Nosipho Dumisa is a South African writer and director. She wrote and directed her first feature film, the crime thriller Nommer 37 (2014, in Afrikaans). She also directed the Netflix show Blood and Water (2020). She works with Gambit Films, which she co-founded. She has also produced works, like the Afrikaans language soap opera Suidooster. Her works have been premiered at South by Southwest and have won international awards. Dumisa is Zulu, but learned Afrikaans in school. Her works typically feature Cape Town, South Africa as a setting.