THE FILMMAKERS
Ra'anan Alexandrowicz
Director
Ra'anan Alexandrowicz was born in Jerusalem in 1969. He graduated from high school in Jerusalem in 1987 as a physics major. From 1991 to 1996 he studied film at the Sam Spiegel film and television school in Jerusalem with a focus on fiction. From 1997 to 2001 he concentrated mainly on documentary work, and also directed two music videos.
His acclaimed documentary THE INNER TOUR followed a group of Palestinians on a three-day bus tour through Israel in 2000. This film was included in the 31st New Directors/New Films series presented by The Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art in New York City in 2002.
Alexandrowicz received the culture ministry
filmmaker award scholarship in 2002. James' Journey to Jerusalem
is his first fiction feature.
Filmography
Self Confidence Ltd. (1996, 21 mins)
On the Other Side of the Tracks (1999, 25 mins)
Martin (1999, 52 mins)
The Inner Tour (2000, 95 mins)
James' Journey to Jerusalem (2003, 87 mins)
Siyabonga Melongisi Shibe
"James"
Siyabonga grew up in Umlazi, Durban in
Kwazulu Natal. He decided from an early age that he wanted to
become an actor and after matriculating went to study drama at
Natal Technikon. After graduating in 1999 he came to Johannesburg
(the Mecca of the entertainment industry in South Africa) to
follow his dreams in the world of acting. In 2002 he was nominated
for South Africa's Best Actor award for the TV drama GAZ'LAM.
He won the Best Actor award (the Wolgin Award) at the Jerusalem
Film Festival for his starring role in JAMES' JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM.
Filmography
The Stripes Of A Zebra (1999, UK, feature
film)
Soul City (1999, South Africa, TV drama)
Gaz'Lam (2002, South Africa, TV drama)
Third World (2002, Canada, feature film)
Stok-Vel (2003, South Africa, TV sitcom)
James' Journey to Jerusalem (2003, Israel, feature film)
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