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William Kentridge(I)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Cinematographer
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William Kentridge was born in 1955 in South Africa. He is a director and writer, known for Oh to Believe in Another World (2022), 10 Drawings for Projection, 1989-2011 (2011) and Die Zauberflöte il Flauto Magico (2011).
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    • Known for

    Oh to Believe in Another World
    • Director
    • 2022
    10 Drawings for Projection, 1989-2011 (2011)
    10 Drawings for Projection, 1989-2011
    5.9
    • Director
    • 2011
    Die Zauberflöte il Flauto Magico (2011)
    Die Zauberflöte il Flauto Magico
    7.0
    • Director
    • 2011
    The Refusal of Time (2012)
    The Refusal of Time
    8.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Director

    • William Kentridge in Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot (2022)
      Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022–2024
    • Oh to Believe in Another World
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Wozzeck (2018)
      Wozzeck
      8.9
      • stage director
      • 2018
    • William Kentridge's 'The Head and the Load' (2018)
      William Kentridge's 'The Head and the Load'
      TV Movie
      • stage director
      • 2018
    • More Sweetly Play the Dance (2015)
      More Sweetly Play the Dance
      9.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Second-hand Reading (2013)
      Second-hand Reading
      7.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • The Refusal of Time (2012)
      The Refusal of Time
      8.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012
    • 10 Drawings for Projection, 1989-2011 (2011)
      10 Drawings for Projection, 1989-2011
      5.9
      • compilation director
      • 2011
    • Die Zauberflöte il Flauto Magico (2011)
      Die Zauberflöte il Flauto Magico
      7.0
      • stage direction by
      • 2011
    • 46664 - 1 Minute of Art to Aids (2003)
      46664 - 1 Minute of Art to Aids
      Video
      • one minute segment
      • 2003
    • Learning the Flute (2003)
      Learning the Flute
      Short
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Journey to the Moon
      Short
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Ubu Tells the Truth (1997)
      Ubu Tells the Truth
      7.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 1997
    • History of the Main Complaint (1996)
      History of the Main Complaint
      7.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 1996
    • Felix in Exile (1994)
      Felix in Exile
      6.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 1994

    Writer

    • William Kentridge in Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot (2022)
      Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2022–2024
    • Oh to Believe in Another World
      • created by
      • 2022
    • William Kentridge's 'The Head and the Load' (2018)
      William Kentridge's 'The Head and the Load'
      TV Movie
      • concept
      • 2018
    • More Sweetly Play the Dance (2015)
      More Sweetly Play the Dance
      9.0
      Short
      • concept
      • 2015
    • Second-hand Reading (2013)
      Second-hand Reading
      7.4
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • The Refusal of Time (2012)
      The Refusal of Time
      8.4
      Short
      • concept
      • 2012
    • 10 Drawings for Projection, 1989-2011 (2011)
      10 Drawings for Projection, 1989-2011
      5.9
      • concept
      • 2011
    • Learning the Flute (2003)
      Learning the Flute
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2003
    • Ubu Tells the Truth (1997)
      Ubu Tells the Truth
      7.2
      Short
      • concept
      • 1997
    • Felix in Exile (1994)
      Felix in Exile
      6.1
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1994
    • Johannesburg, 2nd Greatest City after Paris
      7.0
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1989

    Cinematographer

    • More Sweetly Play the Dance (2015)
      More Sweetly Play the Dance
      9.0
      Short
      • animation
      • 2015
    • Second-hand Reading (2013)
      Second-hand Reading
      7.4
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • I Am Not Me, the Horse Is Not Mine
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2008
    • Learning the Flute (2003)
      Learning the Flute
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2003
    • Felix in Exile (1994)
      Felix in Exile
      6.1
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1994

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • W. Kentridge
    • Born
      • 1955
      • South Africa

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