Nosipho Dumisa

Nosipho Dumisa (born 1988) is a South

African writer, director and producer. She
co-founded the production company
Gambit Films.[1] She wrote and directed
her first feature film, the crime thriller
Nommer 37, first as a short in 2014
followed by a feature version in 2018.[2]
She created the Netflix series Blood &
Water (2020).[3] She previously worked as
a producer on the Afrikaans soap opera
Suidooster.[4]

Nosipho Dumisa
Born 1988

Nationality South African

Alma mater AFDA

Occupation(s) Director, writer,

producer

Years active 2014–present

Notable work Indemnity

Television Blood & Water

Her works have been premiered at South

by Southwest and have won international
awards.[1] She has sat on the jury of the
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film
Festival in Switzerland. Her works typically
feature Cape Town, where she resides, as
a setting.[5]

Early life
Dumisa is from Margate, KwaZulu-Natal.
She is Zulu, but learned Afrikaans in
school.[4] Initially into acting, an
administrative error that enrolled her in a
filmmaking course instead of an acting
one led her to discover her interest in what
happens behind the camera.[6][7] She
graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in the
Motion Picture Medium from AFDA in
2009.[8]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes

2014 Nommer 37 Yes Yes No Short

2018 Nommer 37 Yes Yes Yes

2021 Indemnity No No Yes

Television
Year Title Director Writer Producer Distributor

2015–2020 Suidooster No No Yes kykNET & kie

2020–present Blood & Water Yes Yes Yes Net flix

References
1. "Nosipho Dumisa (31)" (https://200youngs
outhafricans.co.za/nosipho-dumisa-201
 9/) . Mail & Guardian 200 Young South
Africans. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
2. Hipes, Patrick (5 March 2018). " 'Number
37' SXSW First Look: Looking Out The Rear
Window In Cape Town" (https://deadline.co
m/2018/03/number-37-trailer-sxsw-first-lo
ok-nosipho-dumisa-video-1202311501/) .
Deadline. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
3. Kahla, Cheryl (9 June 2020). "Blood &
Water: In conversation with acclaimed
director Nosipho Dumisa" (https://www.the
southafrican.com/lifestyle/blood-water-net
flix-interview-acclaimed-director-nosipho-d
umisa/) . The South African. Retrieved
22 August 2020.
4. Sibisi, Gezzy S. (15 April 2018). "FILM
DIRECTOR SPEAK: Nosipho Dumisa" (http
 s://www.screenafrica.com/2018/04/15/fil
m/film-content/film-director-speak-nosipho
-dumisa/) . Screen Africa. Retrieved 6 July
2020.
5. N'Duka, Amanda (16 March 2018).
" 'Number 37' Helmer On Paying Homage
To Hitchcock's 'Rear Window' – SXSW" (htt
ps://deadline.com/2018/03/number-37-no
sipho-dumisa-sxsw-interview-120233911
6/) . Deadline. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
6. Kekana, Chrizelda (15 March 2020). "KZN
director 'floored' by Netflix invite" (https://w
ww.pressreader.com/south-africa/sunday-ti
mes-1107/20200315/28199896952779
1) . Sunday Times. Retrieved 17 October
2021.
 7. "Pioneering in the filmmaking industry –
meet Nosipho Dumisa, a young South
African filmmaker" (https://gracamacheltru
st.org/2020/01/08/pioneering-in-the-filmm
aking-industry-meet-nosipho-dumisa-a-you
ng-south-african-filmmaker/) . Graça
Michael Trust. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
8. Shoba, Sandisiwe ‘Yogi’ (5 June 2018).
"Nosipho Dumisa: The New Wave
Filmmaker" (http://sheinspiresher.com/nosi
pho-dumisa-the-new-wave-filmmaker/) .
She Inspires Her. Retrieved 17 October
2021.

External links
Nosipho Dumisa (https://www.imdb.co
m/name/nm7233627/) at IMDb 
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