OLIVER HERMANUS - Co-Writer / Director

25 year old Oliver is a Cape Town native who started his professional career as a press
photographer covering events such as the Glastonbury Music Festival and the G-8 Summit. 
He has a BA in Film Media and Visual Studies from the University of Cape Town, during
which time he was awarded a scholarship to attend the University of California.

In 2006 acclaimed Hollywood film director Roland Emmerich (Independence Day) offered
him a private scholarship to complete an MA in practical filmmaking at the London Film
School.

Oliver has also shot many short films and documentaries.
Shirley Adams is Oliver's first Feature Film.

[Oliver Hermanus]        [Stavros Pamballis]        [Jamie Ramsay]
[
Jeremy Nathan]        [Michelle Wheatley]
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