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Voices Of Sarafina!
''Voices of Sarafina!'' is a 1988 American documentary film about the anti-apartheid musical stage play '' Sarafina!'' directed by Nigel Noble. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Leleti Khumalo as Sarafina * Baby Cele as Mistress Itsapity * Pat Mlaba as Colgate * Miriam Makeba as Herself * Mary Twala as Sarafina's Grandmother * Mbongeni Ngema Mbongeni Ngema (born 1 June 1956) is a South African writer, lyricist, composer, director, choreographer and theatre producer, born in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal (near Durban). He started his career as a theatre backing guitarist. He wrote the mu ... as Sabela References External links * 1988 films American documentary films Films directed by Nigel Noble Documentary films about theatre Documentary films about apartheid 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{poli-documentary-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Noble
Nigel Noble (born 1943) is an English sound mixer, film director and producer. He won an Academy Award in 1982 for ''Close Harmony'' in the category of Best Documentary Short Subject. Seven years later his film ''Voices of Sarafina!'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''Close Harmony'' (1981) * '' A Stitch for Time'' (1987) * ''Voices of Sarafina! ''Voices of Sarafina!'' is a 1988 American documentary film about the anti-apartheid musical stage play '' Sarafina!'' directed by Nigel Noble. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Leleti ...'' (1988) * ''Porgy and Bess; An American Voice (1998)'' * ''Os Carvoeiros (2000) (The Charcoal People)'' * ''Gangs Escaping the Life (2001)'' * ''Portraits of Grief (2002)'' * ''The Beauty Academy of Kabul (2005)'' * ''They Killed Sister Dorothy (2008)'' * ''The Porch Light Project (2013)'' References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby Cele
Baby Cele - Maloka (born 22 March 1972) is a South African actress born in Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal. Career Cele gained recognition for her role as Kaltego Rathebe, a character she portrayed for eight years on the now defunct e.tv youth television soap opera ''Backstage''. She went on to play the role of Portia in the SABC 1 sitcom ''My Perfect Family''. In 2011, she portrayed the role of Beauty in the mini-series ''Shreds & Dreams'', based on the 2004 play by Clare Stopford. From 2012 to 2013, she portrayed the character of Slindile Dludlu in the Mzansi Magic telenovela ''Inkaba''. Cele also starred as Gasta Cele in the soap opera ''Zabalaza''. In 2016, she portrayed the character of Sibongile Nene on ''Isidingo''. She was also a cast member of the stage musical ''Sarafina!''. Cele also performed in the stage play ''Cards''. In 2018, she joined the cast of the telenovela ''Uzalo ''Uzalo'' is a South African soap opera produced by Stained Glass Productions, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Nigel Noble
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American Documentary Films
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1988 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1988 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1988 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events * May 25 – '' Rambo III'' was released as the most expensive film ever made with a production budget between $58 and $63 million. The film failed to match the box office earnings from '' Rambo: First Blood Part II'' (1985). * July 15 – ''Die Hard'' defies low commercial expectations to gross $141.5 million worldwide. Hailed as an influential landmark in the action film genre, it influenced a common formula for many '90s action films, featuring a lone everyman against a colorful terrorist character who's usually holding hostages in an isolated setting. Such films and their sequels are often referred to as "''Die Hard'' on a _____": '' Under Siege'' (battleship), ''Cliffhanger'' (mountain), ''Speed'' (bus), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Twala
Mary Kuksie Twala (14 September 1939 – 4 July 2020) was a South African actress. In 2011, she was nominated for Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Career Twala featured in several South African local productions. She had a guest role in the first season of '' Generations''. In 2007, she starred in local drama, ''Ubizo: The Calling''. In 2010, she played a supporting role in ''Hopeville'', the film won numerous awards in several festivals and award ceremonies. Twala played "Ma Dolly" in the film, which earned her a Best Supporting Actress nomination in the 6th Africa Movie Academy Awards. After undergoing a medical procedure that kept her out of filming for months, Twala made a comeback in '' Vaya'' in 2015. In 2016, she was one of the ensemble cast in ''Comatose'', a film that featured top acts across Africa including Bimbo Akintola and Hakeem Kae-Kazim. In 2017, she played a supporting role in the sport film, ''Beyond the River''. By October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miriam Makeba
Zenzile Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 – 9 November 2008), nicknamed Mama Africa, was a South African singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist. Associated with musical genres including African popular music, Afropop, jazz, and world music, she was an advocate against apartheid and white-minority government in South Africa. Born in Johannesburg to Swazi people, Swazi and Xhosa people, Xhosa parents, Makeba was forced to find employment as a child after the death of her father. She had a brief and allegedly abusive first marriage at the age of 17, gave birth to her only child in 1950, and survived breast cancer. Her vocal talent had been recognized when she was a child, and she began singing professionally in the 1950s, with the Cuban Brothers, the Manhattan Brothers, and an all-woman group, the Skylarks (South African vocal group), the Skylarks, performing a mixture of jazz, traditional African melodies, and Western popular music. In 1959, Makeba had a brief r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Cannes Film Festival
The 42nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 23 May 1989. The Palme d'Or went to ''Sex, Lies, and Videotape'' by Steven Soderbergh. The festival opened with ''New York Stories'', anthology film directed by Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese and closed with ''Old Gringo'', directed by Luis Puenzo. During the 1989 festival, the first Cinéma & liberté forum was held with the participation of a hundred famous directors from various countries. They discussed about the freedom of expression and signed a declaration protesting against all forms of censorship still existing in the world. Juries Main competition The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1989 feature film competition: *Wim Wenders Jury President *Christine Gouze-Rénal *Claude Beylie *Georges Delerue *Hector Babenco *Krzysztof Kieślowski *Peter Handke *Renée Blanchar *Sally Field *Silvio Clementelli Camera d'Or The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1989 Camera d'Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Gersten
Bernard Gersten (January 30, 1923 – April 27, 2020) was an American theatrical producer. Beginning in the 1960s through the early 2000s, Gersten played a major role in shaping American drama and musical theatre. From 1960 to 1978, Gersten worked with Joseph Papp as associate producer at the New York Shakespeare Festival. After leaving the NYSF, he served as executive producer of Lincoln Center Theater from 1985 until he retired in 2013, where (with Gregory Mosher, then with Andre Bishop) he oversaw over 150 productions. In addition to receiving the Antoinette Perry Award (The "Tony Award") for Lifetime Achievement in 2013, Gersten was the recipient of fifteen Tony Awards for his productions. He died from pancreatic cancer on April 27, 2020 at the age of 97. Personal life Gersten was the son of Henrietta (Henig) Gersten and Jacob Israel Gersten, a garment worker and chauffeur. Gersten grew up in Newark, New Jersey in a traditional Jewish immigrant household, crowded with rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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