Rethabile Ramaphakela (born 13 April 1987), is a South African
filmmaker
Filmmaking or film production is the process by which a Film, motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, beginning with an initial story, idea, or commission. Production then continues through screen ...
,
film producer and
actress
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
. She is best known as the director and producer of popular television serials and films ''Seriously Single'', the Netflix Original "How to Ruin Christmas", ''Bedford Wives'' and ''The Bang Bang Club''.
Personal life
She was born on 13 April 1987 in South Africa. She has two brothers: Tshepo and
Katleho.
Career
She started her career as a KTV presenter. Along with her two brothers, Rethabile co-founded the film production company 'Burnt Onion' in 2010. In 2014, she made a supportive role in the international film ''The Bang Bang Club''. Then in the company produced the television sitcom ''My Perfect Family'', telecast on SABC1 in 2015. After successful airing of the sitcom, she produced the short films like ''Goodbye Thokoza'' based on the wars in Thokoza in the 1980s.
After the success of the sitcom, she produced the television serials Thuli ''no Thulani'', ''Kota Life Crisis'' and ''Check Coast'' through the production house.
In August 2020, she directed the comedy film ''
Seriously Single'' with her brother
Katleho Ramaphakela
Katleho Ramaphakela, is a South African filmmaker, film producer and actor. He is best known as the director and producer of popular television serials and films ''Check Coast'', ''Thulani No Thuli'' and ''Seriously Single''.
Personal life
He h ...
. It was released on 31 July 2020 on
Netflix
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.
Filmography
References
External links
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Q & A with Rethabile Ramaphakela
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Living people
South African film actresses
South African television actresses
1987 births
South African film directors