John Trengove (director)

John Trengove
John Trengrove at the Berlin Film Festival 2023
Born March 21, 1978
Johannesburg
Nationality South African
Citizenship South African
Alma mater New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
Occupation
  • film director
Known for The Wound

John Trengove (born March 21, 1978) is a South African film director, known for The Wound (2017) and Manodrome (2023).

Early life

John Trengove was born in Johannesburg in 1978. Trengove is the son of South African advocate, Wim Trengove. He attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

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.

His short film, The Goat, premiered at the Berlinale Film festival in 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.

In 2023, he directed Manodrome.

Filmography

Feature films

Year(s) Title(s) Writer(s) Producer(s) Studio(s)
2010 Hopeville John Tengrove & Roger Smith, Michelle Rowe Mariki Van Der Walt and Harriet Gavshon
2017 The Wound Malusi Bengu and Thando Mgqolozana Cait Pansegrouw and Elias Ribeiro
2023 Manodrome John Trengove

TV

  • Hard Copy (3 episodes)
  • The Lab (8 episodes)
  • Bag of Plenty (12 episodes)
  • Shuga (2 episodes)