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Helen J. Raine
Mail & Guardian 200 Young South African, emotive filmmaker, strong story-teller, intuitive performance director. One half director-team Helen and Kim.
Biography
Helen J. Raine is an award-winning director based in Cape Town, South Africa. In 2017, she was listed as one of Mail and Guardian’s 200 Young South Africans. After completing her studies in Drama and Political Science at the University of Cape Town, Helen studied performance and scriptwriting at AFDA. Once she had found her home behind the camera, she co-founded her own production company, Motion City Films. Helen has directed commercials and branded content for notable brands such as Adidas, Volkswagen, KIA, Cell C, Jameson Irish Whisky, Elle Magazine, Vaseline, Fanta and Sprite. As a former actress, Helen considers herself to be a performance director and takes pride in crafting strong performance for camera. Visually, she has a stylistic approach, working to carefully balance narrative and aesthetic. Helen J. Raine also forms part of director-duo team Helen + Kim.