Shawn Slovo
Writer · Born January 1, 1950 (76) · South Africa
Born in South Africa in 1950 as daughter to white anti-apartheid activists Joe Slovo and Ruth First, she grew up in London after the family in 1964 arrived in the UK as political refugees. In the late 1970s she served as Robert De Niro's personal assistant while he made the films 'Raging Bull' and 'The King of Comedy'. Her first screenplay and first film, 'A World Apart,' directed by Chris Menges, won the Jury Prize, and the Ecumenical and Best Actress Awards at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival, and the 1988 BAFTA Best Original Screenplay Award. She lives in northern London. Her sister Robyn Slovo is a successful film producer, and her sister Gillian Slovo is a novelist.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1950 (76)
- South Africa
- Writer
- 3 on Motif · 6 credits in all
What are Shawn Slovo's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Shawn Slovo's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 3 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, on HBO Max (1).
Subscription and free streaming for Shawn Slovo's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
6 credits, 3 with a Motif page.
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Catch a Fire(2006)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
A World Apart (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)
Ballad of Dog Beach (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)
Good Morning, Mr. Mandela (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 6 titles, 5 of them dated from 1987 to 2013.
How do Shawn Slovo's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
Reviewers score the plot and story 53/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Shawn Slovo work with?
People who share at least 2 of Shawn Slovo's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mick Audsley shares the most, 2.
Editors
- Mick AudsleyShared titles: Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013), Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Mick Audsley
Producers
- Debra HaywardShared titles: Catch a Fire (2006), Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Debra Hayward
- Eric FellnerShared titles: Catch a Fire (2006), Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Fellner
- Liza ChasinShared titles: Catch a Fire (2006), Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Liza Chasin
- Tim BevanShared titles: Catch a Fire (2006), Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Bevan
