"How
nice that South Africa has shaken off its legacy of apartheid
and become one less place to worry about. That's not quite the
case, as local filmmaker John Michalczyk points out in South
Africa: Beyond a Miracle." -- Peter Keough, The Boston
Phoenix
"South
Africa: Beyond a Miracle" (2001; 55 minutes), chronicles
the evolution of South Africa from the tragic years of apartheid
to exhilarating elections, and finally to the cautious hopes
of building a strong democracy. Shot on location in Johannesburg,
Soweto, Pretoria, Capetown, Port Elizabeth, and Durban, the
documentary features interviews from witnesses—representing
various geographical areas and profession—to the rebirth of
South Africa. The interviews were conducted by Boston journalist
Clark Booth.
