Isaac Bekezela Ndlovu Feature

ISAAC BEKEZELA NDLOVU

KEY GRIP / BEST BOY GRIP

From South African drama to international series, commercials and specialist rigging work.

PROFILE

Isaac Bekezela Ndlovu moves between the worlds of South African drama and international film and television. His work on The Wife and Raised by Wolves Season 2 spans Key Grip and Best Boy Grip roles, while Spooksoekers Season 1 adds Junior Key Grip experience. He has also worked as Best Boy Grip on Heart of the Hunter, Silverton Siege and London Calling.

Commercials bring another side of Isaac’s experience into focus: Key Grip work for Sanlam and Max Fashion, combined Key Grip and Best Boy Grip assignments for KFC and Uber One, and Junior Key Grip work for Dacia and Eurojackpot. His rigging credits include Oral-B and Bolt, alongside camera rigging for Vitality. He speaks English, Zulu and Xhosa.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Key Grip / Best Boy Grip on The Wife and Raised by Wolves Season 2; Junior Key Grip on Spooksoekers Season 1.
  • Best Boy Grip on Warrior Season 3, Lilies Not for Me and Children of Blood & Bone (dailies).
  • Best Boy Rigging Grip on Kanji Block 2 (double banking) and Bolt; Rigging Grip on Oral-B.
  • Commercial work includes YSL, Adidas, Samsung, Uber, KFC, Sanlam, Max Fashion and Standard Bank.
  • South African; English, Zulu and Xhosa; Code 10 driving licence with PDP.

SELECTED DIRECTORS

Mandla Dube

SELECTED DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Shaun Harley Lee

SELECTED PRODUCERS & PRODUCTION MANAGERS

Robyn SnellJames MuringaniAnika du ToitKate SchalkAndrea PienaarLathiem GroenmeyerCoco BoggonCharlotte HuisamenMegan TinklerTammy Lewis-HoughtingMarlaine TosoniCheryl EatockJada TwalaMegan Korzynski

SELECTED HEADS OF DEPARTMENT

Long Form

Roderick Dean-SmithAllan GrayElrick DavidsHenri MaraisStorm WilliamsonTrevor BrownSanele MgobhoziMark Davidson

Commercials

Allan GrayItumeleng MdodanaHenri MaraisMark DavidsonAri StavrinosDumi NinelaEric LoloZak O’LearyChad de KlerkZubair GhaniRyan FaberCraig BekkerNick Voortman

SELECTED PRODUCTION COMPANIES

Long Form

Film AfrikaMoonlighting FilmsScene 23Starscape Motion PicturesBlue Ice AfricaMannequin PicturesWolflight FilmsFirst Pencil ProductionsStained GlassOut of Africa

Commercials

Moonlighting CommercialsCarbon FilmsCool BananaGiant FilmsGatehouse CommercialsGroundglassOrange FilmsPretty NeatStillkingMassif MediaPatriot Films1974 Films

SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

YSLAdidasUberKFCMax FashionSanlamSamsungDaciaEurojackpotOral-BBoltVitalityStandard BankAramcoMcDonald’sCheckersShopritePepsiNintendoH&M

SELECTED GRIP EXPERIENCE

Spooksoekers Season 1

Starscape Motion Pictures

Junior Key Grip

The Wife

Stained Glass

Key Grip / Best Boy Grip

Raised by Wolves Season 2

Film Afrika

Key Grip / Best Boy Grip

Raised by Wolves

Film Afrika

Best Boy Grip

Warrior Season 3

Moonlighting Films

Best Boy Grip

Heart of the Hunter

First Pencil Productions

Best Boy Grip

Silverton Siege

Silverton Siege (Pty) Ltd

Best Boy Grip

London Calling

Mannequin Pictures

Best Boy Grip

Lilies Not for Me

Wolflight Films

Best Boy Grip

Children of Blood & Bone

Moonlighting Films

Best Boy Grip – dailies

The Invisible

Scene 23

Best Boy Grip

Kanji Block 2

Moonlighting Films

Best Boy Rigging Grip – double banking

KFC 3

Carbon Films

Key Grip / Best Boy Grip

Max Fashion – Kalki

Cool Banana

Key Grip

Sanlam

Giant Films

Key Grip

Dacia

Moonlighting Commercials

Junior Key Grip

Oral-B

Ola

Rigging Grip

Vitality

Patriot Films

Camera Rigger