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Zivia Desai Keiper


"Zivia Desai Keiper"

Zivia Desai Keiper

Biography

After 37 years in exile and 20 years of working in publishing in England, Zivia Desai Keiper came back in 2001 to South Africa. From 2003 to 2010, she was the leader of the Tri Continental Film Festivals in Johannesburg and a jury member of film festivals in Venezuela and South Africa. In addition, she was involved in numerous award-winning documentaries such as DEATH OF A BUSHMAN and BORN INTO STRUGGLE about the political resistance story of her own family (both from 2004). She is a committed member of the Human Rights Media Trust and together with her brother Rehad Desai produced the documentary film MINERS SHOT DOWN.

Filmography

THE GIANT IS FALLING (2016): Producer

MINERS SHOT DOWN (2014): Producer