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What's On Events PACSA warmly invites you to the first screening in Pietermaritzburg of the powerful film SKIN
What's On Events PACSA warmly invites you to the first screening in Pietermaritzburg of the powerful film SKIN | PACSA warmly invites you to the first screening in Pietermaritzburg of the powerful film SKIN |
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Where: Cine Centre at the Liberty Mall in Pietermaritzburg When: Thursday 22 April 2010 What time: 19:00 for 19:30 What’s the cost: R50, including a cheese and wine before the show How to book: Tickets are available at PACSA, 170 Hoosen Haffejee (Berg) Street, 9am-4pm week days, or at the cinema door on the evening (cash only) For more information: Contact Lou on 033 3420052 during working hours A collection will be taken for PACSA’s ongoing social healing work. At this time in South Africa’s history, when racial tension is heightened as never before since 1994, we need to remind ourselves that what we fought for is worth continuing to work towards. This is what Edward Tsumele wrote about Skin in the Sowetan:  “SOUTH Africa is proud of its racial diversity but, unfortunately, race continues to be an issue in this country.…all South Africans should be happy that a movie has been made that tells this story of race and racial tolerance which, thankfully, is slowly taking root in our society. Skin, a true-life story about South African Sandra Laing, has been nominated for the Best Foreign Film award at the NAACP Image Awards. Skin follows Laing’s 30-year journey – from rejection to acceptance, and betrayal to reconciliation – as the young woman struggles to define her place in a changing world – and triumphs against all odds. The movie traces the life of Laing, a coloured baby born to white parents, Sam Neill and Alice Krige. The couple were as shocked as everybody else when their baby was born coloured as they were not aware of their black ancestry. Though classified a white person in apartheid South Africa, Laing is not accepted by the white community and suffers discrimination and humiliation. When she grew up Laing meets and falls in love with a black man. They get married and have two children. I cannot think of a more South African story than this one”. Bookmark this article:          |
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