John Trengove (director)

John Trengove (born March 21, 1978) is a South African film director, known for The Wound (2017) and Manodrome (2023).

Early life
John Trengove was born in Johannesburg in 1978. Trengove is the son of South African advocate, Wim Trengove. He attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

Career
In 2010 Trengove directed the miniseries Hopeville, which was nominated for an international Emmy and received the Rose d'Or for drama. It was also released as a 92-minute feature film.

His short film, The Goat, premiered at the Berlinale Film festival in 2014 and screened at over 40 film festivals worldwide. His 2017 film, The Wound premiered at the Sundance film festival, and won best feature at Frameline, Sarasota, Valencia and Taipei Film Festivals.

In 2023, he directed Manodrome.

TV

 * Hard Copy (3 episodes)
 * The Lab (8 episodes)
 * Bag of Plenty (12 episodes)
 * Shuga (2 episodes)