Daytime Emmy® Winner
Netflix • Dir. Ethosheia Hylton & Susannah Ward
African Queens: Njinga
Production Designer • Historical Drama-Doc Series
South African Genre Cinema • Led by Emmy®-Winner Warren Gray
WORLD BUILDING.
UNCOMPROMISING CINEMA.
Resistance Pictures is an independent South African genre-film production company based in Cape Town, led by director, producer, and Daytime Emmy®-winning production designer Warren Gray. We craft visceral, genre-defining feature films and forge international co-production partnerships across Africa and worldwide.
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FEATURE FILM • 2026
FLAGSHIP FEATURE FILM
THE TREK
“The land is old, the land is ours.”
DIRECTED BY MEEKAAEEL ADAM
PRODUCER: JAMES C. WILLIAMSON
CO-PRODUCER: WARREN GRAY
CREATIVE & PRODUCTION DESIGN CONSULTANT
RESISTANCE PICTURES PRODUCTION
STREAMING ON AMAZON PRIME
A gripping western-horror set in 1846 following a Dutch-Afrikaans family and their British benefactor as they make the perilous journey across the Kalahari Desert. Directed by Meekaeel Adam, produced by James C. Williamson, and co-produced by Warren Gray—who consulted on creative and production design, spearheaded the hiring of key South African crew (production, art, costume, makeup, SFX, grips, rigging, and animal wrangling), and brokered the distribution deal with Amazon Prime as the film's first official streamer.
Film at Lincoln Center
North American Premiere • Scary Movies XIV
Shanghai Int. Film Festival
Asian Premiere • Belt & Road Film Week
Fantasporto
WINNER • Jury's Special Award
Raindance Film Festival
UK Premiere • In Competition
Fantaspoa
Nominated: Best Art Direction (Warren Gray)
Joburg Film Festival
African Premiere • Closing Night Gala Film
OFFICIAL TRAILERS & WORKS
FEATURED FILMOGRAPHY
Click any project to play its official high-definition trailer
BFDG Award Winner
Fired Up Films • Dir. Tracey Larcombe, Rene Van Rooyen
Catch Me A Killer
Production Designer • BFDG & SAFTA Winner
Feature Film
Mannequin Films • Dir. Allan Ungar
London Calling
Production Designer • Action-Comedy-Thriller
Feature Film
Saban Films • Dir. Roland Joffé
The Forgiven
Production Designer • Starring Forest Whitaker & Eric Bana
SAFTA Winner • Oscar Entry
Gracel Road • Dir. Daryne Joshua
Noem My Skollie (Call Me A Thief)
Production Designer • South Africa's Official Academy Award Entry
Netflix Feature
Netflix • Dir. Fabian Medea
Wild Is The Wind
Production Designer • Crime Drama Feature
Feature Film
Slow Burn • Dir. John Stalberg Jr.
Muzzle: City of Wolves
Production Designer • Action Thriller Feature
Prime Video Original
Amazon Prime Video • Dir. Ari Kruger
The Shakedown
Production Designer • Comedy Feature
Feature Film
Golden Mountain Films • Dir. Maynard Kraak
The Last Victims
Production Designer • Political Drama
Art Director
Hungry Man • Dir. Bryan Buckley
The Pirates Of Somalia
Art Director • Starring Evan Peters & Al Pacino
Historical Epic
The Weinstein Company • Dir. Justin Chadwick
Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
Asst. Art Director • Starring Idris Elba
PAN-AFRICAN PRODUCTION PARTNER
FILMING IN AFRICA: CO-PRODUCTION & PRODUCTION DESIGN
For international directors, studios, and producers looking to shoot in South Africa and across the African continent, Resistance Pictures offers premier creative and physical production leadership. Backed by 25+ years of executing studio-scale international productions for Netflix, Saban Films, Amazon Prime, and the BBC, we transform Africa’s extraordinary landscapes into world-class cinematic realities.
Production Design & World Building
Led by Daytime Emmy® and BFDG Award-winner Warren Gray. Full-service art department infrastructure, bespoke studio set construction, period prop manufacture, and scenic dressing in Cape Town and on remote terrain.
Pan-African Location Diversity
From Cape Town’s world-class soundstages and modernist architecture to the Kalahari Desert (as featured in The Trek), Namibia’s dunes, coastal cliffs, and wild savannahs — delivering versatile global looks within close operational range.
Rebates & Co-Production Treaties
Guidance navigating South Africa's dtic Foreign Film Production Rebates (up to 25%–30%), bilateral co-production treaties (UK, France, Germany, Canada, Australia), and high-value currency exchange advantages for foreign financiers.
