Catherine Meyburgh


Catherine Meyburgh is a South African film editor, filmmaker, artist and project designer.

Career

She started her career as a film editor in 1983 mainly focusing documentaries. She has served as an editor in over 30 documentaries which have been telecast on Arte, Channel 4, BBC and NBC. She worked as a film editor in animated films of prominent contemporary artist William Kentridge in 1990's. As a project designer in theatre and opera, she has worked with fellow prominent artists including Leora Farber, Georgia Papageorge and Willem Boshoff. Her project design have been displayed in various international exhibitions held in New York, Paris. She also initiated a project titled The Head & the Load collaborating with fellow artists William Kentridge, Philip Miller and Thuthuka Sibisi.

Films

''Kentridge & Dumas in Conversation''

Her directorial Kentridge & Dumas in Conversation is based on the real stories of contemporary artists William Kentridge and Marlene Dumas. The film reveals two of them involve in discussion regarding drawing, painting and filmmaking.

''Dying for Gold''

She co-directed the film Dying for Gold with Namibian filmmaker Richard Pakleppa which depicts the untold real story about the mining in South Africa. The film describes the difficulties faced by miners when they involve in search for gold.

Filmography

As editor