Amandla!

12A

A Revolution In Four Part Harmony

Awards (click to collapse)

Chicago International Film Festival, USA (2002) – Nominated: Gold Hugo: Best Documentary

Sundance Film Festival, USA (2002) – Winner: Audience Award: Documentary

Sundance Film Festival, USA (2002) – Winner: Freedom of Expression Award

Sundance Film Festival, USA (2002) – Nominated: Grand Jury Prize: Documentary

Sydney Film Festival, Australia (2003) – Winner: FIPRESCI Prize

Golden Trailer Awards, USA (2003) – Nominated: Best Documentary

Telluride Mountainfilm Festival, USA (2003) – Winner: Best of Festival

Encounters SA International Documentary Festival, South Africa (2002) – Winner: Audience Award: Best South-African Film

Black Reel Awards, USA (2004) – Winner: Special Achievement – Documentary

San Diego Film Festival, USA (2002) – Winner: Festival Award: Best Documentary

Satellite Awards, USA (2004) – Winner: Golden Satellite Award: Best Motion Picture, Documentary

Heartland International Film Festival, USA (2003) – Winner: Truly Moving Sound Award

News & Documentary Emmy Awards, USA (2004) – Nominated: Emmy: Outstanding Cultural & Artistic Programming – Long Form

News & Documentary Emmy Awards, USA (2004) – Nominated: Emmy: Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Cinematography

News & Documentary Emmy Awards, USA (2004) – Nominated: Emmy Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Editing

News & Documentary Emmy Awards, USA (2004) – Winner: Emmy: Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Research

News & Documentary Emmy Awards, USA (2004) – Nominated: Emmy: Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Music and Sound

St. Louis International Film Festival, USA (2002) – Winner: Best Documentary Award

12A

Feature

African & International

Award Winning With Guest

Year(s) Shown

2002

Director(s):

Lee Hirsch

Country:

South Africa | USA

Year:

2001

Duration:

108 min

Language(s):

English | Zulu

Format(s):

Video

RATING:

12A

A celebration of music in the struggle, Amandla! looks at how changes in the lyrics, rhythms and melodies of liberation songs reflected the radicalisation of black resistance in response to ever harsher crackdowns by the Apartheid state. In the context of the defiance campaign era of the 1950s, jaunty ditties warned “watch out Verwoerd, the black man will get you”; the Sharpeville massacre prompted a series of dirges, and the 1976 riots saw the emergence of songs expressing youthful dynamism, anger and disaffection. Revealing interviews with SA music greats – Dolly Rathebe, Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela and Sibongile Khumalo – interspersed with disturbing footage of key events make for a compelling and novel retelling of this significant chapter of our past.

We welcome Lee Hirsch who will introduce the film.

Guests

Director: Lee Hirsch

Film Stills

Previous Festivals

Telluride Mountainfilm Festival, USA (2003)

Sydney Film Festival, Australia (2003)

Sundance Film Festival, USA (2002)

St. Louis International Film Festival, USA (2002)

San Diego Film Festival, USA (2002)

Heartland International Film Festival, USA (2003)

Chicago International Film Festival, USA (2002)