William Kentridge

Biography

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

Known Credits

53

Known For

• 

  Zeno Writing
• The Head & The Load
• Carnets d'Egypte
• Soft Dictionary
• Ursonate
• Exhibition

Credits

• directing (37 credits)

  • Zeno Writing

    director

    directing
    2026
  • The Head & The Load

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Carnets d'Egypte

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Soft Dictionary

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Ursonate

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Exhibition

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Sibyl

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Pain & Sympathy

    director

    directing
    2024
  • Oh to Believe in Another World

    director

    directing
    2022
  • City Deep

    director

    directing
    2020
  • Wozzeck

    director

    directing
    2018
  • Notes Towards a Model Opera

    director

    directing
    2015
  • More Sweetly Play the Dance

    director

    directing
    2015
  • The Metropolitan Opera: The Nose

    director

    directing
    2013
  • Tango for Page Turning

    director

    directing
    2013
  • Second-hand Reading

    director

    directing
    2013
  • Mozart: Die Zauberflote

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Other Faces

    director

    directing
    2011
  • 10 Drawings for Projection, 1989-2011

    director

    directing
    2011
  • Drawing Lesson no. 47: Interview for Studio School

    director

    directing
    2010
  • (Repeat) From the Beginning

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Journey to the Moon

    director

    directing
    2003
  • Automatic Writing

    director

    directing
    2003
  • Tide Table

    director

    directing
    2003
  • Shadow Procession

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Stereoscope

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Weighing... and Wanting

    director

    directing
    1998
  • Ubu Tells the Truth

    director

    directing
    1997
  • History of the Main Complaint

    director

    directing
    1996
  • Felix in Exile

    director

    directing
    1994
  • Memo

    director

    directing
    1994
  • Sobriety, Obesity, & Growing Old

    director

    directing
    1991
  • Mine

    director

    directing
    1991
  • Monument

    director

    directing
    1990
  • Johannesburg, 2nd Greatest City After Paris

    director

    directing
    1989
  • Vetkoek

    director

    directing
    1985
  • Discourse on a Chair

    director

    directing
    1975

• actors (6 credits)

  • Kentridge and Dumas in Conversation

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Ursonate

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • The Triumphs and Laments of William Kentridge

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • William Kentridge, Triumphs and Laments

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Journey to the Moon

    Artist

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • William Kentridge - Drawing the Passing

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1999

• art (4 credits)

  • The Metropolitan Opera: Wozzeck

    production design

    art
    2020
  • Go to the Light

    art direction

    art
    2019
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Lulu

    production design

    art
    2015
  • Automatic Writing

    art direction

    art
    2003

• visual effects (4 credits)

  • Schubert: Winterreise

    animation

    visual effects
    2017
  • Felix in Exile

    animation

    visual effects
    1994
  • Sobriety, Obesity, & Growing Old

    animation

    visual effects
    1991
  • Mine

    animation

    visual effects
    1991

• writing (2 credits)

  • 10 Drawings for Projection, 1989-2011

    writer

    writing
    2011
  • Automatic Writing

    writer

    writing
    2003