yunus vally

Yunus Vally has worked as a creative/art director in television, film, print, art, photography, political archivist, heritage, social communication and research since 1985. he has over twenty years experience in Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, amongst others.

In 2014/15, he researched and directed “Art, Democracy & the City” a 10 minute documentary, for the City of Johannesburg.

Looking at 21 years of the Arts Alive Festival and democracy. Shot & edited segments for the Goodman Gallery, William Kentridge’s

“Refusal of Time” Willem Boshoff, Kendel Geers and The Brother Moves On. Our City title sequence for Cape Town TV, Social Media Week Joburg 2014. Currently

designing an exhibition for The Mineworkworkers Investment Company’s “20 years Celebration” and the United Front social movement branding. Symmetri

Consulting branding work. Standard Bank documentary 3 minute Africa trailer.

Talisman Foundation branding, a psycho-social rehabilitation centre in Johannesburg. All branding aspect, directional signage and collateral. Gauteng Mental Health Society documentary. SADC website campaign

He has developed and designed award winning television, heritage, publications & cultural projects for various oragnisations and television brands, i.e INPUT,

Gaz’lam, Sophiatown, Take 5, Zola 7, Scamto Groundbreakers, The Molo Show, LoveLife, Takalani Sesame, The Wedding Show, Get Real., etc.

He also researched, collected, archived and curated three exhibitions; 150-memory, struggle & democracy, Mandela Luthuli exhibition and the MIC 20th celebration exhibit.

He directed his own documentary for the BBC/SABC 1 “ The Glow of White Women” which travelled and won numerous awards internationally ( Berlinale, HotDocs - Canada, IFFLA - Los Angeles, and others)