Gugulethu Zuma-Ncube has progressed from solely being an actor to producing content, writing and running production house, Stained Glass Productions, which is responsible for shows such as Uzalo. Pen_Pusha_P sits down with this inspiring content creator
Gugulethu Zuma-Ncube first caught our attention in SABC1’s Interrogation Room in 2007, then in a supporting role on SABC3’s Isidingo. Since then, the daughter of Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Jacob Zuma has progressed from solely being an actor to producing content, writing and running the Herculean production house, Stained Glass Productions, which is responsible for shows such as Uzalo, eHostela and Ifalakhe.
Uzalo depicts the people of the KwaMashu community in Durban, whose lives revolve around a local church and the never distant element of crime. “We’re doing eHostela 2 next year and so we have started working on that. We’re also doing a new long running [show], which I can’t say too much about now. But in time it will reveal itself. Obviously, Uzalo continues for another season,” she says with a slight grin.She couldn’t be happier with the reception this show has garnered and feels the stories reflect the people and times of our country.
She had always acted but hardly thought of it as something she could do, beyond being just a hobby, until her younger sister, who was enrolled at Afda at the time, took her along to an open day and this was when she realised that acting could be a viable option. Her brief stint in the world of law has aided her in caring for this empire she now finds herself leading.
“Over the years I’ve honed how to tell these stories in the most dramatic and creative ways possible and also how to work with other people as well. I don’t think any one person can have all the best ideas and so using other people to bring in elements that might be in my blind spot makes everything stronger.
Being the daughter of a former president might be why she feels this kind of story is true to our reality as Africans.
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