SJ, Director at 7Films

On this episode of Meet the Creatives, I talk to my new friend SJ. We talk about how your career is like boxing, how his naiveté of film classics actually helped him become a better director, how to land a job in film and more! SJ is from Johannesburg South Africa, but now lives in Cape Town. After his studies he joined 7Films as a young director; moulding him into the director he is today. He is now a majority shareholder of 7films, an award-winning Production Company rated 2nd in South Africa. His work won silver and gold Loeries at the 2016 Loerie Awards; at the age of 22 he was the youngest winner. He won Gold at Cannes Lions in 2017 and silver at the 2017 Pendoring Awards. He is an ambitious, risk-taking individual, who is quick to learn and adapt. His style is inspired by real stories with real characters; he believes reality is stranger than fiction. Taking on filmmaking as a personal responsibility to the world at large.

Episode 88 of the Meet the Creatives podcast, hosted by Rob Johnston, titled "SJ, Director at 7Films" was published on December 18, 2017 and runs 32 minutes.

December 18, 2017 ·32m · Meet the Creatives

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On this episode of Meet the Creatives, I talk to my new friend SJ. We talk about how your career is like boxing, how his naiveté of film classics actually helped him become a better director, how to land a job in film and more! SJ is from Johannesburg South Africa, but now lives in Cape Town. After his studies he joined 7Films as a young director; moulding him into the director he is today. He is now a majority shareholder of 7films, an award-winning Production Company rated 2nd in South Africa. His work won silver and gold Loeries at the 2016 Loerie Awards; at the age of 22 he was the youngest winner. He won Gold at Cannes Lions in 2017 and silver at the 2017 Pendoring Awards. He is an ambitious, risk-taking individual, who is quick to learn and adapt. His style is inspired by real stories with real characters; he believes reality is stranger than fiction. Taking on filmmaking as a personal responsibility to the world at large.

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