Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning Berkeley filmmaker Connie Field’s original Have You Heard from Johannesburg was a true documentary epic—a definitive, seven-part cinematic history of the efforts both local and international to end Apartheid rule in South Africa. But even at eight-and-a-half hours, it couldn't fully limn every key player in such a complex story. Nearly a decade after that huge project’s completion, Field has created an additional panel to honor the 100th birthday of a particularly towering yet still little-known figure: Oliver Tambo. While Nelson Mandela remained the face of this particular revolution as he languished in prison 27 years, his childhood friend and African National Congress co-founder largely ran ANC’s ground operations. This stirring portrait captures all the complexities of a remarkable life. Tambo was a deeply religious man orchestrating a secular movement, a pacifist commanding its army. It’s a dramatic saga you’ll be amazed you'd heard so little about.| NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Director Connie Field
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