She is South African, and her name is Zandile Gumede. At 35, this Zulu woman is the leading light of Amaoti, an immense district on the outskirts of Durban, the country's third-largest city. Modest, devoted, brilliant and respected, Zandile draws her strength from Ubuntu, the ancestral belief that a person exists only through others. Abolished in 1990, apartheid has left after-effects in South Africa that are hard to expunge. For women in particular, the fight goes on-against ignorance, violence, machismo, and oppressive customs. Zandile is at the heart of this fight. Along with other women like her, she personifies the future of the country.

In French with English subtitles.
Also available in French
1997, 88 min 36 s

Directed by
Michel Régnier

Produced by
Jacques Vallée

Production Agency
National Film Board of Canada

Director
Michel Régnier

Camera
Michel Régnier

Producer
Jacques Vallée

Sound
Marie-France Delagrave

Editing
France Dubé

Sound editing
Gilles Quintal

Re-recording
Serge Boivin
Jean Paul Vialard

Narrator
Kathleen Fee

Music
Eric Bongane Duma
Imbumba

Categories
Developing Countries | Africa | Social Change | Social Issues | Social Action | Women - Portraits