Doors will open at 6 pm for light refreshments. The film will begin at 6:30 pm followed by a live musical performance from Sharon Katz and a Q & A with Sharon and one of the film's writers Marilyn Cohen.

When Voices Meet

Join us following the film for a live musical performance by Sharon Katz and a Q & A session with her and the film's writer Marilyn Cohen. Light South African refreshments will also be provided.

Synopsis

When Nelson Mandela was finally released from prison, courageous South African musicians broke through Apartheid’s barriers to form a 500-voice, multiracial children’s choir. Threatened with bombs and thwarted at every turn, they prevailed and railroaded across the country aboard The Peace Train.

Singing their way into the hearts, minds and soul of a divided nation amidst a civil war, they promoted a peaceful transition to democracy and went on to become Mandela’s face of the new rainbow nation.

When Voices Meet documents the trials, tribulations and triumphs of those musician activists and young choir members. They performed together for seven years; never lost touch with one another; and then reunited 20 years later. Funds are still being raised to help share the film and inspire students and adults worldwide.

Production

NR | 86 minutes | Directed by Nancy Sutton Smith & Andy Ginzburg | Written by Marilyn Cohen, Clive Read, & Nancy Sutton Smith | 2015 

Picture This features free film screenings every Monday at 6:30 PM in the Central Library's Neil Morgan Auditorium. Check back here, on the library calendar, for the most up-to-date lineup of films.