ABOUT
Catherine Muller
Based in Johannesburg, Catherine Muller has a Masters with commendation from Bristol University (UK) and has worked in the television industry for 30 years filming in diverse communities and making content for non-profits, corporate clients, the SABC, e.tv, MNet, BBC Studios, DW (Deutsche Welle) and Netflix.
Career highlights have included being series director on Get Real which was awarded the NHK Japan Prize for Courage in Depicting Youth in Difficult Circumstances, as well as directing and shooting Art See Africa, a six-part arts documentary series for Deutsche Welle filmed in Accra, Dakar, Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Lagos and Johannesburg.
She has also worked as an award winning script writer on weekly television dramas such as Isibaya, Zone 14, Jacob’s Cross, Isithembiso, House of Zwide, Zabalaza, Gold Diggers, LoveLife, Ayeye, Binnelanders and Zero Tolerance.
In 2010 Catherine produced a series of documentaries about South African football culture for Little Bird (now Soho Moon) and she has also created observational documentaries such as Very Fast Guys (screened at the Ten Years of Freedom Festival in New York) and Four Rents Boys. Her films featuring Nelson Mandela and Ahmed Kathrada can be seen at Constitution Hill . She has a long history of making films for non-profits such as Harambee.
Catherine works as a tutor for Wits University’s Centre for Journalism teaching an intensive visual storytelling course.
Contact us for our rates and services. Being able to operate solo - able to shoot, direct, write and edit - means that pricing remains competitive.