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Darrell James Roodt (born in Johannesburg, 28 April 1962) is a South African film director, screenwriter and producer. He is probably most well known for his 1992 film Sarafina! which starred actress Whoopi Goldberg.
Darrell Roodt was born on 28 April 1962 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a director and writer, known for Yesterday (2004), Treurgrond (2015) and Dangerous Ground (1997). He is married to Ashley Hayden.
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- Director, Writer, Additional Crew
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Darrell Roodt
Director Darrell Roodt talks to Film SA about the legacy left by his film Yesterday 10 years on. Interview broadcast December 5, 2014. DStv ch 404, Fridays 1...
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South African director Darrell James Roodt is one of the most dominant and prolific figures in the South African film industry (Armes 2008: 112), having made a total number of 34 feature films and several television series to date.
Sarafina! is a 1992 musical drama film based on Mbongeni Ngema 's 1987 musical of the same name. The film was directed by Darrell Roodt and written by Ngema and William Nicholson, and stars Leleti Khumalo, Miriam Makeba, John Kani, Ngema, and Whoopi Goldberg; Khumalo reprises her role from the stage performance.
Apr 26, 2013 · An interview with the prolific South African film director Darrell Roodt, who talks about his new movie Little One and his career. He discusses various topics, from Life of Pi to Barry Lyndon, but rarely returns to the subject at hand.
Darrell Roodt (born in 1963) is a South African film director, screenwriter and producer. His film Sarafina was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.
