David Lister (director)

David Lister is a South African-born film and television director, now residing in Australia.

David Lister
Nationality	South African
Citizenship	South African
Occupation(s)	Film and Television Director
Notable work	The Legend of the Hidden City The Last Leprechaun Soweto Green

David Lister grew up on a farm in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. He trained as a painter and sculptor in Pretoria before being employed as a scene painter, set designer and head of the props department at the Performing Arts Council in Transvaal. After a brief period as a documentary cameraman at SABC TV, he departed to the UK and studied at the London Film School 1972–1974. He then returned to South Africa to work as a director in the film and television industry.^[1]

Around 2005 he moved to Australia.

Selected filmography

• 1984 – River Horse Lake
• 1983 – My Friend Angelo (TV period drama)^[2]
• 1987 – John Ross: An African Adventure
• 1988 – Barney Barnato (TV series about the South African mine mogul Barney Barnato)
• 1990 – The Rutanga Tapes (also known as Desert Chase)
• 1993 – Oh Shucks! Here Comes UNTAG (also known as Kwagga Strikes Back)
• 1991 – Konings (TV drama)
• 1994 – Where Angels Tread (TV drama)
• 1995 – Soweto Green
• 1996-1998 – The Legend of the Hidden City (TV series)
• 1997 – Panic Mechanic
• 1998 – The Last Leprechaun
• 1999 – Dazzle
• 2001 – The Meeksville Ghost
• 2001 – Askari
• 2001 – The Sorcerer's Apprentice
• 2002 – Pets
• 2003 – Beauty and the Beast
• 2004 – The Story of an African Farm (also known as Bustin' Bonaparte)
• 2005-2006 – Known Gods (TV series)
• 2009 – Malibu Shark Attack (TV film)
• 2009 – Beauty and the Beast

External links

• David Listers official website Retrieved 2022-10-11
• Presentation of David Lister on Vimeo Retrieved 2011-08-06
• David Lister at IMDb