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Simon Wood(XIV)

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  • Cinematographer
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Simon Wood is an award winning filmmaker based in Cape Town, South Africa. He is a director and multimedia artist known for Container (2021), Scenes from a Dry City (2018), Orbis (2014) and Forerunners (2011). His films have screened at the worlds largest film festivals and won numerous awards in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Wood places a strong emphasis on visual aesthetics blurring boundaries between fact and illusion
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    • Awards
      • 15 wins & 12 nominations total

    Known for

    Scenes from a Dry City (2018)
    Scenes from a Dry City
    7.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 2018
    Container (2021)
    Container
    8.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 2021
    Girl, Taken (2022)
    Girl, Taken
    6.9
    • Director
    • 2022
    The Silent Form (2016)
    The Silent Form
    Short
    • Director
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Director

    • Untamed
      • Director
      • Post-production
    • Layers of Place: Austin (2026)
      Layers of Place: Austin
      Short
      • director
      • 2026
    • The Founders Pillars (2025)
      The Founders Pillars
      Short
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Girl, Taken (2022)
      Girl, Taken
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Container (2021)
      Container
      8.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Scenes from a Dry City (2018)
      Scenes from a Dry City
      7.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • The Silent Form (2016)
      The Silent Form
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Orbis (2014)
      Orbis
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Forerunners (2011)
      Forerunners
      8.5
      • Director
      • 2011

    Writer

    • Untamed
      • writer
      • Post-production
    • The Founders Pillars (2025)
      The Founders Pillars
      Short
      • writer
      • 2025
    • Girl, Taken (2022)
      Girl, Taken
      6.9
      • writer
      • 2022
    • Container (2021)
      Container
      8.2
      Short
      • writer
      • 2021
    • Scenes from a Dry City (2018)
      Scenes from a Dry City
      7.8
      Short
      • writer
      • 2018
    • Orbis (2014)
      Orbis
      Short
      • writer
      • 2014

    Cinematographer

    • Untamed
      • Cinematographer
      • Post-production
    • Scenes from a Dry City (2018)
      Scenes from a Dry City
      7.8
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • The Silent Form (2016)
      The Silent Form
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016

    Personal details

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      • Simon Wood Official Site
      • Simon Wood's official site

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