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With Gutted, I learned that<br />
if you truly want to make<br />
something impactful, so that<br />
it truly captures that essence<br />
of a community, you need to<br />
work with people from that<br />
community.<br />
Angelo says that the success of his documentary feels<br />
surreal and he is waiting for someone to wake him up.<br />
He is especially proud of the tangible impact it has<br />
had on our country’s fishing community, who have<br />
struggled to obtain fishing licenses. Since the release of<br />
his documentary, they’ve been granted longer fishing<br />
licenses by the South African government.<br />
“I guess every journalist hopes their work will have a<br />
tangible impact on lives. Now, fishers across the country<br />
are in a better position. The media is a very powerful<br />
driver of change.”<br />
Some of Angelo’s fondest childhood memories include<br />
watching fishers line up on the piers along the Golden<br />
Mile. But, he is saddened by the plastic pollution on<br />
Durban beaches.<br />
“My career has taken me all over the world, but Durbs has<br />
always been my happy place. I always imagined moving<br />
back here one day so that I could be near the ocean and<br />
just be inspired every day. It’s just really sad to see how<br />
this beautiful place is being ruined by plastic. It’s so ugly.<br />
Our government really needs to do something about it,<br />
urgently.”<br />
Angelo is currently heading up Greenpeace Africa’s antiplastic<br />
project. “I just want my kids to see the world as I<br />
did. I want them to look back and feel as privileged I have<br />
been to know the endless beauty of our country.”<br />
He is so intrigued by Durban – the good and the bad –<br />
that it features quite prominently in his upcoming work.<br />
“I’m at a point where the possibilities seem endless. I’m<br />
wrapping up my novel and currently talking to some<br />
filmmakers about collaborating on a few projects.<br />
Being such a melting pot of cultures, Durban is such an<br />
interesting backdrop to any story, and there is so much<br />
potential for its film industry.”<br />
He hopes to work with up-and-coming local talent to<br />
bring his vision to life.<br />
“With Gutted, I learned that if you truly want to make<br />
something impactful, you need to work with people from<br />
that community. It helps achieve authenticity. There is so<br />
much to be done and achieved in the world if we only<br />
work together!”<br />
Details: IG and Twitter: @angeloclouw
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