Richard Pakleppa

Richard Pakleppa
Born	1961 Namibia
Nationality	Namibian
Education	African studies, University of Cape Town
Alma mater	University of Cape Town
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, film director, producer
Notable work	Dying for Gold

Richard Pakleppa (born 1961) is a Namibian screenwriter, film director, and film producer.

Pakleppa studied philosophy and theatre in Munich, Germany , and gained an Honours Degree in African studies from the University of Cape Town. ^[1] Since 1990, he has directed and produced documentary and fiction films across Southern Africa. He currently lives in South Africa. ^[2] In the year 2000, Pakleppa was awarded the Best Documentary Award of the Southern African Film Festival. He has also been the founding member and Director of Land Productions since 1992.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Genre	Ref.
2005	The Strongest Heart	Director, Writer	Documentary
2006	Angola: Saudades from the One Who Loves You	Director, Writer	Documentary
2009	Three an half lives	Drimer	Drama
2012	Taste of Rain	Director, Writer	Drama	[3] [4]
2013	Jogo de Corpo. Capaeira e Ancestralidade	Director	Documentary, Biography
2014	Paths to Freedom	Director	Short film
2016	Dying for Gold	Director	Documentary	[5]

Writing

• '40,000 workers stay away in Namibia', South Africa Labour Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 6, 1988, pp.15-23

References

1. Association des trois mondes; FESPACO (2000). "PAKLEPPA, Richard". Les cinémas d'Afrique: dictionnaire. KARTHALA Editions. pp. 380–81. ISBN   978-2-84586-060-5.
2. Richard Pakleppa, Encounters South African International Documentary Festival
3. Mukaiwa, Martha (12 November 2012). "Richard Pakleppa presents 'Taste of Rain'". The Namibian. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
4. Mukaiwa, Martha (23 November 2012). "Taste of Rain'". The Namibian. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
5. Davis, Rebecca (4 July 2019). "Dying for Gold: New documentary lays bare the stark debt SA owes its miners". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 6 September 2025.

External links

• Richard Pakleppa at IMDb