Film, TV and Commercials
The Umbrella Men (2022)
Netflix’s thriller Unseen tracks an inconspicuous Zenzi Mwale’s (Gail Mabalane) perilous descent from cleaner to killer. On a mission to uncover her missing husband’s whereabouts, Zenzi goes down a dangerous and destructive path littered with sinister characters who want to exploit her for their nefarious schemes. Mabalane delivers an urgent performance as the increasingly desperate, yet determined Zenzi.
Original Score composed by Kyle Shepherd
When his mother wants to return to die on the farm where she grew up, Michael K embarks on a journey through a country shattered by the confusions of civil war.
Music composed by Kyle Shepherd
Koortjies Met Jonathan Rubain (2020)
The well-known Gospel musician can be seen on kykNET new gospel music and talk show, Koortjies met Jonathan Rubain. The series focuses on the role of faith, song, spirituality and issues that are close to the viewers' hearts.
Produced & Co-created by Kyle Shepherd.
Lui Maar Op, Belinda (2019)
Annetjie wants Ian to appoint one of her former students at the store, while Belinda is sued by her dead husband's mistress. Ian also has to find an opportunity to reprimand his wife for abusing her position as owner's wife.
Film Score Composed by Kyle Shepherd.
Waiting for the Sybil (2019)
William Kentridge’s new multimedia operatic project, Waiting for the Sybil premieres at the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome (10 – 15 September).
Music composed by Kyle Shepherd.
Can You See Me? (2019)
Domestic violence, sex trafficking. forced labor and sex tourism are but a few ways humans are exploited. These victims are crying out for our help, and without it, their abuse continues.
Film score composed by Kyle Shepherd
Sinking: Xa Sinqamla Unxubo (2018)
SINKING: Xa Sinqamla Unxubo, is the sinking of the SS Mendi on 21 February 1917, a tragedy which became one of South Africa’s worst tragedies of the First World War (1914 – 1919).
Music Composed by Kyle Shepherd.
During this live performance, projections of Appolis´ powerful images of the city of Tokyo, Japan, provided a sonic canvas for Shepherd´s masterful pianism and sound design.
Music composed by Kyle Shepherd.
Action Kommandant (2016)
Action Kommandant is based on the untold story of the young South African revolutionary freedom fighter, Ashley Kriel.
Featuring the following music tracks by Kyle Shepherd: Xam Premonitions, Cry of the Lonely & more.
Xamissa, Place of Sweet Water (2013)
Xamissa‘, which means ‘place of sweet waters’, and is the original name for the Cape Town CBD area that the Khoi and the San used to call it. Shepherd will return to France for the three-month long Festival d’Automne à Paris, who have commissioned a work from him, which will be premiered in Paris
Mama Goema (2011)
If you take a pinch of Khoi-San lament, a dash of Malay, a measure of European orchestral, a splash of Xhosa, the clash of marching bands, the pizzazz of the Klopse, a driving primal beat and lots of humor and musical virtuosity, what do you get? Goema, Goema, Goema!
Music composed by Kyle Shepherd.
The Uprising of Hangberg (2011)
South African police attack a Cape Town community. Post apartheid, the police-supported battle of the very rich against the poor.
Music composed by kyle Shepherd.
The Exhibition of Vandalism (2010)
The Exhibition of Vandalism documents a musical ritual performed by the acclaimed musicians Zim Ngqawana and Kyle Shepherd. The film shows how Ngqawana and Shepherd make music in the vandalized space of Ngqawana’s Zimology Institute outside Johannesburg.
Afrikaaps (2010)
Afrikaaps was nominated and the winner of several prizes for documentary film. A documentary with Incarcerated Knowledge which follows the story of Peter Christians, a former prisoner of Pollsmoor prison, who is trying to turn his life around
Music composed by Kyle Shepherd.