Our story
Wagtale Films is a boutique production company offering story-driven content to inspire and connect people across the world.
We specialise in documentary films, advocacy films, travel and tourism films and animation.
Our documentaries have been broadcast on CGTN’s Faces of Africa series, and screened at numerous festivals around the world, winning an Audience award in 2019 for The Lost Carts of the Karoo, and multiple awards for the feature documentary, SanDance!, a co-production with OneTime Films.
We provide end-to-end production solutions, utilising our extensive network of creators and specialists, to deliver meaningful media that stands the test of time.
Founded in 2015 by Jonathan Cornelius and Timothy Gabb, Wagtale collaborates with creatives and brands across the globe to create impactful and emotive work.
Based in South Africa’s Western Cape, our focus is on authentic and empathetic storytelling, whilst exploring the transformative powers of information and story.
Meet the team
clients, collaborators and brands we’ve done work for:
"STORYTELLING IS THE MOST POWERFUL WAY TO PUT IDEAS INTO THE WORLD." Robert McKee
Tim studied literature and journalism at Rhodes University before undertaking a freelance career as a writer, a photographer, a DOP and an editor.
In 2019, his film, The Lost Carts of the Karoo, won the "Made in South Africa" Audience Award at the Shnit Worldwide Short film festival.
Tim's passion is telling real stories about real people - as the old adage goes; reality is very often stranger than fiction.