Nelson Mandela

Troublemaker (2026)

Newly discovered audio interviews with Nelson Mandela himself delivers an honest, accurate and definitive depiction of the man who remains a global symbol of justice, hope and universal human dignity. ...

The Queen and the Prime Ministers (2024)

Danish documentary about the relationship between Queen Magrethe II and the prime ministers. ...

Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70 (2023)

ORF chief director Michael Kögler met the legend again 30 years after his multi-award-winning documentary "Die Franz Klammer Story". Never-before-broadcast material from the ORF archives provides deep insights into the career and life of the most successf ...

Her Majesty's Prime Ministers: John Major (2023)

As a school dropout, the teenage John Major could simply never have dreamt that he would one day become a powerful political leader and get elected as Britain's Prime Minister. Major became Her Majesty's ninth Prime Minister. ...

The Wikipedia Promise (2021)

In 2001, Jimmy Wales published the first article on Wikipedia, a collaborative effort that began with a promise: to democratize the spreading of knowledge, monopolized by the elites for centuries. But is Wikipedia really a utopia come true? ...

Chasing Mandela's Rainbow (2020)

Stop The Tour (2019)

Stop The Tour discovers the extraordinary story of how sport helped bring an end to Apartheid which paved the way towards the multi racial 2019 Springbok champions. ...

Africa Rising (2019)

How African artists have spread African culture all over the world, especially music, since the harsh years of decolonization, trying to offer a nicer portrait of this amazing continent, historically known for tragic subjects, such as slavery, famine, war ...

The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story (2019)

A documentary chronicling Queen and Lambert's incredible journey since they first shared the stage together on "American Idol" in 2009. ...

Mandela's Children (2019)

A 90-year-old grandfather tells his 22 grandchildren and great-grandchildren about his life over five days - while the camera is rolling. But it's not just any grandfather. It is Nelson Mandela, in a last great conversation, intimate, unprotected, funny. T ...

The Edge of Democracy (2019)

A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis—the personal and political fuse to explore one of the most dramatic periods in Brazilian history. With unprecedented access to Presidents Dilma Rousseff and Lula da Silva, we witness their rise and ...

The State Against Mandela and the Others (2018)

South Africa, July 11th, 1963. Several members of the African National Congress, an organization declared illegal, are arrested in Rivonia, a country house near Johannesburg. The detainees, along with Nelson Mandela, imprisoned since 1962, are charged with ...

Whitney (2018)

Examines the life and career of singer Whitney Houston. Features never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive recordings, rare performances and interviews with the people who knew her best. ...

Winnie (2017)

While her husband served a life sentence, paradoxically kept safe and morally uncontaminated, Winnie Mandela rode the raw violence of apartheid, fighting on the front line and underground. This is the untold story of the mysterious forces that combined to ...

Nelson Mandela: Resistance (2017)

History never forgets its heroes, its legends and its victims. During the 20th century there is only one name that stood out and was shouted around the globe, his struggle for fairness and equality spread across the planet and left no one indifferent. Nels ...

Shadow World (2016)

A detailed investigation into the political and economic interests that, since the beginning of the 20th century, have pulled the strings of the arms trade, hidden in the shadows, feeding the shameful corruption of politicians and government officials and ...

Children of the Light (2014)

"Children of the Light" tells the life story of Desmond Tutu of South Africa. With extensive archival footage, family photos and never before seen interviews, this film shares the legacy of one of the greatest peacemakers of our time. ...

Plot for Peace (2013)

This is the untold story behind History, a well-kept secret behind the world-wide icon: Nelson Mandela's release was a Plot for Peace. For the first time, heads of state, generals, diplomats, master spies and anti-apartheid fighters reveal how Africa's fro ...

Fire in the Blood (2013)

An intricate tale of "medicine, monopoly and malice", Fire in the Blood tells the story of how Western pharmaceutical companies and governments blocked access to low-cost AIDS drugs for the countries of the global south in the years after 1996 - causing te ...

Nelson Mandela, libre à tout prix (2013)

Mama Africa (2011)

Miriam Makeba was one of the first African musicians who won international stardom and whose music was always anchored in her traditional South African roots. Miriam Makeba was forced into exile in 1959. She sang for John F. Kennedy, performed with Harry ...

The Bang Bang Club (2011)

In the early to mid '90s, when the South African system of apartheid was in its death throes, four photographers - Greg Marinovich, Kevin Carter, Ken Oosterbroek and João Silva - bonded by their friendship and a sense of purpose, worked together to chroni ...

Nelson Mandela, au nom de la liberté (2010)

White House Revealed (2009)

In this eye-opening documentary about the inner workings of the White House, the most famous residence in America opens its doors for a behind-the-scenes tour and a meet-and-greet with the staff who keep it running in tip-top shape. Highlights include bird ...

Hansie (2008)

"How do you start over once you have betrayed a nation's trust?" The news of Hansie Cronjé's involvement with Indian bookmakers and his resulting public confession rocked the international sporting community. An unprecedented rise to glory was followed by ...

The Corporation (2003)

Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational model is legally a person, it has become a dominant economic, political and social force around the globe. This film takes an in-depth psychological examinatio ...

Sophiatown (2003)

Little Bird's first South African production, SOPHIATOWN has won the award for Best Documentary at the Cape Town World Cinema Festival 2003. SOPHIATOWN celebrates the great popular jazz music of the 1950's in South Africa; a rich tradition deserving inter ...

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2002)

The struggle to eradicate apartheid in South Africa has been chronicled over time, but no one has addressed the vital role music plays in this challenge. This documentary by Lee Hirsch recounts a fascinating and little-known part of South Africa's politica ...

Naomi Conquers Africa (1998)

Naomi and her supermodel friends travel to South Africa to hold a fashion show for Nelson Mandela's Children's Fund charity. ...

Mandela (1996)

A documentary that chronicles the life of South African leader Nelson Mandela. Mandela is probably best known for his 27 years of imprisonment, and for bringing an end to apartheid. But this film also sheds light on the little-known early period of Mandela ...

Death of Apartheid (1995)

The secret history of the negotiations that led to Mandela's release from prison, the ANC becoming the government of South Africa, and the end of apartheid. ...

Voices from the Island (1994)

Nelson Mandela and his fellow ex-prisoners recall their incarceration on South Africa's Robben Island. For three decades, the island housed not only political prisoners but convicts, lepers and the mentally ill. Yet amidst the hopelessness, Nelson Mandela ...

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid (1994)

A documentary overview and ideological critique of the South African film industry and cinema's historical relationship with apartheid. ...

Malcolm X (1992)

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of ...

São Paulo Abraça Mandela (1991)

Documentary about Nelson and Winnie Mandela's visit to the city of São Paulo, recording their encounter with the black community and social movements active in the city. The film shows the official reception and the importance of their presence in the pro ...

Bill Moyers: Beyond Hate (1991)

Hate has many faces: racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, sectarianism, domestic violence. But do we really understand its roots, and are there practical ways to cope with it? What is hate doing to us? And what does hate do for us? ...

Miller Meets Mandela (1991)

For the first time since his release from 27 years of imprisonment Nelson Mandela opens up about his life and the turbulent times he's faced in this momentous, in-depth and revealing interview with Arthur Miller. From the intimate setting at his home in So ...

Man in the Mirror (1988)

Michael Jackson's third music video for his album Bad. This video differs from Jackson's others because he does not appear in it, apart from a brief clip toward the end where he can be seen donning a red jacket and standing in a large crowd. It features a ...