Duluth for Mandela: The Film

02/09/2025

https://youtube.com/shorts/4Ji2B9WQRDE?si=zg5dk-r_rXDbsZhU

04/08/2024

At the Minnesota Film Festival Awards Ceremony on Saturday. Kudos to the Zeitgeist Arts staff for providing such a welcoming professional space at the Festival for the screening of "Duluth for Mandela" and so many other fantastic films!

04/04/2024

The Minnesota Film Festival 2024 opened last night at Zeitgeist Arts with a drum circle, kicking off five days of movies, panels and other special events. I hope Duluth film fans will take the opportunity to see my film, "Duluth for Mandela: A Northland Celebration" screening TODAY at 5:00pm at Zeitgeist, and support the other fantastic feature and short films presented through Sunday. Tickets are available online, https://zeitgeistarts.com/mff/ and at the venue.

03/30/2024

Shades of Africa Guest Concert: 29:11 (South African Choir)
April 1,2024 - 7:30pm CDT - Weber Music Hall

"29:11 International Exchange" is a unique South African music group with a mission to facilitate hope and reconciliation through music and cross-cultural collaboration. You have seen them perform in scenes in “Duluth for Mandela”--and they are even more dynamic and engaging in person! They will be performing as a group and with the UMD choir.

https://www.tickets.umn.edu/UMDCAHSS

Watch the MPR clip as the 29:11 International Exchange ensemble performs "Angiwanaki," a traditional Zulu song arranged by Nomvula Maneli. Find out why it has gone viral on Facebook with more than half a million views!

https://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/01/31/watch-2911-international-exchange-performs-angiwanaki

03/29/2024

I am happy to announce that the Minnesota Film Festival (MFF) will be back in Duluth April 3-7. "Duluth for Mandela" has been scheduled at the festival on Thursday, April 4, at 5pm. (It is listed in the "Minnesota Media Arts" block of films.) Discussion follows the screening.

The Festival will feature local, national and international films, panels and discussions, an Awards Ceremony, and more. Volunteer opportunities, which offer free passes, are available.

Reserve tickets for films and events at: https://zeitgeistarts.com/mff/

I'm looking forward to seeing you at the Festival!

02/26/2024

02/25/2024

THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 1 – FREE SCREENING of my film, “Duluth for Mandela: A Northland Celebration.” Weber Hall - University of Minnesota - Duluth, 7pm
General admission; no tickets required

The screening is part of the University's "Shades of Africa" series. It will be shown on a double bill with “Nana’s Porch,” a touching family story, written by Duluth native A.J. Valentine.

Please come, spread the word, and bring a friend.

01/23/2024

Come to the next screening of "Duluth for Mandela" at UMD's "Shades of Africa"

01/10/2024

https://www.fox21online.com/2024/01/07/locally-produced-documentary-duluth-for-mandela-premiers-at-zeitgeist/

DULUTH, Minn. — A locally produced documentary had its premiere at Zeitgeist yesterday and drew in a large crowd. The film “Duluth for Mandela: A Northland Celebration” is based on community events that took place in 2018, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela, a S...