Ross Devenish

Nacimiento : 1939-11-15,

Películas

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
Self
A documentary overview and ideological critique of the South African film industry and cinema's historical relationship with apartheid.
Death of a Son
Director
The true story of Pauline Williams, who struggled to bring the people who supplied her son with the illegal drugs that caused his death to justice.
The Happy Valley
Director
In 1940 Kenya as their country prepares for war, the local aristocratic social set lives a decadent, self-indulgent lifestyle, that leads to murder. The same events were also dramatised in the feature film White Mischief, which was released seven months after the first transmission of The Happy Valley.
Asinamali
Director
Five black men in South Africa end up in jail - for crimes which range from shooting a security policeman to sleeping with a white boss's wife. What they all share is the conviction that the 'Day of Reckoning' is at hand.
A Chip of Glass Ruby
Director
In this drama, the Banjee family resides in an area of Johannesburg where Indians are no longer permitted to live. Mr. Bamjee is a vegetable seller and his wife, unlike him, becomes politically involved fighting against the injustices of apartheid. When his wife is arrested and imprisoned, Mr. Bamjee slowly realizes that his wife's concern for others is not a rejection of him.
The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais
Director
An episode in the Life of Eugène Marais
Boesman and Lena
Director
A portrait of a marginalised couple evicted by forced removal in apartheid South Africa.
Goal!
Director
This entertaining documentary of the World Cup Soccer tournament of 1966 follows the 15 countries competing for the sport's most coveted prize. Nigel Patrick narrates, with commentary provided by Brian Glanville. The executive producer spent $336,000 on the production and used 117 cameras to record nearly 48 hours worth of action. Four editors were employed to created the final 108-minute feature.
Goal!
Director
England was expected to perform well in 1966, playing on home ground. After tough, tense games against Portugal and Argentina, England eventually overcame West Germany in the final 4-2. The team was helped, in no small measure, by a historic final hat-trick by Geoff Hurst and superb defending and attacking from Bobby Moore and Bobby Charlton.