Tier-One Crew & Camera Packages
Direct access to South Africa’s world-renowned tier-one crew talent, state-of-the-art camera rental facilities (ARRI Alexa, RED 8K, high-speed Phantom), precision lighting, local casting, and seamless logistical execution.
LEADERSHIP & VISION
WARREN GRAY.
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER & WORLD DESIGNER.
Warren Gray is a South African film Director, Producer, and Daytime Emmy®-winning Production Designer with more than 25 years of international production experience across studio feature films, prestige television drama, and global commercial campaigns.
Warren won the Daytime Emmy® Award for Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design for African Queens: Njinga (Netflix / Westbrook / Nutopia) and the British Film Designers Guild (BFDG) and SAFTA Awards for Catch Me a Killer. His filmography spans Roland Joffé’s The Forgiven (starring Forest Whitaker & Eric Bana), South Africa’s official Academy Award entry Noem My Skollie, and the acclaimed period western-horror The Trek, on which he served as Co-Producer and Creative & Production Design Consultant—assembling key South African crew and brokering the distribution deal with Amazon Prime.
Blending a formal background in industrial design with comprehensive physical world building, Warren channels his storytelling craftsmanship into developing and directing elevated genre features, managing complex physical builds, and engineering disciplined budget efficiency for international co-productions.
25+
Years Studio Experience
Emmy®
Daytime Emmy Winner
BFDG
British Designers Guild
SAFTA
Double SAFTA Winner
“Cinema is architectural alchemy. Every frame must possess history, texture, and uncompromising emotional truth.”
WARREN GRAY
Director • Producer • Production Designer
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Clear answers regarding Resistance Pictures, Warren Gray, The Trek, and South African co-productions.
What does Resistance Pictures specialize in?
Resistance Pictures is an independent South African film production company based in Cape Town. We specialize in developing and producing elevated genre cinema—including psychological thrillers, period western-horror, survival cinema, and dark drama—as well as facilitating international co-productions and physical world-building across Africa.
Who is Warren Gray and what is his relationship to Resistance Pictures?
Warren Gray is the founder and head of Resistance Pictures. He is a South African film Director, Producer, and Daytime Emmy®-winning Production Designer with more than 25 years of international film and television experience spanning Netflix, Saban Films, Amazon Prime, and the BBC.
What was Warren Gray’s role on The Trek? Did he direct it?
No. The Trek was directed by Meekaeel Adam. As officially listed on IMDb, Warren Gray served as Co-Producer and Creative & Production Design Consultant. Warren consulted on the creative and visual realization, spearheaded the hiring and assembly of the key South African crew (production, art department, costume, makeup, SFX, grips, rigging, and animal wrangling), and brokered the distribution deal with Amazon Prime as the first official streamer. Learn more on The Trek dedicated page or stream it directly on Amazon Prime Video.
What financial incentives and rebates does South Africa offer?
The South African Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) offers a 20% to 25% cash rebate on Qualifying South African Production Expenditure (QSAPE) for foreign films, and up to 35% for official bilateral treaty co-productions. Explore our South African Co-Production Guide.
Which countries have bilateral co-production treaties with South Africa?
South Africa has active bilateral co-production treaties with the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Ireland. Official co-productions qualify as national films in both partner nations, allowing dual subsidy access.
How can prospective partners contact Resistance Pictures?
Direct inquiries for directing engagements, feature co-productions, and production design should be emailed to info@resistancepictures.com. Warren Gray is also represented globally by Hillary Cook at the Murtha Skouras Agency in Santa Monica, California. View our Contact Page.
WORLDWIDE REPRESENTATION
AGENCY REPRESENTATION
For feature films, television drama, and commercial engagements
US & GLOBAL • FILM & TELEVISION
Murtha Skouras Agency
1025 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Tel: +1 310.395.4600
FILM / TELEVISION AGENT
Hillary Cook ➔
US COMMERCIALS AGENT
Constance Melkonian ➔
STUDIOS & COLLABORATORS
Collaborating with visionary directors and premier global studios
NETFLIX
DISNEY
BALMAIN
AMAZON PRIME
WESTBROOK
NUTOPIA
GLOBAL SCREEN
BRITBOX / M-NET
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LET’S BUILD YOUR NEXT WORLD.
Available for international feature film co-productions, television series production design, commercial campaigns, and creative consulting.
STUDIO & PRODUCTION BASE
Cape Town, South Africa • Available Worldwide
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