John Trengove (director)
{{short description|South African filmmaker (born 1978)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2017}}
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| caption = Trengrove at the Berlinale 2023
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|03|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Johannesburg, South Africa
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| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Film director}}
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| alma_mater = New York University Tisch School of the Arts
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| nationality = South African
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| father = Wim Trengove
| relatives = John Trengove (grandfather)
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John Trengove (born 21 March 1978){{citation|title=Festival des 3 Continents {{!}} John Trengove|url=http://www.3continents.com/fr/individu/7204/|website=www.3continents.com|access-date=May 27, 2017}} is a South African film director, known for The Wound (2017){{cite web |url=http://www.torinofilmlab.it/projects/8-the-wound |title=The Wound |accessdate=21 December 2016 |work=Torino Film Lab |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719053051/http://www.torinofilmlab.it/projects/8-the-wound |url-status=dead }} and Manodrome (2023).{{Cite web |last=Debruge |first=Peter |date=2023-02-18 |title=‘Manodrome’ Review: Jesse Eisenberg Glowers His Way Through Reductive Look at Modern Masculinity |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/manodrome-review-jesse-eisenberg-1235528092/ |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
Early life
John Trengove was born in Johannesburg in 1978. Trengove is the son of South African advocate, Wim Trengove.{{Cite news |title=SA director pulls out of Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival |language=en |url=https://www.groundup.org.za/article/sa-director-pulls-out-tel-aviv-international-lgbt-film-festival/ |access-date=2017-09-10}} He attended the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.{{cite web |title=John Trengove |url=http://www.urucumedia.com/john-trengove |accessdate=8 June 2017 |work=urucumedia.com |archive-date=4 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604180649/http://www.urucumedia.com/john-trengove |url-status=dead }}
Career
In 2010, Trengove directed the miniseries Hopeville, which was nominated for an international Emmy and received the Rose d'Or for drama. It was also released as a 92-minute feature film.{{Citation |title=Hopeville (2010) - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1715800/ |language=en-US |access-date=2021-09-14}}
His short film, The Goat, premiered at the Berlinale 2014 and screened at over 40 film festivals worldwide. His 2017 film, The Wound premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and won best feature at Frameline, Sarasota, Valencia and Taipei Film Festivals.{{cn|date=November 2023}}
In 2023, Trengove wrote and directed Manodrome, starring Jesse Eisenberg, Adrien Brody and Odessa Young.{{Cite web |last=Wise |first=Damon |date=2023-02-18 |title=Berlin Review: Jesse Eisenberg In John Trengrove's 'Manodrome' |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/berlin-review-john-trengrove-manodrome-1235264318/ |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
Personal life
As of 2018, Trengove divided his time between Johannesburg and São Paulo with his partner, Brazilian filmmaker {{ill|Marco Dutra|pt}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/wound-john-trengove-interview|title=The Wound director: 'To be out and proud is still a middle-class privilege in our society'|first=Taryn|last=Joffe|publisher=British Film Institute|date=15 March 2018|access-date=7 April 2025}}
Filmography
=Feature films=
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! Year(s) ! Title(s) ! Writer(s) ! Producer(s) ! Studio(s) |
| 2010
|John Tengrove, Roger Smith, Michelle Rowe |Mariki Van Der Walt, Harriet Gavshon | |
| 2017
| Malusi Bengu, Thando Mgqolozana | Cait Pansegrouw, Elias Ribeiro | |
| 2023
|Manodrome{{Citation|title=Manodrome - IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14813150/|language=en-US|access-date=2021-09-05}} |John Trengove | | |
=Television=
- Hard Copy (3 episodes)
- The Lab (8 episodes){{Citation|title=The Lab (TV Series 2006– ) - IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805887/|language=en-US|access-date=2021-09-05}}
- Bag of Plenty (12 episodes){{Citation|title=Bay of Plenty (TV Series 2007– ) - IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3779804/|language=en-US|access-date=2021-09-05}}
- Shuga (2 episodes){{Citation|title=Shuga (TV Series 2009– ) - IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2577388/|language=en-US|access-date=2021-09-05}}
- White Lies (4 episodes){{Citation|title=White Lies (TV Series 2024– ) - IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1626716/}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1626716}}
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Category:South African LGBTQ film directors
Category:LGBTQ television directors
Category:South African film directors
Category:South African LGBTQ screenwriters
Category:Tisch School of the Arts alumni
Category:Writers from Johannesburg
Category:South African television directors
Category:South African television writers
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