Richard Poplak | |
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![]() Poplak (right) at the 2009 Pop Conference, Seattle | |
Born | |
Alma mater | Concordia University |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, director, author |
Notable work | Kenk: A Graphic Portrait Influence (film) |
Website | https://richardpoplak.com/ |
Richard Poplak is a Jewish, Johannesburg-based South African author, journalist and film maker who focuses on corporate criminality, race and equity issues.
He is the author of the 2011 graphic journalistic novel Kenk: A Graphic Portrait about notorious Toronto bike thief Igor Kent.[1] He is the co-director of Influence documentary about corruption in South Africa.
Poplak was born in Johannesburg.[2][3] He studied fine art and film making at Concordia University.[2] Poplak is Jewish.[4]
Poplak is the author of the 2011 journalistic comic book Kenk: A Graphic Portrait.[5][6]
He is a senior contributor to the Daily Maverick.[2]
Poplak's book Ja No Man made the 2008 Alan Paton Non-Fiction prize long list[12] and the Now (newspaper) Top 10 books of 2007.[14]