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I'm delighted to share the news with you that 'Dear Mandela' is finally completed, and will have its world premiere at the Durban International Film Festival on the 26 July.

I'm delighted to share the news with you that 'Dear Mandela' is finally completed, and will have its world premiere at the Durban International Film Festival on the 26 July. We have a week of screenings lined up, in museums, schools and theatres, including second screenings in the informal settlements with Abahlali baseMjondolo members. These screenings promise to be a very special homecoming for the film.

I wanted to share our new trailer with you:
http://vimeo.com/26538549

We are so grateful for the early coverage that Pambazuka News gave to the film project back in 2008. If there is any way you might be able to help us spread the word about the finished film, that would be wonderful. I really hope it will be widely seen, to shine a light on the struggle of South African shackdwellers to fulfill the promises that came with democracy. I also hope that the film will support Abahlali baseMjondolo's work - we also just received the news that the Kennedy 12, who were on trial for the killings at Kennedy Road in September 2009, were acquitted, and evidence of a police frame-up emerged. This makes it all the more important to protect human rights defenders, who are punished for their social justice work. We cover this story in 'Dear Mandela' and were with Abahlali members on the night of the attacks.

www.dearmandela.com
'Dear Mandela' is also on Facebook: http://tiny.cc/2v8jw