My interest in history and by extension archaeology, is something that has been with me for as long as I can remember. In school, these are some of the subjects that came naturally to me. I was also registered for both a film production major and an archaeology major. The impact of this was that it has creatively influenced the direction of my scholarship and the manner in which I think about material culture and the interpretative lens I can use in examining it.

My interest in these two seemingly disparate fields had led me on an amazing journey where I have had the privilege of experimenting with building career that would allow me to engage both my interest in the visual world of film production and archaeology.

It was in my honours year, that my supervisor encouraged me to use my specific skills, and the lens I had been honing as a means of creating my own research voice and niche in the discipline of archaeology. This led to my first documentary, PRESTWICH STREET: A FILM FOR THE FORGOTTEN. It was after the creation of this film, that I felt i had found my creative voice, and I am in continual dialogue with that voice so that I can make more meaningful documentary films that have a broader social impact.

I currently work in the Cederberg with Khoekhoen and San descendants along the Agter-Pakhuis. I use my training in film production to engage a community-based participatory archaeology and I am working with the same community to produce a documentary on the intersection between their contemporary identity and their archaeological heritage.

I guess it is starting to make sense. If the kind of research I do interests you, please feel free to connect and engage with me.