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Songololo: Voices of Change
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'Songololo: Voices of Change' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Marianne Kaplan and released in 1990.Noel Taylor, "Spirit of South Africa in film festival". 'Ottawa Citizen', October 31, 1990. An examination of South Africa in the earliest days of the transition from apartheid to democracy, the film explores the power of music and art as tools of activism and social change, focusing primarily on writer Gcina Mhlophe and musician Mzwakhe Mbuli.Phil Johnson, "Songololo: the sound of freedom". 'The Globe and Mail', November 3, 1990.
The film received selected theatrical screenings in Canada in October 1990,Elizabeth Aird, "Poet hears voices of laughter: Vancouver film-makers craft piece to honor art's fight against apartheid". 'Vancouver Sun', October 26, 1990. before having its television premiere on TVOntario and Knowledge Network in November. Its broadcast on TVOntario was as an episode of the network's documentary series 'Human Edge'.
The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Short Documentary Film at the 12th Genie Awards in 1991."Genie candidates announced". 'Edmonton Journal', October 10, 1991.
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