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The Making of Sun City
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With Nelson Mandela still in prison after two decades and human rights abuses growing worse, more than 50 popular musicians came together in the summer of 1985 to take a stand against state-sanctio...
With Nelson Mandela still in prison after two decades and human rights abuses growing worse, more than 50 popular musicians came together in the summer of 1985 to take a stand against state-sanctioned racism in South Africa. "Artists United Against Apartheid" recorded an album to broadcast their boycott of the lavish Sun City resort, located scant miles from poverty-stricken communities suffering under the racist regime. This classic program is an expanded version of the original 1986 film that documented the recording of the Sun City album. The video features Steven Van Zandt, Miles Davis, Bono, Run-DMC, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Herbie Hancock, and many, many others singing the anthemic "Sun City" chorus and explaining why they chose to take part in the protest.
Details
- Creator
- Globalvision (Firm)
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2013], c1987
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (60 min.) : sd., col
- digital
- data file
- OCLC
- ocn858476178
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on April 12, 2013.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Musicians Become Political (0:28) -- "Sun City" (7:34) -- "The Making of Sun City" (0:39) -- Artists United Against Apartheid (3:56) -- Taking an Ethical Stand (3:20) -- Laying Tracks for "Sun City" (2:11) -- Exposing Inequality and Oppression (2:16) -- South African Musicians Abroad (1:30) -- "No More Apartheid" (2:31) -- Miles Davis' Participation (2:09) -- "Let Me See Your ID" (0:53) -- "Silver and Gold" (1:48) -- Diverse Musical Genres (0:48) -- Revolting against Racial Oppression (2:05) -- War Zone in South Africa (1:43) -- Portraying Unity against Apartheid (5:10) -- Shooting the Final Scene (3:44) -- Raising Awareness about Apartheid (3:50) -- Doing Gratifying Work (1:05) -- Message from Winnie Mandela (3:39) -- "Sun City" Project Update (2:07) -- Politics of Embarrassment (2:20) -- Attracting U.S. Political Support (1:24) -- "Sun City" Spreads in Africa (1:22) -- Beyond Music Entertainment (0:35) -- Credits: The Making of Sun City (0:30)