EXCLUSIVE: Practically 35 years on from his launch, Channel 4 has made a definitive documentary collection charting Nelson Mandela‘s journey.
In Free Nelson Mandela [w/t], the person who was arguably essentially the most well-known political prisoner of all time can have his story instructed by Rogan Productions, the indie behind Stephen: The Homicide that Modified a Nation and ABBA: Towards All Odds, together with GroupM Movement Leisure.
The South African politician and freedom fighter, who died in 2013, was imprisoned for 27 years through the apartheid period and the marketing campaign for his launch was one of many largest in historical past. He was let loose of jail in February 1990 and the picture of him strolling free instantly turned iconic. Channel 4’s doc will discover how a fierce political wrestle and cultural battle was waged to result in his freedom, because it charts Mandela’s journey from activist to revolutionary to prisoner to negotiator. With entry to those that fought for his freedom and the folks on the coronary heart of the anti-apartheid motion, together with a few of the world’s largest music stars, together with hours of beforehand unseen materials, the three-part collection will cowl some critical floor.
Channel 4 and Rogan have beforehand teamed on the likes of Defiance: Preventing The Far Proper, which was produced by Riz Ahmed. Internationally, BBC Studios will promote Free Nelson Mandela as each a three-parter and single characteristic through its first look take care of the prolific Rogan.
Channel 4 specialist factual boss Shaminder Nahal stated the collection will convey “the extraordinary story of Nelson Mandela, and the marketing campaign to free him, to a brand new viewers,” including: “It’s arduous to consider a extra vital and deeply resonant story for at the moment.”
Rogan Productions boss James Rogan, who’s directing Free Nelson Mandela, stated making the present has been “a spotlight of my profession.” “It is a story all of us assume we all know, however by way of weaving collectively private tales, the historic occasions and the cultural outcry, an entire totally different dimension emerges that’s usually missed,” he added. “It’s an epic story for our time about sacrifice, hope and humanity.”
Free Nelson Mandela is funded by Channel 4 and GroupM Movement Leisure’s Numerous Indies Fund, which was set as much as help small and medium-sized ethnically diverse-led unbiased manufacturing firms to provide new tasks. The fund is overseen by Vivienne Molokwu, Senior Commissioning Editor at Channel 4 and Deep Sehgal, Head of Artistic Range at GroupM Movement Leisure. Free Nelson Mandela was commissioned by Nahal, directed by Rogan and EP’d by Soleta Rogan and Sehgal. The Producers are Samora Tikly and Xinlan Rose.
