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Bruce Macdonald(II)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Bruce Macdonald
Bruce is a Director / Producer who travels between Cape Town, Dubai, Saudi and Portugal. His knowledge of shooting in these regions plays a big role for producers looking to shoot in these regions.

Bruce co owns a production company Boomtown Films which services long form projects, TV series and commercials. Boomtown South Africa has raised several million dollars as rebates for films shooting in South Africa.

In 2022 Bruce joined Boomtown-productions Dubai to develop 'long form' projects for Dubai and Saudi markets. The first of these is a TV series which the company is already working on alongside US Producer Samad Davis.

As a director Bruce has several films which have had Theatrical releases :- Samson the Biblical epic with cast Rutger Hauer, Jackson Rathbone, Billy Zane and Taylor James. Samson released in over 800 theaters in the US,

Bruce's break-out film as a Director, The Perfect Wave launched actor Scott Eastwood in his first leading role. The film released theatrically in South Africa, US and UK. The Perfect Wave won best film, best cinematography, best feature film and was selected to represent the International Christian Film Festival at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014.

2020 the year of lock down, Bruce created and directed a short film Beat the Curve which released in festivals around the world, winning BEST Director, Best Film. The film highlights the origination of Covid 19 and how we can beat the curve.

Bruce also directed several short films Beggar Boy, Sex Tourism, Loverboy, Labor and Domestic Servitude which are also based on biographical stories of captivity. All these shorts have won festivals globally, including a NOMINATION for a Humanitarian award for excellence in film for Bruce.

Bruce has also produced several documents-features , Last Known Co ordinates, Ocean Driven, The Parlotones, The Springbok Nude Girls and Buli which are all biographical films.
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    • 11 wins & 5 nominations

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Rutger Hauer in Samson directed by Bruce Macdonald
Diana Vickers and director Bruce Macdonald
Bruce Macdonald director of Samson feature film
Rachel Hendrix in THE PERFECT WAVE directed by Bruce Macdonald
Scott Eastwood in The Perfect wave directed by Bruce Macdonald
Cheryl Ladd in THE PERFECT WAVE directed by Bruce Macdonald

Known for

Samson (2018)
Samson
4.5
  • Producer
  • 2018
CAN YOU SEE ME? - Sex Tourism (2020)
CAN YOU SEE ME? - Sex Tourism
9.0
Short
  • Director
  • 2020
Scott Eastwood and Rachel Hendrix in The Perfect Wave (2014)
The Perfect Wave
4.6
  • Producer
  • 2014
Last Known Coordinates (2021)
Last Known Coordinates
7.6
  • Producer
  • 2021

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Producer

  • 3 of a Kind
    • executive producer
    • Pre-production
  • The Prophecy of Troy
    • executive producer
    • Pre-production
  • The Carpenter
    • producer
    • Completed
    • Short
  • The Carpenter
    • co-producer
    • Completed
  • Crypto Hunters
    • producer
    • Pre-production
    • TV Series
  • The singing souls of Buli (2023)
    The singing souls of Buli
    • co-producer
    • 2023
  • Last Known Coordinates (2021)
    Last Known Coordinates
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 2021
  • Beat the Curve (2020)
    Beat the Curve
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Samson (2018)
    Samson
    • producer
    • 2018
  • Rob van Vuuren in Van der Merwe (2017)
    Van der Merwe
    • producer
    • 2017
  • Ocean Driven (2015)
    Ocean Driven
    • executive producer
    • 2015
  • The Parlotones: This Is Our Story (2015)
    The Parlotones: This Is Our Story
    • creative producer: post production
    • 2015
  • Scott Eastwood and Rachel Hendrix in The Perfect Wave (2014)
    The Perfect Wave
    • producer
    • 2014

Director

  • 3 of a Kind
    • Director
    • Pre-production
  • The Prophecy of Troy
    • Director
    • Pre-production
  • The recruitment (2022)
    The recruitment
    • co-director
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Beggar Boy : CAN YOU SEE ME (2021)
    Beggar Boy : CAN YOU SEE ME
    • main director
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Forced Begging - ¿puedes verme? (2021)
    Forced Begging - ¿puedes verme?
    • co director
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Loverboy - ¿puedes verme? (2021)
    Loverboy - ¿puedes verme?
    • co-director
    • Short
    • 2021
  • CAN YOU SEE ME? - Sex Tourism (2020)
    CAN YOU SEE ME? - Sex Tourism
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Beat the Curve (2020)
    Beat the Curve
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Forced Labour - CAN YOU SEE ME? (2019)
    Forced Labour - CAN YOU SEE ME?
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Domestic Servitude (2019)
    Domestic Servitude
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Samson (2018)
    Samson
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2018
  • Scott Eastwood and Rachel Hendrix in The Perfect Wave (2014)
    The Perfect Wave
    • Director
    • 2014

Writer

  • Beggar Boy : CAN YOU SEE ME (2021)
    Beggar Boy : CAN YOU SEE ME
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Forced Begging - ¿puedes verme? (2021)
    Forced Begging - ¿puedes verme?
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Loverboy - ¿puedes verme? (2021)
    Loverboy - ¿puedes verme?
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2021
  • CAN YOU SEE ME? - Sex Tourism (2020)
    CAN YOU SEE ME? - Sex Tourism
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Beat the Curve (2020)
    Beat the Curve
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Forced Labour - CAN YOU SEE ME? (2019)
    Forced Labour - CAN YOU SEE ME?
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Domestic Servitude (2019)
    Domestic Servitude
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2019
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