Dear Mandela Screening with Dara Kell & Christopher Nizza

When: Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Where: David Rubenstein Atrium
61 West 62 Street
New York, NY 10023
(212) 875-5350
Cost: Free

Join David Rubenstein for their JustFilms at AtriumFlix series featuring FREE screenings of social justice films and intimate conversations with leading filmmakers. This week’s series features Dara Kell & Christopher Nizza: Dear Mandela.

Synopsis:

When their shantytowns are threatened with mass eviction, three “young lions” of South Africa’s new generation rise from the shacks and take their government to the highest court in the land, putting the promises of democracy to the test. Filmmakers Dara Kell and Christopher Nizza’s Dear Mandela offers a fascinating portrait of South Africa coming of age and a new perspective on the role that young people can play in political change. Before the screening, listen to a conversation with the filmmakers, followed by a performance by Uhadi: All-Stars of Johannesburg Jazz, featuring Sibongile Khumalo, Africa’s First Lady of Song.

Schedule

7:00: Introduction by Thurgood Marshall, Jr.
7:15: Sibongile Khumalo, live performance
7:30: Conversation with Dara Kell, Christopher Nizza, and Sibongile Khumalo
8:00: Screening of Dear Mandela

Uhadi: All-Stars of Johannesburg Jazz, featuring Sibongile Khumalo
McCoy Mrubata, music director and saxophone
Sibongile Khumalo, vocals and violin
Feya Faku, trumpet
Paul Hanmer, piano
Herbie Tsoaeli, bass
Justin Badenhorst, drums

Presented in collaboration with the Film Society of Lincoln Center.

Sibongile Khumalo’s appearance at JustFilms at AtriumFlix is in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center.