Lavinia Kapewasha Explained

Lavinia Kapewasha
Url:olafnamibia.com.na
Birth Place:Namibia
Education:East 15 Acting School, Essex
Occupation:Director, producer, writer, actor
Family:Marten Kapewasha, father

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

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

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

YearTitleRole
2019litandu web seriesWriter, director, actor[11]
2019Untitled web seriesDirector[12]
2022Hers, Yours, MineDirector
2022GrootmanDirector[13]
2023The GoalDirector[14]

Actor

YearTitleDirector
2015MoxiePhilip James McGoldrick
2016The Slow KnifeFernando Lazzari[15]
2017Silly WitsImprovisational sketch comedy[16]
2017OminousJenny Kandenge[17]
2019Every WomanSenga Brockerhoff[18]
2019The DateMikiros Garoes[19]

Producer

Nominations and Festivals

Notes and References

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

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