Feature-length documentary film
Directed by Dara Kell & Christopher Nizza

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.

DEAR MANDELA was awarded 'Best South African Documentary' after World Premiering at the 2011 Durban International Film Festival.
dearmandela.com

© SLEEPING GIANT, 2011

Music video for "Abahlali" by the South African isicathamiya choir group Dlamini King Brothers. The song appears in the upcoming documentary film Dear Mandela. The Dlamini King Brothers live at the Kennedy Road informal settlement in Durban and have just released their debut album titled Hlis’uMoya. For more information about them go to: abahlali.org/node/4756.

The opening remarks of S'bu Zikode, President of the Abahlali baseMjondolo movement of South Africa, at a November 2010 event organized at the Center for Place, Culture and Politics at the CUNY Graduate Center (NYC). Thanks to David Harvey and Chris Caruso for hosting and organizing the event. Camera by Harris Mendheim and Josh Glaser