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Namibian Premiere: "Nelson Mandela - The Myth and Me" by Khalo Matabane
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Event information
| Info | Entrance: 30,- N$ |
| Address | Goethe Institute Windhoek | 1-5 Fidel Castro Street Windhoek |
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Nelson Mandela: The Myth and me is a powerful documentary by one of South Africa's leading film directors, a personal journey and a soul searching mission on the status quo of South Africa, 20 years after the end of Apartheid. Matabane reflects on the promises, the achievements, hopes and trashed dreams mirrored in the daily realities of South Africans.
The screening is supported by Africiné Critics and FNB Foundation.
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/81181678
Synopsis:
Nelson Mandela’s message of freedom, forgiveness and reconciliation still inspires people worldwide. Almost 20 years ago, in 1994, he became the first president of a democratic South Africa - a historical step, the end of Apartheid. Alike many other young South Africans, director Khalo Matabane considered Nelson Mandela his childhood hero. Strong and determined to fight the enemy, that is how Matabane imagined him. At that time, Mandela was still imprisoned. Once he was released and became a respected political actor, Matabane was surprised and maybe a little disappointed by Mandela’s attitude.
Where was the anger? Instead of revenge, Mandela asks forgiveness – even for the perpetrators of the apartheid regime. In a personal letter to Nelson Mandela, Khalo Matabane confronts his childhood hero with some important questions, which he has been asking himself for many years.
To Khalo Matabane, today’s South Africa can be described as a time bomb, ready to explode any minute. He says: “Tata Mandela, we are one of the most unequal societies in the world people are impatient they can’t wait any longer. Our people feel that change is slow and the system favours the powerful and the wealth. There are protests everywhere, people demand change everywhere, and people demand freedom, real freedom everywhere.
This is a powerful documentary by one of South Africa's leading film directors, a personal journey and a soul searching mission on the status quo of South Africa 20 years after the end of Apartheid. Matabane reflects on the promises, the achievements, hopes and trashed dreams mirrored in the daily realities of South Africans.
Nelson Mandela: The Myth & Me, South Africa, 2013, 85 min
Director: Khalo Matabane
Producer: Carolyn Carew (Born Free Media), Kerstin Beetz (Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion)
Exec. Producer: Christian Beetz
Editor: Catherine Meyburgh
Featuring:
Wole Soyinka Nigerian Writer
Nuruddin Farah Somalian Writer
Ronnie Kasrils Minister of Intelligence Services (2004-2008)
Dalai Lama Retired Tibetan Political Leader in Exile
Colin Powell Former United States Secretary of State, 2001-2005
Joachim Gauck President of Germany
Albie Sachs Former Constitutional Court Judge, 1994 - 2009
Dr Henry A. Kissinger Former Secretary Of State & Security advisor, 1973 – 1977
Greg Marinovich South African Photojournalist
Zubeida Jaffer South African Journalist and Anti-Apartheid Activist
Binyavanga Wainaina Kenian Journalist & Writer
Elia Suleiman Palestine Film Maker
Prof Pumla Gqola Feminist and Professor for African Literature
Peter Hain Former Cabinet Minister in Tony Blair’s Government
Selina Williams Sister of an Apartheid-Victim
John Carlin British Writer & Journalist
Prof Adam Habib Vice-Chancellor, Witswatersrand University
Patrick Chamoiseau French Writer
Nkwame Cedile South African Activist
Prof Ariel Dorfman Chilean Writer & Activist for Human Rights
Tariq Ali British-Pakistani Journalist & Writer
Charity Kondile Mother of an Apartheid-Victim
Language: Original/various with English subtitles
Awards:
Special Jury Award IDFA 2013
African Perspectives, a monthly African Cinema series in Windhoek, organised by AfricAvenir since 2006, is supported by AfriCine, JacMat, the Franco Namibian Cultural Centre, Goethe-Centre/Nads, Turipamwe Designs and the FNB Foundation.