Fallen Heroes and Sheroes of Exile Gugulethu, Cape Town
Filmmaker:
Mahlubonke Sondamase
Duration: 00:31:42
People:
Gassan Solomon, Christmas Tinto
Description: Footage of a service held in Gugulethu for fallen comrades in exile. Footage includes still photos and prayers from an unidentified priest. [00:12] Christmas Tinto, a former Robben Island prisoner, leading member of UDF in the 1980s and former ANC MP, addresses those gathered for the service. [02:36]
Reverends Jwambi, Madyosi, and Miriam read from the Bible. [07:56] Archbishop Boso speaks to the gathering. [10:57] Reverend Fumanekile Gqiba, former Ambassador to Israel and recent Chaplain General of South African National Defense Force, addresses the service. [11:27] Imam Gassan Solomon, former UDF leader, Muslim Youth Movement and Call of Islam member, and Western Cape MP, also addresses the gathering. [24:32]