Under the Baobob / Making the ‘Peace Song’
- Synopsis
- Two films from a series exploring ways of resolving conflicts across Africa.
1: For generations the ancient baobab tree stood at the heart of the Makuleke community, bringing shelter, nourishment and a place of meeting. Since 1969, when the Makuleke were forcibly relocated by the South African government, their land ahas been part of the Kruger National Park. Today, this tree has once again drawn people together to discuss their differences. On one side are the Makuleke people seeking restitution for the land they lost; one the other side is the National Parks Board, seeking to preserve the country’s land and national resources. In this film, the two parties try to reconcile the need for conservation with the needs of the Makuleke community.
2: Throughout the civil war in Angola there have been UNITA musicians and musicians from the government faction. For someone on one side to hum a song from the music of the other was sometimes seen as a sign of disloyalty. But with new hope for peace popular musicians on both sides are working together to create a new ‘Peace Song’ and video. - Series
- Africa: Search for Common Ground
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.
- Year of production
- 1998
- Availability
- Sale; 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)
- Subjects
- Development studies; Politics & government
- Keywords
- Africa; Angola; South Africa
Sections
- Title
- Under the baobob
- Synopsis
- 1: For generations the ancient baobab tree stood at the heart of the Makuleke community, bringing shelter, nourishment and a place of meeting. Since 1969, when the Makuleke were forcibly relocated by the South African government, their land ahas been part
- Title
- Making the ‘Peace Song’
- Synopsis
- 2: Throughout the civil war in Angola there have been UNITA musicians and musicians from the government faction. For someone on one side to hum a song from the music of the other was sometimes seen as a sign of disloyalty. But with new hope for peace popu
Production Company
- Name
Cape Town
- Address
- South Africa
- Name
Common Ground Productions
- cpt@sfcg.org
- Phone
- 001 202 265 4300
- Fax
- 001 202 232 6718
- Address
- 1601 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 200
Washington DC 20009
USA
Distributor
- Name
TVE
- General email: tve@tve.org.uk.Sales and outreach: distribution@tve.org.uk
- Web
- http://tve.org/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- + 91 (11) 26 410 684
- Address
- 46 Bloomsbury Street
London
WC1B 3QJ - Notes
- TVE works with partners globally to produce films on environment and development issues, as well as health and human rights. Most of the 600 films are available for sale on DVD for educational use. Previously known as Television Trust for the Environment.
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