Darren Wertheim
- Cinematographer
- Actor
- Writer
Darren Wertheim is a freelance cinematographer, producer, and co-owner
of Chasing Migada Productions. He is currently based in Cape Town,
South Africa, where he has been working for the last seven years.
During his studies at (Cape town branch) AFDA (2002-2006) Darren shot
seven short films, three of which were shot on film. His graduation
film 'Freedom Days' (2005) and Honours film 'Barren' (2006) were
selected for various international and local film festivals and
respectively received a number of awards.
In 2006 Darren graduated with an Honours Degree in Motion Picture
Medium and Dramatic Arts and chosen for the Dean's list for Excellence
in Cinematography. After graduating he co-founded Chasing Migada
Productions with Quinton Lavery with the vision of creating an
independent filmmaking culture in South Africa. Having started with
low-budget projects (mainly music videos for top local bands such as
'Tait'; 'The Ragdolls'; 'Hey Mister'; '7th Son'; 'Unit R' and 'Lark'
for which they also produced the acclaimed DVD 'A Dagger and a
Feather') and without the luxury of big budgets, the Chasing Migada
team had to push themselves creatively within the framework of
low-budget filmmaking as to maintain the high-quality professional
standards which is part and parcel of the company's general ethos .
In 2011 Chasing Migada Productions established a collaborative
relationship with Van Coke Kartel, shooting two music videos for the
songs 'Dis 'n Land' and 'Tot die Son Utikom' found in the band's album
'Wie's Bang'. 'Dis 'n Land" won best rock and group, and 'Tot Die Son
Uitkom' won best video of the year at the 2013 MK Awards.
During 2011 Chasing Migada also endeavoured to complete their first
feature film - a low budget comedy titled "Casting Me..." which has
been accepted into one local and two international film festivals,
subsequently securing a US sales-agent working on distribution of the
film in North America. Local release is due in 2013.
of Chasing Migada Productions. He is currently based in Cape Town,
South Africa, where he has been working for the last seven years.
During his studies at (Cape town branch) AFDA (2002-2006) Darren shot
seven short films, three of which were shot on film. His graduation
film 'Freedom Days' (2005) and Honours film 'Barren' (2006) were
selected for various international and local film festivals and
respectively received a number of awards.
In 2006 Darren graduated with an Honours Degree in Motion Picture
Medium and Dramatic Arts and chosen for the Dean's list for Excellence
in Cinematography. After graduating he co-founded Chasing Migada
Productions with Quinton Lavery with the vision of creating an
independent filmmaking culture in South Africa. Having started with
low-budget projects (mainly music videos for top local bands such as
'Tait'; 'The Ragdolls'; 'Hey Mister'; '7th Son'; 'Unit R' and 'Lark'
for which they also produced the acclaimed DVD 'A Dagger and a
Feather') and without the luxury of big budgets, the Chasing Migada
team had to push themselves creatively within the framework of
low-budget filmmaking as to maintain the high-quality professional
standards which is part and parcel of the company's general ethos .
In 2011 Chasing Migada Productions established a collaborative
relationship with Van Coke Kartel, shooting two music videos for the
songs 'Dis 'n Land' and 'Tot die Son Utikom' found in the band's album
'Wie's Bang'. 'Dis 'n Land" won best rock and group, and 'Tot Die Son
Uitkom' won best video of the year at the 2013 MK Awards.
During 2011 Chasing Migada also endeavoured to complete their first
feature film - a low budget comedy titled "Casting Me..." which has
been accepted into one local and two international film festivals,
subsequently securing a US sales-agent working on distribution of the
film in North America. Local release is due in 2013.