User:Jacobcloete/sandbox

 Jacob Cloete  is a filmmaker, photographer and researcher. Born and raised in a small town called Bitterfontein in South Africa, Jacob developed his love for writing and film. He bought his first camera while he was a South African Defence Force soldier in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and since then never looked back. He attended the University of the Western Cape (UWC), where he graduated with his PhD in Political Science. His work feeds into a growing global scholarship on the politics of belonging, which is reflected in South Africa’s xenophobic response and Europe’s anti-immigration and anti-refugee policies. After attending a documentary film course in 2017 at the Centre for Humanities Research (CHR), he decided to pursue filmmaking full-time. Jacob directed and produced his first documentary film, “Bittersoet”. Since then, he has worked on several other documentary projects. His growing filmography, among others, include “Cindy and Brent”, “Negritude Timing”, “God’s Plan”, and “One Day Millionaires.” All his works are available on YouTube.

Steek my weg, 42 min/ South Africa/ 2022
The film follows Peter Takelo as he and other community members attempt to raise awareness regarding the critically endangered Barrydale Redfin Minnow.

One Day Millionaires, Three Episodes/ South Africa/ 2020
This short three-part documentary series is about how participatory research changes the researchers and brings their humanity forward.

God’s Plan, Five Episodes/ South Africa/ 2018 – 2019
This part 5 documentary series captures part of the Master's degree journey of Simone Momplé.

Cindy and Brent, 12 min/ South Africa/ 2019
This film is about the beautiful union of Cindy and Brendt.

Negritude Timing, 12 min/ South Africa/ 2019
Negritude Timing is a short film about Qiqa Nkomo’s final year at the University of the Western Cape. She calls her journey “negritude timing”, a timing or rhythm embedded in black consciousness.

Bittersoet, 28 min/ South Africa/ 2018
This documentary film is about the human spirit. A documentary film about the human spirit.

Voices of the South
Jacob is also one of the co-founders of the Voices of the South Podcast. The podcast is dedicated to music lovers, and it discuss and review the albums and music videos of hip hop and rap artists.

"The State"
This podcast is dedicated to lovers of politics, history, current affairs and every interesting topic under the sun.

HONOURS AND AWARDS
Cloete was also a fellow at the Centre for Humanities Research at University of the Western Cape. He has presented papers at various conferences, seminars and workshops on various topics, including identity and belonging.