Richard Pakleppa

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

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

Filmography

 * The Strongest Heart, 2005
 * Angola: Saudades from the One Who Loves You, 2006
 * Taste of Rain, 2012
 * Jogo de Corpo. Capaeira e Ancestralidade, 2013
 * Paths to Freedom, 2014
 * Dying for Gold, 2018 (co-directed by Catherine Meyburgh)
 * Three an half lives, 2009

Writing

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