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Runyararo Mapfumo is a British[1] television director, film director, writer, and producer. She is known for her work on the critically acclaimed Netflix television series Sex Education.[2][3]
Background
[edit]Mapfumo is of Zimbabwean heritage.[4] In 2013, Mapfumo graduated from Sheffield Hallam University with a first class honours degree in film and visual effects.[5]
Career
[edit]Mapfumo has received funding from the British Film Institute, the BBC, and Google Arts.[6][7] She has featured in the BFI London Film Festival.[citation needed] Her third short, Masterpiece, was shown at the 2020 We Are One: A Global Film Festival.[citation needed]
Filmography
[edit]Director
[edit]- Sex Education (2021) - TV series
- What's in a Name? (2020) - short
- The Uncertain Kingdom (2020) - documentary
- Dawn in the Dark (2019) - short
- Sensational Simmy! (2019) - short
- Masterpiece (2017) - short
- The Time Is Now (2015) - short
- Revelation (2013) - short
References
[edit]- ↑ "Academy Films welcome Runyararo Mapfumo. At David Reviews".
- ↑ "Runyararo Mapfumo".
- ↑ Zornosa, Laura (6 October 2021). "'Sex Education' Gets More Inclusive in its Intimacy". The New York Times.
- ↑ Phiri, Rejoice (28 November 2022). "Zim-British television director scoops Emmy Award". News Day. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ↑ "Masterpiece". 18 September 2017. Archived from the original on February 8, 2019.
- ↑ "Runyararo Mapfumo | United Agents".
- ↑ "Runyararo Mapfumo signs to Academy".
- ↑ "Runyararo Mapfumo". IMDb.
- ↑ "F*ck the System: Runyararo Mapfumo & Grace Bridger". 12 December 2018. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020.