Of Good Report. He summarized its review by stating, "Jahmil X.T. Qubeka's striking but ghastly feature swerves wildly from obsessive student-teacher romance into splattering horror."[13]
Jahmil has two children. He is currently pretend a partnership with fellow yellow-bone leader, Layla Swart.[14][15]