Roger Hawkins

Roger Hawkins was born and brought up in Harare, Zimbabwe. After completing a BSc (Agric) at the University of Natal, he embarked on a career that included being a school teacher, advertising copywriter, fumigator, soil surveyor, research assistant, lounge pianist, and landscape gardener.

In 1993, Roger resigned from his job as a maths teacher and took the brave step of hiring the largest theatre in Zimbabwe for the purpose of staging a musical he had written and directed. The show, « The Singer », was a resounding success. This led to producing the TV series « Adventure Unlimited » and the TV movie « Choose Freedom », which Roger also co-wrote.

Roger then studied directing at the Raindance Film School and John Truby’s Writers Studio, both in London. On his return to Harare, Roger wrote and directed Dr Juju, a 60-minute TV movie shot in six days, which was followed by the children’s junkmation fable, « The Legend of the Sky Kingdom ».

« The Silent Fall » is his first South African film.

Roger Hawkins was born and brought up in Harare, Zimbabwe. After completing a BSc (Agric) at the University of Natal, he embarked on a career that included being a school teacher, advertising copywriter, fumigator, soil surveyor, research assistant, lounge pianist, and landscape gardener.

In 1993, Roger resigned from his job as a maths teacher and took the brave step of hiring the largest theatre in Zimbabwe for the purpose of staging a musical he had written and directed. The show, « The Singer », was a resounding success. This led to producing the TV series « Adventure Unlimited » and the TV movie « Choose Freedom », which Roger also co-wrote.

Roger then studied directing at the Raindance Film School and John Truby’s Writers Studio, both in London. On his return to Harare, Roger wrote and directed Dr Juju, a 60-minute TV movie shot in six days, which was followed by the children’s junkmation fable, « The Legend of the Sky Kingdom ».

« The Silent Fall » is his first South African film.