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Werner du Plessis

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Werner du Plessis, a South African filmmaker, released his directorial debut, The Eighth Sense (2023), in 2023. The film received acclaim for its visually stunning aesthetics and nuanced treatment of complex themes, solidifying du Plessis's position as a masterful storyteller. The debut triumphed with both critics and audiences, establishing du Plessis as an up-and-coming director and earning features in Dazed Korea and Teen Vogue with comments like, "This is one for the history books."

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Directing, Screenwriting, and Editing from The South African School of Motion Picture Medium. Later, he earned a Master of Arts degree in Digital Media Content from South Korea and completed the Harvard Documentary Film Program. Furthering his studies in Los Angeles, he completed the UCLA Screenwriting Program and became a sought-after script editor in Seoul.
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    Known for

    Ma Dong-seok in Le Gangster, le flic & l'assassin (2019)
    Le Gangster, le flic & l'assassin
    7.0
    • Additional Crew(as Werner Du Plessis)
    • 2019
    The Eighth Sense: The Series (2023)
    The Eighth Sense: The Series
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Director(directed by)
    The Eighth Sense (2023)
    The Eighth Sense
    8.7
    • Director(as Werner Du Plessis)
    • 2023
    Welkom by Onderlaagte (Welcome to Onderlaagte) (2007)
    Welkom by Onderlaagte (Welcome to Onderlaagte)
    Short
    • Director(as Werner Du Plessis)
    • 2007

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    Director



    • The Eighth Sense: The Series (2023)
      The Eighth Sense: The Series
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2023
    • The Eighth Sense (2023)
      The Eighth Sense
      8.7
      • Director (as Werner Du Plessis)
      • 2023
    • Invisible City (2008)
      Invisible City
      Short
      • Director (as Werner Du Plessis)
      • 2008
    • Welkom by Onderlaagte (Welcome to Onderlaagte) (2007)
      Welkom by Onderlaagte (Welcome to Onderlaagte)
      Short
      • Director (as Werner Du Plessis)
      • 2007
    • The Dead Bird (2007)
      The Dead Bird
      Short
      • Director (as Werner Du Plessis)
      • 2007

    Writer



    • The Eighth Sense: The Series (2023)
      The Eighth Sense: The Series
      8.7
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2023
    • The Eighth Sense (2023)
      The Eighth Sense
      8.7
      • Writer (as Werner Du Plessis)
      • 2023
    • Invisible City (2008)
      Invisible City
      Short
      • Writer (as Werner Du Plessis)
      • 2008
    • Welkom by Onderlaagte (Welcome to Onderlaagte) (2007)
      Welkom by Onderlaagte (Welcome to Onderlaagte)
      Short
      • Writer (as Werner Du Plessis)
      • 2007
    • The Dead Bird (2007)
      The Dead Bird
      Short
      • Writer (as Werner Du Plessis)
      • 2007

    Additional Crew



    • Bae Doona, Gong Yoo, Lee Moo-saeng, Lee Joon, and Kim Sun-young in The Silent Sea (2021)
      The Silent Sea
      6.9
      TV Series
      • english dialogue coach (as Werner Du Plessis)
      • 2021
    • Ma Dong-seok in Le Gangster, le flic & l'assassin (2019)
      Le Gangster, le flic & l'assassin
      7.0
      • Script Editer (as Werner Du Plessis)
      • 2019
    • Kevin Durand, Malik Yoba, and Ha Jung-woo in PMC: Deo beong-keo (2018)
      PMC: Deo beong-keo
      5.4
      • Translation to English (as Werner Du Plessis)
      • 2018

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