Michael Oblowitz

Michael Oblowitz
Michael Oblowitz at the Hof International Film Festival in October 2013
Born1952 (age 73–74)
Cape Town, South Africa
EducationUniversity of Cape Town, Columbia University
Known forFilmmaking
MovementNo wave
Websitemichaeloblowitz.com.

Michael Oblowitz is a South African filmmaker. His career has spanned almost five decades. He was a member of the No Wave Cinema movement of independent filmmaking in New York City in the late 1970s. He is also the first South African filmmaker to receive entries to both Cannes Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival, respectively.