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Lavinia Kapewasha

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Lavinia Kapewasha
Born
Namibia
EducationEast 15 Acting School, Essex
Occupation(s)Director, producer, writer, actor
FamilyMarten Kapewasha, father
Websiteolafnamibia.com.na

Lavinia Kapewasha is a Namibian director, producer, writer and actor.[1] She is an organiser of Windhoek-based Otjomuise Live Arts Festival (OLAF)[2] and director of 2023 film The Goal.[3]

Personal life and education

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As the youngest daughter of diplomat, Marten Kapewasha, Lavinia Tukuhole Kapewasha lived in India, South Africa and Russia as a child. In 2015 she graduated in theatre studies from the East 15 Acting School, Essex, UK.[4][5] She has been based in Windhoek, Namibia since 2016.[6]

Work

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Kapewasha co-founded Dark Crown Productions with Jenny Kadenge.[7] She is production coordinator at the National Theatre of Namibia.[8][9] As a writer she is inspired by screenwriters who direct, including Donald Glover, Rungano Nyoni and Wanuri Kahiu.[10]

Film/TV director

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Year Title Role
2019 litandu web series Writer, director, actor[11]
2019 Untitled web series Director[12]
2022 Hers, Yours, Mine Director
2022 Grootman Director[13]
2023 The Goal Director[14]

Actor

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Year Title Director
2015 Moxie Philip James McGoldrick
2016 The Slow Knife Fernando Lazzari[15]
2017 Silly Wits Improvisational sketch comedy[16]
2017 Ominous Jenny Kandenge[17]
2019 Every Woman Senga Brockerhoff[18]
2019 The Date Mikiros Garoes[19]

Producer

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Nominations and festivals

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  • 2017 – nominated for Best Actress and Best Newcome Director at the Namibian Theatre and Film Awards[21]
  • 2020 – 'litandu' featured in the 27th Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) [22]

References

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  1. ^ Mandisa Rasmeni (9 August 2022). "Cinemaverse to screen two local films 'itandu' and invisibles". economist.com.na. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  2. ^ Charene Labuschagne (January 2024). "10 minutes with local tastemakers". FlyNamibia (No. 26 ed.). Windhoek, Namibia: Venture Publications. p. 15.
  3. ^ wrap online. "'The Goal' premieres as a triumph of dreams and diversity". Namibian.com.na. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  4. ^ The Namibian (9 April 2020). "The eloquent leading lady". Namibian.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  5. ^ "Our class of 2015". east15.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  6. ^ The Namibian (9 April 2020). "The eloquent leading lady". Namibian.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  7. ^ "Lavinia Kapewasha". MLA. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  8. ^ "Meet the team". National Theatre of Namibia. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  9. ^ <--Not stated-->. "Rehearsing Mwange/Becker". Goethe.de. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  10. ^ The Namibian (15 March 2019). "Kapewasha writes, directs and stars in upcoming 'litandu'". Namibian.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  11. ^ Donald Matthys (27 May 2019). "Lavinia Kapewasha's post-apocalyptic short film: litandu". namibinsider.com.na. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  12. ^ Strauss Lunyangwe (15 November 2019). "'Untitled' celebrates unsung artists". neweralive.na. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  13. ^ <--Not stated-->. "Grootman". svaff.org. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  14. ^ wrap online. "'The Goal' premieres as a triumph of dreams and diversity". Namibian.com.na. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  15. ^ Fernando Lazzari. "The Slow Knife". behance.net. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  16. ^ Gerrine (WE) Hoff (1 June 2017). "Calendar". we.com.na. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  17. ^ The Namibian (9 April 2020). "The eloquent leading lady". Namibian.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  18. ^ <--Not stated--> (29 July 2019). "NTN presents all-female Namibian music". the free library. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  19. ^ The Namibian (9 April 2020). "The eloquent leading lady". Namibian.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  20. ^ Mandisa Rasmeni (11 March 2024). "Taking Namibia's culture to global screens: Multichoice launches 'Ombura'". economist.com.na. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  21. ^ <--Not stated-->. "Acting profile". mlasa.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  22. ^ The Namibian (14 February 2020). "3 Namibian films at PAFF". namibian.com.na. Retrieved 2024-05-05.