Zuko Nodada

Award-winning Director and Producer Zuko Nodada was born on the 9th of January 1979 and hails from Mount Frere deep in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Raised by a teacher and policeman, Zuko grew up in a culture of storytelling around the fire while eating corn. This is where the passion for telling stories came about. Upon the completion of his high school Diploma Nodada went on to study at Natal Technicon now known as the Durban University of Technology where he obtained a National Diploma in Speech and Drama, where he specialized in Directing and Educational Theatre. Nodada began his career as an actor on Rhythm City, Hard Copy and Freelanced as a voiceover artist. Keen to spread his wings he moved on to be a language advisor on a television series called Tsha-Tsha. After contemplating the best path to directing Nodada got a break working as script supervisor on a well known South African television series called Hard copy, this paved a way for more than 25 film productions. His first directing job was a 15min short film for SABC called The Secret. His directing work to date include the following: The award-winning InterseXions, Fallen, Mamello, Mshikashika, the award-winning Matatiele, Tempy Pushas and his most recent work is The Kingdom- Ukhakhayi. Feature Films: His first film was titled Iphupho - a feature film screened at the Durban Film Festival, South Africa and aired on the National Television network. Between Friends- Which opened at the Pan African Festival in Los Angeles was his second feature film. It also screened in New York, London, Durban Film Festival South Africa then released in Theatres countrywide. In 2017 he shot his 3rd feature "state enemy number1" which was not completed due to funding complications. He has completed his feature called uncovered which releases in cinemas nationwide on the 30th of August 2019.