Free screenings of Madiba’s movie
JOBURG – Attend a free screening of 'Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom' at a cinema near you.
Videovision Entertainment, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and Ster Kinekor have teamed up to celebrate Madiba, by making available the film, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, to the public at no cost.
The screenings will take place on 18 July 2014 at 9.45am at selected Ster Kinekor cinemas across South Africa, including Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban and Pietermaritzburg.
Members of the public will be admitted on a first-come-first-serve basis.
The film celebrates Nelson Mandela’s extraordinary life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his election as President of South Africa.
Producer of Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, Anant Singh commented, “We have partnered with the Nelson Mandela Foundation on Mandela Day activities since its inception. We are also pleased to be collaborating with Ster Kinekor to take the film to audiences around the country. We hope that the audience watching the film will be inspired to give back to their communities by following Madiba’s example.”
Chief Executive of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Sello Hatang said, “As the film, Mandela: Long walk To Freedom shows, Madiba left us an incredible gift, a legacy to cherish and make our own. We believe that Madiba’s value system rests on three pillars: free yourself, free others and serve every day.”
Fiaz Mohamed, CEO of Ster Kinekor commented, “We are delighted to host South Africans for free in our cinemas to be inspired by this magnificent film based on our Madiba’s magnificent legacy. We hope that many will leave our cinemas motivated more readily to serve others and serve our country.”
The list of the cinemas include; Carnival City, Cresta, Eastgate, Mall Of The North, Maponya, Northgate and Sandton just to mention the few.
