Kelly-Eve Koopman, is a South African director and actor.[1] She is best known for the roles in the television serials Hollywood in my Huis and Kroto and Mayfair.[2] She is one of three directors of FEMME projects.
Kelly-Eve Koopman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kelly-Eve Koopman |
| Nationality | South African |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, social activist, director |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Career edit
Apart from acting, she is also a community leader and social activist. She is also the co-creator of the platform 'Coloured Mentality' which has become a unique interactive storytelling space for coloured community. Over the past three years she has served 4000 young women in 20 disenfranchised schools in the Western Cape. In 2017, she released a six-part web documentary along with filmmaker Sarah Summers. The documentary focuses on the coloured racial identity in South Africa.[3]
In 2018, she appeared in the South African Indian action crime film Mayfair. She played the supportive role of 'Ameena' in the film, which later received positive reviews.[4][5] The film was also screened at the 62nd BFI London Film Festival and Africa in Motion Film Festival in October 2018.[6][7]
Along with Kim Windvogel, she compiled the book They Called me Queer.[8] In 2019, she became an author, where he wrote the Memoir Because I Couldn't Kill You.[9][10]
Filmography edit
| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Hollywood in my Huis | Karma | Film | |
| 2015 | Jamillah and Aladdin | Soap Lady | TV series | |
| 2017 | Krotoa | Lysbeth | Film | |
| 2018 | Mayfair | Ameena | Film |
References edit
- ^ "About Me". Jack Devnarain official website. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Kelly-Eve Koopman: Director & Co-Creator Coloured Mentality". racialequity. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Kelly-Eve Koopman and Sarah Summers on their new 'Coloured Mentality' series". 702 CO.za. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Mayfair – Cape Town International Film Market & Festival – CTIFMF". Retrieved 19 November 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Mayfair". Channel. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Johannesburg's Mayfair suburb goes international in new movie". IndianSpice. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Press, Indigenous Film Distribution (6 November 2018). "Mayfair opens to great reviews". Screen Africa. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Kelly-Eve Koopman". Open Book Festival. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ ""The book was difficult" - Kelly-Eve Koopman on writing 'Because I Couldn't Kill You'". timeslive. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "'South Africa needs this book.' Find out more about Because I Couldn't Kill You by Kelly-Eve Koopman". readinglist. Retrieved 15 November 2020.