LANDMARK FIVE-PART SERIES ABOUT THE
GLOBAL ANTI-APARTHEID MOVEMENT AIRING ON INDEPENDENT
LENS
~ Have You Heard
From Johannesburg Broadcast Celebrates 100th Anniversary
of the African National Congress ~
January 2012
(San Francisco) – Filmed throughout
the world over the course of more than ten years, Have
You Heard From Johannesburg is the definitive cinematic
history of the worldwide effort to destroy South African
apartheid. A story that has never been told in any medium
before and featuring interviews with dozens of the major
players, this formidable accomplishment is anything
but dry and academic: it’s a lively, tension-filled,
heartrending, and ultimately thrilling portrait of an
unprecedented global movement that forever changed a
nation and the world.
From acclaimed filmmaker Connie
Field, this epic five-hour, five-film history will stand
as the final word on how a violent, racist, intractable
government was destroyed by the concerted efforts of
men and women working on multiple fronts inside and
outside South Africa for more than three decades. Have
You Heard From Johannesburg will premiere on the
Emmy Award winning PBS series Independent Lens, hosted
by Mary Louise Parker, on Thursdays, January 12 and
19, from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. and Thursday, January 26,
2012 from 10:00 to 11:00 p.m. (check local listings).
To learn more about the film
and the issues involved, visit the companion website
at www.pbs.org/independentlens/have-you-heard-from-johannesburg.
Get detailed information on the film, watch preview
clips, read an interview with the filmmaker, and explore
the subject in depth with links and resources. The site
also features a Talkback section, where viewers can
share their ideas and opinions.
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