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Antoine Fuqua's ‘Troublemaker' lets Nelson Mandela speak for himself
Antoine Fuqua's documentary uses over 70 hours of Mandela's recordings, archival footage, and animation to humanize the anti-apartheid leader and share lessons on justice and change.
- On Tuesday, Antoine Fuqua, director, premieres Troublemaker at the Sundance Film Festival, Park City, Utah, using Nelson Mandela's voice from over 70 hours of recordings.
- Fuqua sought to show Nelson Mandela as a fallible rebel who evolved into a widely admired leader, hoping audiences learn that meaningful change is never easy.
- Working with Mac Maharaj, anti-apartheid activist, Fuqua traveled across South Africa to the University of Fort Hare, Robben Island and Qunu, interviewing resistance figures including a man missing an arm and an eye.
- Interviewees conveyed continued optimism despite racism, and Antoine Fuqua framed ordinary activists as willing to undertake difficult work to make change.
- Oddities uncovered during reporting include Mandela mistaken for Muhammad Ali on a poster, described as a Tracy Chapman fan, and seen in a Tommy Bahama shirt while filming at Robben Island.
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Antoine Fuqua Resurfaces Nelson Mandela's 27 Lost Years in Troublemaker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57zMsIBD_oE For 27 years, South Africa's white apartheid regime tried to isolate Nelson Mandela from the world, holding him as a political prisoner — primarily in the isolation of the notorious Robben Island. The new Antoine Fuqua documentary Troublemaker, which premieres today at Sundance, reveals how Mandela passed the years — and used them to plan how he would save his country. Troublemaker follows Mandela from…
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