Shawn Slovo (1950) is a screenwriter, best known for the film A World Apart, based on her childhood in South Africa under apartheid. She is the daughter of South African Communist Party leaders Joe Slovo and Ruth First. She wrote the screenplay for the 2006 film Catch a Fire (also a historical film about apartheid), and for the 2001 film Captain Corelli's Mandolin.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. She also made the screenplay for Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight.Slovo currently lives in London and often works for Working Title Films. Her sister Gillian Slovo is also a writer and her sister Robyn Slovo is a producer.
Slovo's parents were leading white South African anti-apartheid activists Joe Slovo and Ruth First. Her experiences as a girl when her mother was imprisoned form the basis for A World Apart.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
2013
written by
Catch a Fire
2006
written by
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2001
screenplay
A World Apart
1988
writer
Balada da Praia dos Cães
1987
dialogue
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Supergirl
1984
story editor
The King of Comedy
1982
assistant: Mr. De Niro
Raging Bull
1980
assistant: Mr. De Niro
Absolution
1978
script assistant
Black Joy
1977
creative executive
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
A World Apart
1988
associate producer
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
His Big White Self
2006
TV Movie documentary special thanks - as Shaun Slovo
$20 Million
