Tristram Atkins
Writing
Biography
Tristram Atkins is a South African scriptwriter and Mandela Rhodes Scholar. His works have received numerous awards and nominations including a SAFTA and a Loerie. In 2006, Ongeriewe, a short film he co-wrote and produced was selected in competition for a Palme d'Or at the Festival de Cannes. He holds a post graduate degree in Arts. He has written over 4000 television, radio and social media episodes for kykNET, Showmax, SABC, eTV, NatGeo including the hit Netflix shows Unseen and Blood & Water.
Known For
After crossing paths at a party, a Cape Town teen sets out to prove whether a private-school swimming star is her sister who was abducted at birth.
Blood & Water
A house cleaner desperately searches for her husband as a dreaded criminal syndicate dredges up past tragedies and ultimately drives her to violence.
Unseen
When Jessica and her lover, Sophia, escape to a mountain cabin for a week’s holiday at the end of the year, Jessica’s fiancé, Daniel, shows up to surprise her but is actually the one who receives a surprise.