Lionel Ngakane

Lionel Ngakane
Born(1928-07-17)17 July 1928
Pretoria, South Africa
Died26 November 2003(2003-11-26) (aged 75)
Rustenburg, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
EducationFort Hare University College
University of Witwatersrand
Occupation(s)Filmmaker and actor
Notable workJemima and Johnny
AwardsOrder of Ikhamanga in Silver

Lionel Ngakane (17 July 1928 – 26 November 2003) was a South African filmmaker and actor, who lived in exile in the United Kingdom from the 1950s until 1994, when he returned to South Africa after the end of apartheid. His 1965 film Jemima and Johnny, inspired by the 1958 "race riots" in Notting Hill, London, won awards at the Venice and Rimini film festivals. In the 1960s, Ngakane was a founding member of the Pan African Federation of Filmmakers (FEPACI) and Fespaco, the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO).[1]

Biography

Ngakane was born in Pretoria, South Africa.[2] In 1936, his family and he moved to the Sophiatown neighbourhood of Johannesburg.[3] His father (a teacher) set up a hostel with Alan Paton, author of the 1948 novel Cry, The Beloved Country.[3] Ngakane was educated at Fort Hare University College and the University of Witwatersrand, and worked on Drum and Zonk magazines from 1948 to 1950.[2] In 1950, he began his career in film as an assistant director and actor in the film version of Cry, the Beloved Country (1951), directed by Zoltan Korda. Shortly thereafter, Ngakane went into exile in the United Kingdom.

As an actor, he appeared in films, including The Mark of the Hawk in 1957 (with Eartha Kitt),[4] on television — Quatermass and the Pit (1958) and the spy series Danger Man (Deadline, 1962) with Patrick McGoohan, and on stage — in Errol John's Moon on a Rainbow Shawl,[5] and Wole Soyinka's play The Lion and the Jewel at the Royal Court Theatre in 1966.[6]

Ngakane returned to South Africa after the end of apartheid in 1994.

He is best remembered for his short film Jemima and Johnny (1965), inspired by the 1958 "race riots" in Notting Hill, London. It won awards at the Venice and Rimini film festivals. He also directed documentaries on apartheid and African development. He was honorary president of the Pan African Federation of Filmmakers (FEPACI), which organization he had originated in 1967 as a lobbying group for the support of African filmmakers.[2]

He died in Rustenburg, South Africa, in 2003, aged 75.[1]

Awards and honours

In 1997, Ngakane was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Natal.

In 2003, he was awarded the South African Order of Ikhamanga in Silver for his "outstanding achievement in the field of movie-making and contribution to the development of the film industry in South Africa and on the continent".[7]

In 2020, Ngakane was honoured at the RapidLion South African International Film Festival.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Bourne, Stephen (8 December 2003). "Lionel Ngakane | Pioneering film-maker". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "BFI Screenonline: Ngakane, Lionel (1928–2003) Biography". screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b Reyna, Rod. "Biography of Lionel Ngakane". South African History Online. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ Keith Shiri, "Lionel Ngakane - South African film pioneer", The Guardian, 1 December 2003.
  5. ^ "Moon on a Rainbow Shawl", Black Plays Archive, National Theatre.
  6. ^ "Lion and the Jewel, The", Black Plays Archive, National Theatre.
  7. ^ "Profile of Dr Lionel Ngakane". S A National Orders. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
  8. ^ "Lionel Ngakane will be honored at the RapidLion South African International Film Festival". Newzroom Afrika. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2024 – via YouTube.

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