Researching John Trengove
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The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Trengove and the Trengove Family History
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Some Famous People called John Trengove
John Trengove (director)
John Trengove (born March 21, 1978) is a South African film director, known for The Wound (2017), a controversial film which tracks a closeted relationship between two men in the context of the Xhosa initiation ritual. The film premiered at the Sundance film festival, and won best feature at Frameline, Sarasota, Valencia and Taipei Film Festivals. His short film, The Goat, premiered at the Berlinale Film festival in 2014 and screened at over 40 film festivals worldwide. In 2010 he directed the miniseries Hopeville, which was nominated for an international Emmy and received the prestigious Rose d'Or for drama, it was also released as a 92-Minute feature film. Trengove occasionally directs theatre, including the cult hit, The Epicene Butcher (and Other Stories for Consenting Adults).
Source: John Trengove (director), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Trengove
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