Desmond Tutu
Also Known As: Desmond Mpilo Tutu, Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Biography: Archbishop Desmond Tutu was a South African Anglican bishop and Nobel peace prize winner, best known for his work as an anti-apartheid campaigner and human rights activist.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Klerksdorp, South Africa
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Birthday: October 07, 1931
Age: 93 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: December 26, 2021
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The 16th Man
Overview: Rugby Union has long been viewed in South Africa as a game for the white population, and the country’s success in the sport has been a true source of Afrikaner pride. When the 50-year-old policies and entrenched injustices of apartheid were finally overthrown in 1994, Nelson Mandela’s new government began rebuilding a nation badly in need of racial unity. So the world was watching when South Africa played host to the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Though they had only one non-white player, the South African Springboks gained supporters of all colors as they made an improbable run into the final match where they beat the heavily favored New Zealand team. When Mandela himself marched to the center of the pitch cloaked in a Springbok jersey and shook hands with the captain of the South African team, two nations became one. Oscar winner Morgan Freeman and director Cliff Bestall will tell the emotional story of that cornerstone moment and what it meant to South Africa’s healing process.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-05-04
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Dear Earth
Overview: An epic global celebration of our planet and what we need to do to reverse climate change. Sprinkled with musical performances, Dear Earth also contains well-known climate activists, creators, and celebs who will all share ways to make our lives more sustainable.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-10-23
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The Invocation
Overview: An exploration of the notion of 'God' and World Peace through Religion, Spirituality, History, Science, Politics and Arts.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-09-01
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I Am
Overview: I AM is an utterly engaging and entertaining non-fiction film that poses two practical and provocative questions: what’s wrong with our world, and what can we do to make it better? The filmmaker behind the inquiry is Tom Shadyac, one of Hollywood’s leading comedy practitioners and the creative force behind such blockbusters as “Ace Ventura,” “Liar Liar,” “The Nutty Professor,” and “Bruce Almighty.” However, in I AM, Shadyac steps in front of the camera to recount what happened to him after a cycling accident left him incapacitated, possibly for good. Though he ultimately recovered, he emerged with a new sense of purpose, determined to share his own awakening to his prior life of excess and greed, and to investigate how he as an individual, and we as a race, could improve the way we live and walk in the world.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-02-11
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The Heart of Apartheid
Overview: First transmitted in 1968, Black, Coloured and Asian South Africans are interviewed in this eye-opening documentary about their views on apartheid. Included with the many dissenting views on apartheid are opinions on why different racial groups should live separately. Film footage that often shows the shocking racial exploitation allowed by apartheid accompanies the interviews. This documentary shows a protest by Church leaders against the Group Areas Act and features an interview with Desmond Tutu.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-09-10
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The Funeral of Neil Aggett
Overview: Documentary covering the Funeral of Neil Aggett
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-02-15
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When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2010-06-22
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Mission: Joy - Finding Happiness in Troubled Times
Overview: An exploration of the remarkable friendship between Archbishop Desmond Tutu and His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-07-27
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Tibet's Stolen Child
Overview: A film about the abduction of Tibet's second highest ranking Lama by the Chinese authorities.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-05-11
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Blood Fruit
Overview: The story of 11 young Irish Dunnes Stores workers who went on strike following their refusal to handle South African produce.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-07-10
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I Am Because We Are
Overview: A look into the lives of Malawi's 1 million plus orphans in the wake of the AIDS pandemic. It offers hope and real solutions to the challenges that people face living in extreme poverty.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-04-24
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Propaganda
Overview: An anti-western propaganda film about the influences of American visual and consumption culture on the rest of the world, as told from a North Korean perspective.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-02-14
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Choice Point
Overview: When you watch Choice Point, you'll finally get the answers that'll make all the difference - and what you're going to discover may well surprise you! Imagine how much faster your own journey to success would be if you could tap into the thinking and experiences of some of the world's leading visionaries, scientists and spiritual leaders, and receive life-directing guidance from billionaire Richard Branson, visionary Desmond Tutu, author Jack Canfield and more! And best of all, it's not just big names who are featured in this groundbreaking feature-length documentary. You'll also hear about regular people who massively changed their lives around following the three key Choice Point pillars of: 1. Understand your world 2. Align with your purpose 3. Be the change
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-01
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The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-07-05
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Cold Case Hammarskjöld
Overview: Ndola, Northern Rhodesia (currently Zambia), September 18, 1961. Swedish economist and diplomat Dag Hammarskjöld, Secretary General of the UN, dies mysteriously in a plane crash. Decades later, Danish journalist and filmmaker Mads Brügger and Swedish researcher Göran Björkdahl investigate the case in search of definitive closure.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-02-07
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Harry and Meghan: An African Journey
Overview: “Harry & Meghan: An African Journey" features unprecedented access and exclusive interview with The Duke and Duchess of Sussex about the challenges they face living in the public eye.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-20
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In Remembrance of Martin
Overview: Personal comments from family, friends, and advisors fill this remarkable documentary honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Coretta Scott King joins the Reverend Ralph Abernathy, Julian Bond, Jimmy Carter, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Senator Edward Kennedy, John Lewis, Bishop Desmond Tutu, and Andrew Young, who recall Dr. King's career and trace his leadership in the civil rights movement. Includes portions of his "I Have a Dream" speech.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-02-08
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The Art of Football from A to Z
Overview: Funnyman John Cleese leads viewers through an exhaustive -- and hilarious -- tour of the world of soccer, complete with the sport's most memorable goals, kicks, saves, goofs and penalties. Also included are reflections on soccer's impact on culture, including the Monty Python sketch "Philosophy Football," and interviews with celebrities Dave Stewart, Dennis Hopper and Henry Kissinger, as well as soccer icons Pelé, Mia Hamm and Thierry Henry.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-05-25
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Fire in the Blood
Overview: An intricate tale of "medicine, monopoly and malice", Fire in the Blood tells the story of how Western pharmaceutical companies and governments blocked access to low-cost AIDS drugs for the countries of the global south in the years after 1996 - causing ten million or more unnecessary deaths - and the improbable group of people who decided to fight back. Shot on four continents and including contributions from global figures such as Bill Clinton, Desmond Tutu and Joseph Stiglitz, Fire in the Blood is the never-before-told true story of the remarkable coalition which came together to stop 'the crime of the century' and save millions of lives in the process.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-06
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Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
Overview: This film is an intimate portrayal of pioneering filmmaker Merata Mita told through the eyes of her children. Using hours of archive footage, some never before seen, her youngest child and director Hepi Mita discovers the filmmaker he never knew and shares the mother he lost, with the world.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-01-28
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Witness to Apartheid
Overview: An introduction to apartheid and the contextualization of the history of the changing nature of state repression would provide a good foundation from which to view the film. It should also be explained that state repression in 1985 occurred as a response to increasingly successful organized.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-04-16
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Nelson Mandela, au nom de la liberté
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Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2010-02-11
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Mandela and de Klerk
Overview: Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine both received Emmy nominations for their performances in this made-for-TV movie. The plot follows Nelson Mandela's 27-year struggle to end apartheid.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1997-02-16
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Palme
Overview: Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was openly shot to death on a February evening 1986 on the streets of Stockholm. In one night, the country of Sweden was transfigured. “Palme” is about his life, his time, and about the Sweden he had created. About a man who altered history.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2012-09-14
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