REWIND – an extraordinary documentary on South Africa’s TRC by Liza Key
In anticipation of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the African National Congress (ANC) the New School’s Transregional Center for Democratic Studies, in collaboration with the South African Consulate General in New York and the Center for Public Scholarship, presents a screening of the documentary
Rewind
by Liza Key
American Premiere
Thursday, November 3
6-8pm
The New School, Tishman Auditorium
66 West 12th Street
The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was an extraordinary moment in the history of South Africa and its impact reverberated around the world. In its effort to ensure a peaceful transition from Apartheid to democracy, the TRC heard the testimony of 21,000 victims who told their stories, and 7,000 perpetrators who confessed their crimes. To mark its tenth anniversary in 2004, composer Philip Miller (Yizo Yizo, Heartlines, Kentridge’s 9 Drawings for Projection
and Noyce’s Catch a Fire) created REwind: A Cantata for Voice, Tape and Testimony.
Rewind, South African filmmaker Liza Key’s remarkably poetic documentary about the creation of Miller’s cantata and the Truth and Reconciliation hearings upon which it is based, uses this exceptional and unusual musical work as a vehicle to tell the human stories behind the shards of TRC testimony integrated into Miller’s work.
David Van Zandt, President of The New School will introduce the evening, which will be followed by a panel discussion featuring:
- Jacob Dlamini, doctoral student in History, Yale University and South African history expert
- Graeme Simpson, lecturer, Columbia University; South African political activist
REwind: A Cantata for Voice Tape and Testimony was originally commissioned by Spier Arts Trust, co-commissioned by Celebrate Brooklyn,WilliamsCollegeand the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.
For a taste of this amazing documentary please watch this trailer Rewind.
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