Nominations and festivals
- 2017 – nominated for Best Actress and Best Newcome Director at the Namibian Theatre and Film Awards [21]
- 2020 – 'litandu' featured in the 27th Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) [22]
Lavinia Kapewasha | |
|---|---|
| Born | Namibia |
| Education | East 15 Acting School, Essex |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer, writer, actor |
| Family | Marten Kapewasha, father |
| Website | olafnamibia.com.na |
Lavinia Kapewasha is a Namibian director, producer, writer and actor. [1] She is an organiser of Windhoek-based Otjomuise Live Arts Festival (OLAF) [2] and director of 2023 film The Goal . [3]
As the youngest daughter of diplomat, Marten Kapewasha, Lavinia Tukuhole Kapewasha lived in India, South Africa and Russia as a child. In 2015 she graduated in theatre studies from the East 15 Acting School, Essex, UK. [4] [5] She has been based in Windhoek, Namibia since 2016. [6]
Kapewasha co-founded Dark Crown Productions with Jenny Kadenge. [7] She is production coordinator at the National Theatre of Namibia. [8] [9] As a writer she is inspired by screenwriters who direct, including Donald Glover, Rungano Nyoni and Wanuri Kahiu. [10]
| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | litandu web series | Writer, director, actor | [11] |
| Untitled web series | Director | [12] | |
| 2022 | Hers, Yours, Mine | ||
| Grootman | [13] | ||
| 2023 | The Goal | [14] |
| Year | Title | Director | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Moxie | Philip James McGoldrick | |
| 2016 | The Slow Knife | Fernando Lazzari | [15] |
| 2017 | Silly Wits | Improvisational sketch comedy | [16] |
| Ominous | Jenny Kandenge | [17] | |
| 2019 | Every Woman | Senga Brockerhoff | [18] |
| The Date | Mikiros Garoes | [19] |
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