Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony DVD

Amandla! A Revolution In Four-Part Harmony
Lee Hirsch spent nine years putting together the ambitious documentary Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony. The film records the history of music being used as a form of social protest against Apartheid in South Africa. Interviews and archival footage help to tell the tales of figures like Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba, Abdullah Ibrahim, and Vuyisile Mini. Mini's songs became such a powerful social force that his remains were exhumed and reburied in order to show proper respect after the end of Apartheid. This look at political oppression and the courage required to fight it was screened at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

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Crew Mtutezeli Matshoba - Consultant/advisor Bruce Sinofsky - Consultant/advisor Sifiso Ntuli - Consultant/advisor Lee Hirsch - Director Johanna Demetrakas - Editor Sheila Nevins - Executive Producer Sherry Simpson - Executive Producer Clive Sackie - Cinematographer Ivan Leathers - Cinematographer Sherry Simpson - Producer Desiree Markgraaf - Producer Lee Hirsch - Producer Stu Deutsch - Sound/Sound Designer Gary Rydstrom - Sound/Sound Designer Nancy Abraham - Supervising Producer

Amandla! A Revolution In Four-Part Harmony
(not reviewed)
 

Sundance Film Festival, Audience Award (winner) Sundance Film Festival, Documentary Audience Award (winner) Sundance Film Festival, Freedom of Expression Award - Documentary (winner)

General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo Additional Features: cc 16:9 widescreen version 2.0 Dolby Digital audio 5.1 Dolby Digital audio Dave Matthews interview Q&A with director, producer and Vusi Mahlasela Vusi at Joe's Pub Amandla! production notes Sing-along Commentary with director and producer Interactive menus Digitally mastered 45 minutes deleted scenes/musical performances, including full version of "Coal Train (Stimela)" by Hugh Masekela Trailer gallery DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1: Alternate Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: PG13 DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 103 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Struggle and Music/Main Title [3:21] 2. Vuyisile Mini, Exhumation/When You Come Back [5:06] 3. 1948 - Good Neighborliness/Beware Verwoerd [2:32] 4. From Sophiatown to Meadowlands/Meadowlands [4:59] 5. Apartheid Is Schizophrenic/Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika [4:45] 6. Origins of the Freedom Songs [3:20] 7. The Train/Coal Train (Stimela) [4:42] 8. Madame Please [2:15] 9. The Sharpeville Massacre/Thina Sizwe [4:06] 10. "...Free Mandela or Bombs"/Bahleli Bonkwe [1:53] 11. Dreaming in Exile [3:24] 12. "What Have We Done?"/Senzenina [1:52] 13. 1976 - Soweto Uprising/Mannenburg [4:35] 14. The MK/Lihambile Hamba Kathie Mkhonto [5:47] 15. Ingoma - The Songs [2:48] 16. Sheila's Day/Shonamalanga [2:05] 17. Radio Freedom Undercover [2:17] 18. Love Songs/Kuyobanjani Na? [2:42] 19. Birth and Death in Prison [8:38] 20. 1980's - A Decade of Funerals [1:53] 21. The Toyi-Toyi [2:46] 22. Barbecue With the Riot Police [4:06] 23. The Tide Turns/Papa Stop the War [2:56] 24. Free Mandela/Bring Him Back Home [3:27] 25. Freedom! [2:53] 26. A Song for Our Ancestors/The Untold Story [5:49] 27. "He Is Moses!"/Mandela's Dance [2:22] 28. End Credits [5:25]