Reconciliation: Mandela's Miracle a film : documentaryReconciliation: Mandela's Miracle a filmby Michael Henry Wilson

by RonGilbert

The title of this film says it all. Yes! Nelson Mandela is amiracle and an inspiration. In America we hadMartin Luther King and in SouthAfrica they hadNelson Mandela, who has this fortitude and determination and he never lost hopeeven after spending 26 years in prison. He is a precious gift to everyone. Oscarwinning director Clint Eastwood’s voice is at the opening of this documentaryand his words are “I have always thought that Nelson Mandela was a fascinatingcharacter and of course his wonderful presence and a sort of a million dollarsmile and a personality that makes people feel happy when they are around him.He still has this great charismatic presence which is what this all about.Theway he handled SouthAfrica is uniqueand found a way of utilizing Rugby duringapartheid and inspired the whole country to get behind him”. Clint is on theset of his film “Invictus” discussing this and we views clips of his film and the1995 World Cup Rugby match and he talks about Mandela’s dream to unite hiscountry which is a very tough job. From then on you know that you are about tosee a film that you will never forget. I could never put into words that way itaffected me. Director Michael Henry Wilson has incorporated vintage footage ofMandela back in 1964 and interviews and also clips of the film “Invictus” issuch a way that your eyes are glued to the screen because you do not want tomiss a moment. He has detailed the events that lead up to what the people ofSouth African's have coined "Mandela's miracle," a strategy thatresulted in a peaceful transition from apartheid to a democracy which was drivenby the notion that even the most terrible tyranny can be overcome throughreconciliation, as both the oppressed and the oppressors need to be liberatedfrom the jaws of prejudice and injustice. A message that sticks in my mind ifsaid in the film “we won’t be free until we are all free”. In Clint’s words “Theworld needs people like him."

Clint Eastwood will be presented with an Award on November 15, 2010

Thisfilm will be screened at the Museum of Tolerance in LosAngeles on Sunday, November 14, 12:30 pm, Hertz Theater and Tuesday,November 16, 8:30 pm, Wosk Theater

http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt1664818/

http://www.museumoftolerance.com/site/c.tmL6KfNVLtH/b.6201953/k.C560/MOTIFF.htm