Screening Times
Thursday, February 11th 2010, 7:30pm, Moriarty Arts and Humanities Building, Room 104 Thursday Evening Documentary Film Series.
All films are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.
BEHIND THE RAINBOW
Directed by Jihan El-Tahri
South Africa, 2009, 124 min.
Egyptian-born filmmaker Jihan El-Tahri’s documentary Cuba: An African Odyssey showed at the 2009 festival. In her new documentary, Behind the Rainbow, Ms. El-Tahri explores the transition of the African National Congress (ANC) from a liberation organization into South Africa’s ruling party, while following the evolving relationship between two of its most prominent leaders, Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma. In exile during the apartheid years, the men were brothers-in-arms; under Mandela, they loyally labored to build a non-racial state; today they face each other as bitter rivals. The film is an intimate behind-the-scenes look into their duel, one that threatens to tear apart the ANC and the country. In English.
Unfortunately I didn’t find out about Behind the Rainbow until it was over. I know South Africa well and would love to see it. If it’s being shown again in the Portland area, I would appreciate being notified at the above e-mail address.
Steve Karakashian
I read somewhere recently that Behind the Rainbow will be shown on OPB TV on Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at 10 p.m. Viewers are advised to check local listings for confirmation of date and time.