WELCOME TO
ABOUT MARK KAPLAN
Mark J Kaplan was held in solitary confinement and deported from Apartheid South Africa. He has devoted his filmmaking career to human rights and is an Emmy Award winner. (The Lion’s Trail).
He is also the recipient of numerous International Awards including Best International Documentary at One World, 1999 (Where Truth Lies) and Award of Excellence, 2006, The Society for Visual Anthropology, USA, (Between Joyce and Remembrance). The Village Under The Forest received the Audience Award for Best South African documentary at The Encounters South African International Documentary Festival, 2013.
SHORT FILMOGRAPHY/CV
Where Truth Lies
Director
Joint first prize, One World Media Awards for Best International Documentary, 1999. Best of the Festival, Vermont International Film Festival, 2000.
The Lion’s Trail
Co – Producer
Emmy Award, 2005. For Outstanding Cultural and Artistic Programming.
Between Joyce & Remembrance
Director
Award of Excellence, American Anthropological Society, 2006
Betrayal
Director
2007 SAFTA Nomination, Best Documentary Feature.
The Invincibles
Director
Audience Award, Encounters Film Festival, 2009.
The Village Under The Forest
Director
Best South African Documentary, Encounters Film Festival, 2013.