See this documentary film: Dear Mandela @ the Brattle

These days it's easy to get discouraged when trying to make a dent in the miseries of the world. But those battling Apartheid decades ago in South Africa faced far more daunting challenges and prevailed, and following their example today are young activists in South Africa, battling to protect shantytown dwellers threatened with eviction. Dara Kell and Christopher Nizza's documentary Dear Mandela (2011) follows their courageous campaign, and those with wavering faith in the viability of hope and change might take inspiration from it. Another outstanding entry in the DocYard program at the Brattle Theater, it screens with the filmmakers in attendance at 40 Brattle St, Cambridge | Monday, August 13 @ 8 pm | $10; $8 students, seniors | 617.876.6837 or brattlefilm.org.