Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has been variously viewed as the wife of South Africa’s most revered leader, the mother of her nation and a revolutionary force in her own right. 

When Nelson Mandela was imprisoned in 1964,  Winnie was pushed into the spotlight. To some, she was a radical who deserves the persecution directed her way; to us, she was a beacon of strength in a space where few have the courage or the opportunity to stand for what is right. 

For this event, we remember Mama Winnie though film and discussion; screening perhaps the only film that enabled Winnie Mandela to tell her own story in her own words. 

About 'Winnie':

Earning documentarian Pascale Lamche the World Cinema (Documentary) directing award at the Sundance Film Festival, Winnie peers behind the conflicting public perceptions, endeavouring to reconcile the rhetoric with the reality. Featuring an extensive array of archival footage as well as historical and contemporary interviews with Madikizela-Mandela herself, this probing film asks audiences to cast fresh eyes on Mama Winnie's story. 

THIS EVENT IS PART OF THE SIRIUS B: DETOXIFICATION STATION PROGRAMME.