Born in 1955 in England, Mark Dornford-May worked in the British theatre before moving to South Africa, where he co-founded the Dimpho Di Kopane company in the township of Khayelitsha near Cape Town. His debut U-Carmen eKhayelitsha (2005), a version of Bizet's Carmen sung in Xhosa and set in a township, won the Golden Bear in Berlin. Son of Man (2006) retold the life of Jesus in a modern African conflict.
Filmography
- U-Carmen eKhayelitsha (2005)
- Son of Man (2006)
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