▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁li br ari ans ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁social ists ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Vienna ▁Category : A ust rian ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Category : V ict oria ▁University ▁of ▁Well ington ▁al umn i ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁G ymnasium ▁Was ag asse ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁histor ians <0x0A> </s> ▁G av in ▁H ood ▁( born ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 3 ) ▁is ▁a ▁South ▁African ▁film maker , ▁screen writer , ▁producer , ▁and ▁actor , ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁writing ▁and ▁direct ing ▁Ts ot si ▁( 2 0 0 5 ), ▁which ▁won ▁the ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Foreign ▁Language ▁Film . ▁He ▁also ▁directed ▁the ▁films ▁X - Men ▁Orig ins : ▁Wol ver ine , ▁End er ' s ▁Game , ▁and ▁E ye ▁in ▁the ▁Sky . ▁ ▁Direct ing ▁career ▁H ood ▁got ▁his ▁start ▁direct ing ▁when ▁commission ed ▁to ▁make ▁several ▁short ▁educational ▁dram as ▁for ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Department ▁of ▁Health . ▁His ▁first ▁commercial ▁short ▁film ▁was ▁The ▁Store keeper ▁( 1 9 9 8 ). ▁ ▁H ood ▁co - produ ced ▁and ▁wrote ▁the ▁script ▁for ▁his ▁first ▁feature ▁film , ▁A ▁Re ason able ▁Man ▁( 1 9 9 9 ), ▁which ▁port ray s ▁the ▁accident al ▁killing ▁of ▁a ▁young ▁child ▁mistaken ▁for ▁a ▁to kol os he . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁directed ▁the ▁Polish ▁language ▁ 2