Odette V.
Cape Town, South Africa
$200 - $1000
Odette van Rensburg worked for Sheraton and Forte Hotel Groups in Sales & Marketing and set up the Groups Department for Wild Africa Safaris. Odette handles all aspects of Production (scouting, casting management, logistics etc) Sound Management, Interviews, Research and Edits.
Since 2013 Eric and Odette @ Dogs on the Run have been documenting social behaviour throughout Southern Africa.
Exhibitions:
- ‘The Guardians of Stone’ - A global art project transforming messages of personal identity into works of art through an Open-Air Visual Gallery associated with JR – Inside Out. https://www.facebook.com/InsideOutHarare/
- The Blake Project - a EUNIC collaboration with Michel Paysant of 29 Life sized portraits that line the walls and travel with the exhibition.
Our Clients:
Associated Press – Photographs for Cargill
CDC – Male Circumcision. Photographs of 23 visuals for Posters, flyers and Billboards throughout Africa.
Ideal Communicazione – Photoshoot for New Holland
PSI Zimbabwe :
• Family Planning – Photographs of families and stills in homes and gardens.
• Violence Against Women and Girls – photographs at sunsets of children and adults
• Male Circumcision - Celebrities - Photographs of celebrities including Jah Preeza, Winky D as well as visuals of families in home environment.
• Protector Plus Condoms – New Man in Town Campaign.
• Cervical Screening Awareness Campaign.
• Male Circumcision – many campaigns including Kylef Boss
AFRICAN BUSH CAMPS – Botswana, Mana Pools and Hwange photographing and filming Wildlife, Camps and Lodges.
British Council / EUNIC – Interviews of Matali Cressat and Michel Paysant. Photographic documentation of the collaboration of the artists and the communities. Exhibition of life sized portraits of the weavers in collaboration with Michel Paysant.
UNFPA – ‘Shamiso’s Story’ – A 5 minute documentary of the story of 15 year old Shamiso whose family wanted to marry her to an older man due to economic hardships. The Sista2Sista programme supported and funded this film. November 2015.
UNITAID/STAR – HIV Self Testing Zimbabwe – Photographic shoot of STAR’s successful implementation and trial of Self Testing Kits. April 2016.
UNITAID – Debra Messing’s Visit to Malawi July 2016. ‘What Got us Here, Wont’ get us There’, HIV Self Testing Photographic documentation of the trip and a 4 minute film.
PSI/JHPIEGO – Frank Dialogues – a social documentary filmed in 4 Southern African countries. Dialogues on Men’s behavior towards Men’s Sexual Health. Talking to men on the street about their views towards HIV, Circumcision and Health Care. 2016. Screened at AIDS2018.
GATES FOUNDATION - Film Documentation on Workshop ‘Changing the Game on VMMC.’
PSI Washington – ‘Eliminating Cervical Cancer’ Film – a documentary on Wendy’s Story.
CEESHA – Photography and film demonstration of the HIV Self Testing Kits in 3 languages. 2017
UNITAID/STAR – ‘Breaking Barriers’ – documenting the implementation of self testing kits using 4 models filmed in Zambia, Lesotho Military, Randburg Taxi Rank and Zimbabwe. Screened at AIDS2018.
THE LAST MILE – UNITAID/STAR (ICASA 2019) – Self Testing Distribution using 3 models of distribution in South Africa. 2019 https://youtu.be/v06ycigLcoo
IN WATER RUNS LIFE – A programme to teach children in the Cape Flats to swim. 2019 https:// youtu.be/7cLHczcVdxc
LEVANA – LAVENDAR HILL – Filmed in the Cape Flats, a primary school growing their own food and feeding the community. 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNOYALrA838&t=43s GROUNDBREAKERS – A soup kitchen set up by a resident of Ocean View, filmed at the beginning of lockdown. 2020 https://youtu.be/pQAguJcYMpQ
OCEAN VIEW ORGANIC FARMERS – Filmed during the beginning of lockdown May 2020, one of the Soup kitchens that sprang up to feed the communities in the Cape Flats. https://youtu.be/TzA32_dCZoY VDP – THE OPEN DOOR - Valley Development Projects (VDP). VDP uses an integrated development approach to combat a number of social issues, alleviate poverty and address the imbalances of the past. Ocean View and Masimphelele, Cape Town – August 2020. https://youtu.be/RbdiEaEuYTs
KALK BAY ARTISANS - The lack of Tourism in Cape Town has affected artisans who are struggling to sustain their families 2020 https://youtu.be/1KSxzy4ghMk
VIVA CON AGUA – Interviews of 3 Street Artists painting murals in Cape Town. Viva Con Agua are implementing water and sanitation in Eastern Cape. 2020 Mari Pavanelli Afro Ivan Zezao Independent Film
Independent Film
GIVE A MAN A MASK AND HE WILL TELL YOU THE TRUTH – An independent short documentary on male sex workers. The challenges this marginalised group face in Zimbabwe include stigma, abuse from the communities and rejection at health care facilities. 2017
Film Festivals, ZIFF 2017 Film Freeway Jozi Film Festival (JFF) 2018 CTIFM&F 2018 and Encounters 2018- Give a Man a Mask – Trailer
DISCONNECTED - A documentary that shines a light on the many unanswered questions and stigma, often experienced by those with the lived experience of suicide. https://www.disconnectedthedocumentary.com/ https://vimeo.com/671885388 - Trailer
#TheTotalShutdown – 3 min interviews filmed at the march against Gender Based Violence in Cape Town Aug 2018.
- Production Company
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Creative Director
- Production Assistant
- Video Editor - Commercial
- Fixer