Donald Woods

出生 : 1933-12-15, Hobeni, Eastern Cape, South Africa

死亡 : 2001-08-19

略歴

Donald James Woods CBE, was a South African journalist and anti-apartheid activist. As editor of the Daily Dispatch, he was known for befriending fellow activist Steve Biko, who was killed by the police after being detained by the South African government.

参加作品

Tongues Untied
Writer
Marlon Riggs, with assistance from other gay Black men, especially poet Essex Hemphill, celebrates Black men loving Black men as a revolutionary act. The film intercuts footage of Hemphill reciting his poetry, Riggs telling the story of his growing up, scenes of men in social intercourse and dance, and various comic riffs, including a visit to the "Institute of Snap!thology," where men take lessons in how to snap their fingers: the sling snap, the point snap, the diva snap.
遠い夜明け
Novel
南アフリカ共和国のアパルトヘイト問題に立ち向かった黒人運動家スティーヴ・ビコを取材した記者ドナルド・ウッズの原作を基に、「ガンジー」のR・アッテンボローが製作・監督した社会派ドラマ。