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Event: Film screening – Dear Mandela

By Gaylene Galardi 4 July 2013 Current Events Comments Off on Event: Film screening – Dear Mandela

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The Curtin Centre for Human Rights Education invites you to join us for the premier Australian screening of Dear Mandela, a documentary film by by Dara Kell and Christopher Nizza.

Destroyed homes, threats at gunpoint and high – court action, this battle by three young people to stand up for their rights is a testimony to people power. When the South African government promises to ‘eradicate the slums’ and begins to evict shack dwellers far outside the city, three friends who live in Durban’s vast shantytowns refuse to be moved. Dear Mandela follows their journey from their shacks to the highest court in the land as they invoke Nelson Mandela’s example and become leaders in a growing social movement. By turns inspiring, devastating and funny, the film offers a new perspective on the role that young people can play in political change and is a fascinating portrait of South Africa coming of age.

Documentary length: 1 hour

Date: Thursday 1st August, 2013

Time: 6pm – 8:30pm

Venue: Tim Winton Lecture Theatre, Curtin University, Perth

Cost: FREE, however booking a ticket is essential if you want a seat – go to chredearmandela.doattend.com to register.

The evening will also include an introduction to the documentary by Gerard Gill, one of the Centre’s PhD students who went to South Africa in 2012 to conduct research with local activists and leaders of the movement highlighted by the documentary. There is also the possibility of speaking live with the makers of the documentary after the screening. Watch the DEAR MANDELA theatrical trailer.

This event is also supported by the Curtin Student Guild. If you have any special requirements to enable you to attend this event please email g.galardi@curtin.edu.au who can provide assistance.

Please download the flyer below if you would like to promote this event offline.

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