Ndileka is the granddaughter of Nelson Mandela. She first met her grandfather when she visited Robben Island for the first time at age 16. She would carry on visiting him throughout the remainder of his time in RI, Pollsmoor and Victor Vorster. Ndileka was in the room when he told the family he would be released.
The odds of Nelson Mandela walking to freedom on that bright day, 11th February 1990, were always stacked against him. Yet hindsight gives the impression his freedom was inevitable. This was the starting point for our series.
This powerful creative scheme encompasses two landmark films, The Wolves Six and Deaf Cure, both designed to leverage premium, cinematic storytelling to elevate vital and untold narratives from the Deaf community. By pairing top-tier production resources with visionary directors, the initiative creates a high-profile platform for intersectional civil rights history and urgent global ethical debates.
Rogan Productions is delighted to welcome Anna Burns as our new Head of Scripted Development, a role that signals our next chapter as we grow from global documentary leaders into a home for distinctive scripted stories.
Today at its 50th annual Showcase event in London, BBC Studios announced that it is renewing its deal with the multi-award-winning Rogan Productions, which gives the global studio a first look deal at distributing the indie’s factual programming slate in return for development funding for another three years.
