Director

Palesa Nomanzi Shongwe

Directing

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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 1All crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 4421933

IMDb ID: nm4779728

Known for: Directing

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2015 - 2024

Years active: 10

Wikidata: Q3891737

Also known as

Palesa Shongwe • Nomanzi Palesa Shongwe

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Director (2)

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Biography

Palesa Nomanzi Shongwe is an independent filmmaker, scriptwriter, and teacher. Her first film, Atrophy, won the Jury Award at the Oberhausen Short Film Festival in Germany. In 2016 she released uNomalanga and the Witch, which follows newlywed Nomalanga, who moves into a new neighborhood with her husband and finds herself intrigued by a mysterious widow who everyone suspects killed her late husband.

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