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Soft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa w/ Filmmaker Q&A
A film by Abby Ginzberg
Running time: 70 minutes
VSAFF: People's Choice Awards, Encounters: Audience Award
One of the most inspiring films in the festival, Soft Vengeance is the story of Albie Sachs, a white Jewish man who has been an anti-apartheid activist in South Africa for some six decades. His story is truly amazing: here was someone who did not need to stay, let alone fight and put his own life at risk. He was the target, finally, of a bombing in which he lost an arm. He survived and devoted his life to taking "soft vengeance": his belief that if South Africa achieves democracy, freedom and rule of law, justice will be served. Bay Area filmmaker, Abby Ginzberg, is an American lawyer, long interested in social justice. She first met Sachs in the 1970s as he traveled in the U.S. to help lobby for support for the anti-apartheid movement. When she re-met him in 2009 in South Africa she knew this would be her next film project. Ginzberg's film has managed to combine a gripping story with a portrait of one of the lead forces behind South Africa's new Constitution, and who authored the landmark gay marriage decision that made South Africa the first in Africa to approve same sex marriage.
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LocationMain Street Landing Black Box Theatre (View)
60 Lake Street
Burlington , VT 05401
United States
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| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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