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Shawn Slovo (born 1950) is a South African screenwriter, best known for the film A World Apart, based on her childhood under apartheid. She is the daughter of South African Communist Party leaders Joe Slovo and Ruth First.
Feb 1, 2001 · Shawn Slovo. Birthday: 24 Jun 2019. Born in South Africa in 1950 as daughter to white anti-apartheid activists Joe Slovo and Ruth First, she grew up in London after the family in 1964...
Shawn Slovo. Writer: A World Apart. Shawn Slovo was born in 1950. Shawn is a writer and producer, known for A World Apart (1988), Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013) and Catch a Fire (2006).
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Associate Producer. Born in South Africa in 1950 as daughter to white anti-apartheid activists Joe Slovo and Ruth First, she grew up in London after the family in 1964 arrived in the UK as political refugees.
Nov 5, 2019 · Eleven years ago, when screenwriter Shawn Slovo (A World Apart) approached South African Patrick Chamusso about making a film on Chamusso's life, the ex-political prisoner couldn't help but be...
A World Apart explores apartheid through the eyes of the young daughter of political activists in Johannesburg in 1963. This interview is the first in a three-part dialogue with screenwriter Shawn Slovo, director Chris Menges, and actor Linda Mvusi.
Cannes, France – After a slow opening week of generally disappointing entries, the Cannes Film Festival was electrified last weekend by “A World Apart,” a powerful story about the relationship between a 13-year-old white South African girl and her mother, an anti-government activist. One screening of the film was followed by a five-minute ovation.
