Writer. Director. Founder

Gabriella has worked at the intersection of journalism, content, and film for over 15 years. After completing a BA in Theatre and Performance with a major in English Literature at the University of Cape Town, she produced and directed various plays, worked as an arts journalist for Between 10 and 5 and Cape Town TV, alongside ghostwriting for B2B clients and directing short films.

 

Her debut feature, a neo-noir, is currently in development with the Department of Special Projects. Gabriella is writing the screenplay from an original story by director-cinematographer Meekaaeel Adam, with whom she will co-direct.

 

 

Awards

• Best Ultra Short, Oh!, Milan Indie Film Festival

• Best Video Art, Oh!, London Film Festival

• Winner, Scribe Scriptwriting Competition

• Silver Award in News, Business and Arts South Africa Journalism Awards

 

Nominations

• Best Female Director, The Legmaker, My Rode Reel Short Film Competition

 

Publications

• Living While Feminist: Our Bodies, Our Truths (NB Uitgewers)

• English for Success: Literature Anthology (Oxford University Press)

 

Writing and Filmmaking Residencies

• Twist Novel-Script Writing Project 

• LADIMA Foundation's Film Directing Laboratory

• University of Johannesburg's Playwriting Laboratory

• South African Film Academy's Specialised Series Writers Programme

• Single Camera for Documentary Filmmaking, UCT Centre for Film and Media Studies

 

She is also the founder of Storylead Studio, a B2B content agency, and the co-founder of Iridescent Pictures, a narrative film company. Gabriella holds Austrian and South African citizenship.