Donald Woods

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

Смерть : 2001-08-19

История

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.

Фильмы

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.
Клич свободы
Novel
Основанная на реальных событиях драматическая история о дружбе двух мужчин, африканского активиста и журналиста, которые, несмотря на различия, были объединены борьбой против апартеида.