Rehad Desai

Rehad Desai

Rehad Desai has directed and produced numerous feature length documentaries, many of which have seen international broadcast, theatrical release, festival prizes and critical acclaim. His 2014 film, Miners Shot Down garnered 28 local/international awards including an International EMMY for documentary (2015). How To Steal A Country 2019 follows his prior film Everything Must Fall (2018), both of which entertainingly illuminate the myriad of challenges South Africa faces and has received wide international distribution.

Everything Must Fall premiered at IDFA in November2018 and garnered 4 awards including best documentary at One World Film Festival, Prague. Time of Pandemics (2022) continues to be utilised by health advocacy groups. He screens Capturing Water 2025 this year JFF for its world premiere, it is accompanied by an impact campaign that will roll out over the course of the next twelve months. Rehad has led a number of industry bodies, including the Documentary Filmmakers Association, Independent Producers Organisation, South African Screen Federation, Arterial Network (South Africa)