Daryne Joshua

Daryne Joshua (born 1980), is a South African filmmaker. He is best known as the director of critically acclaimed films Noem My Skollie and Ellen: Die storie van Ellen Pakkies. Apart from filmmaking, he is also a philanthropist, editor, animation designer, sound designer, media and communication director. Personal life He was born and raised in Cape Town. He was educated at Livingstone High School. He is a lecturer on Cinema and Film Studies at Cape Peninsula, University of Technology. Career At the age of seven, he started visual storytelling. At that time, he made and sold comics to his friends in Bridgetown. He later attended to AFDA, The School for the Creative Economy and obtained the degree with distinction. He is the co-founder, writer and director of Gambit Films which he formed right after graduation. Gambit Films produced Cape Town’s first Afrikaans soap opera, Suidooster for DSTV and Kyknet.