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Matthews - Kwazi (Single)
DESCRIPTION
Kwazi lives in a Township in South Africa. He is unemployed and due to failure to get work his wife and two children have gone to live with his parents in a rural area. Kwazi built this house himself and battling hopelessness he continues to seek work so that he can support his family.
AUTHOR
(b Peter Charles Matthews, 14 February 1955); Born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia)
1986 - Founding partner and Executive Creative Director of Matthews and Charter - the agency was rated in the top three most creative agencies in South Africa by Financial Mail and named South African Agency of the Year by Readers Digest.
Peter has won many local and international awards for his creative work including Cannes, New York and London International. After 16 years as owner and creative head of M & C, Peter sold his share in the agency to Ogilvy in order to focus on art and film directing.
FILM:
2007- 'Oil on Water' - received Best Picture at the Everglades International Film Festival and was Nominated and Official selection at 10 other International Festivals.
http://www.oilonwater-movie.com
2014- 'Township Yogi' - The documentary looks at how yoga can be used as a practice for transformation by HIV sufferers and those living in poor township areas. It follows five township youths whose lives are transformed through the power of yoga.
He has illustrated and published the 3rd book in a South African Children's Book series called Animal Adventures in Africa.
Peter is the Chairman of the PawPrint Africa Project,
1986 - Founding partner and Executive Creative Director of Matthews and Charter - the agency was rated in the top three most creative agencies in South Africa by Financial Mail and named South African Agency of the Year by Readers Digest.
Peter has won many local and international awards for his creative work including Cannes, New York and London International. After 16 years as owner and creative head of M & C, Peter sold his share in the agency to Ogilvy in order to focus on art and film directing.
FILM:
2007- 'Oil on Water' - received Best Picture at the Everglades International Film Festival and was Nominated and Official selection at 10 other International Festivals.
http://www.oilonwater-movie.com
2014- 'Township Yogi' - The documentary looks at how yoga can be used as a practice for transformation by HIV sufferers and those living in poor township areas. It follows five township youths whose lives are transformed through the power of yoga.
He has illustrated and published the 3rd book in a South African Children's Book series called Animal Adventures in Africa.
Peter is the Chairman of the PawPrint Africa Project,
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