Antony Thomas Author

Antony Thomas was born in India in 1940 and taken to South Africa when he was six years old. At the age of 22, he was commissioned by the government there to make his first documentary. His experiences on that film changed the course of his life. Banned from further filmmaking in South Africa, he moved to England in 1966, where his documentaries have received outstanding reviews and multiple awards, including the most prestigious; the British Academy Award, the US Emmy Award and the Grierson Award (twice). He is also author of the acclaimed biography, Rhodes, the Race for Africa. Thomas retired from filmmaking in 2016.