Female directors ruling the roost ALYSSIA BIRJALAL
CATHERINE COOKE
Catherine Cooke Golden Horn award-winning director Catherine Cook found herself in front of the camera as an actress before getting behind it and directing award-winning shows such as iNumber Number and The River. She has also directed Showmax’s Girl of St. Agnes and her latest series, Reyka, will be premiering on M-Net later this month. Cooke’s robust imagination gives her the ability to lift the writers’ creation off paper and breathe life into their work. “My acting background has especially been helpful to me as a director, as I feel actors can trust me to respect and hold their vulnerability safe in front of the camera. My work in theatre and my years as an assistant director also taught me to have discipline on my sets,” she said in an online interview.
