STORIES WITH HEART
Milton Schorr was born in 1981 in Cape Town, South Africa. He attended the University of Cape Town as a student of theatre, thereafter creating theatre works across South Africa.
As a writer and actor he has received the Imbewu Scriptwriting award for his play The Heroin Diaries, and both the ‘iDidTht Best of Reel for Direction Craft’ and ‘Vimeo Staff Pick’ award for the short film detailing his youth, Surrender. His MMA based screenplay This Is African MMA is currently in development, and he has appeared in blockbuster Hollywood productions such as Netflix’s global number one show One Piece (Don Krieg), Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Outlander, Tomb Raider, and Redeeming Love.
He is a renowned travel and sports writer, with credits in many of South Africa's major publications. His first novel Strange Fish won the ‘Best Novel’ award at the SA Independent Publisher Awards 2021. A Man Of The Road is his second.
His work is available in all good books stores in Southern Africa, for home delivery as a signed or unsigned paperback, and internationally via Amazon in paperback and Kindle.
Audiobook versions of Strange Fish and A Man Of The Road are also available here.
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“Just magical. I immediately wanted to start reading it again."
Johann Vermaak, South Africa
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"I don't read much fiction and this story absolutely captured me."
Heike Evans, South Africa
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"Beautifully layered with that same cracking pace that characterised Strange Fish."
Rod Burn, South Africa
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"Truly a masterpiece."
Winston Bartle,
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“Masterful. These characters pop off the pages in bursts of colour and fantasy.”
Karl Kemp, South Africa
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"In the end I was hooked, utterly entranced by the mysterious beauty of this book."
Donvé Lee, United States
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"Excellent written fantasy, blending travel experience in South Africa with intrigue."
Riyahd Samuels, South Africa
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"As a South African, living the open spaces of my country again was a beautiful plus."
Barbara Sutton, Australia
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"The story spoke to my soul. Inspiring. Intriguing. But most of all heart opening."
Tania Bownes, South Africa
FEATURED VIDEO
Milton Schorr hitchhikes from Cape Town to Bloemfontein, stopping off in the town of Springfontein to visit the Boer War memorial, on a mission to return a wreath to the grave of an unknown English soldier, borrowed twenty years before.
Schorr has hitchhiked the world: Cape Town to Victoria Falls, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Egypt, Europe and Australia. His second novel, A Man Of The Road, tells the story of Little Mikey, a young boy from the mythical West Coast town of Freeburg, who must one day set out on an epic hitchhiking journey to Africa’s greatest city: Goldtown.
A Man Of The Road is available worldwide and in all good book stores in SA.
LIFE STORY
Author Milton Schorr discovered narcotics as a boy, and by the age of 15 was a committed drug user. Surrender, conceived and directed by Porteus Xandau, is Milton’s life story adapted to film.
ACTOR
Milton Schorr has appeared in numerous Hollywood productions. This demo reel includes performances from global number one show One Piece, Jada Pinckett Smith’s African Queens: Njinga, Amazon Studio’s The Shakedown, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Tomb Raider, and National Geographic's No Man Left Behind.