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''[[Ulibambe Lingashoni / Hold Up the Sun]]'' is the name given to an English language documentary film  and to a five part video documentary series.
 
  
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''Not to be confused with the 1995n stage play called '''[[Hold Up the Sun]]'' by [[Julian Seleke Mokoto]]'''
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''Not to be confused with the 1995 stage play called '''[[Hold Up the Sun]]'' by [[Julian Seleke Mokoto]]'''
  
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=The film=
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'''The Television Series'''
  
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Ulibambe Lingashoni / Hold Up the Sun]]'' by [[Brian Tilley]], [[Clarence Hamilton]], [[Laurence Dworkin]], [[Lesley Lawson]] amd [[Mokonenyana Molete]] is a 104 minute long film that presents a comprehensive film history of the [[African National Congress]] ([[ANC]]) and its decades-long struggle to end [[Apartheid]] in South Africa. Shown at the African Festival Festival in New York, 1992.  
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''[[Ulibamba Lingashoni: the ANC and Popular Power in the Making]]'' (''[[Hold back the sun]]'') was a five part television series that was released in 1993 and provided a comprehensive history of the [[African National Congress]] ([[ANC]]).  Made by [[Afravision]] for the Toron and Thebe Investment Corporation, it was compiled from contemporary and archival footage, and included extracts from interviews with many individuals involved in the anti-apartheid struggle.  Produced by [[Jeremy Nathan]], it was narrated by [[John Kani]] and had an original score by [[Jonas Gwangwa]]. Each 50-minute episode had a different director:
  
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It is also available as a 265 minute long five part video documentary series, and like the film tracing the history of the ANC from 1912 to 1990 using historical and contemporary footage and photographs and many interviews. Produced by Lawrence Dworkin for Afravision, series directed by Jeremy Nathan released 1993.
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Episode 1: ''Roots of Struggle 1912-1948'' (Director: [[Lesley Lawson]]),
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Episode 2: ''Enter the Masses 1949-1958'' (Director: [[Brian Tilley]]),
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Episode 3: ''Submit or Fight 1958-1969'' (Director: [[Laurence Dworkin]]),
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Episode 4: ''The New Generation 1968-1983'' (Director: [[Clarence Hamilton]]),
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Episode 5: ''Not the Kings and Generals 1983-1990'' (Director: [[Mokonenyana Molete]]).
  
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= Sources =
  
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https://africanfilmny.org/films/hold-up-the-sun-ulibambe-lingashoni/
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https://atom.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/za-com-mr-f-1993-001
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Return to [[South_African_Films]]
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Latest revision as of 14:12, 1 December 2025

Not to be confused with the 1995 stage play called Hold Up the Sun by Julian Seleke Mokoto

The Television Series

Ulibamba Lingashoni: the ANC and Popular Power in the Making (Hold back the sun) was a five part television series that was released in 1993 and provided a comprehensive history of the African National Congress (ANC). Made by Afravision for the Toron and Thebe Investment Corporation, it was compiled from contemporary and archival footage, and included extracts from interviews with many individuals involved in the anti-apartheid struggle. Produced by Jeremy Nathan, it was narrated by John Kani and had an original score by Jonas Gwangwa. Each 50-minute episode had a different director:

Episode 1: Roots of Struggle 1912-1948 (Director: Lesley Lawson), Episode 2: Enter the Masses 1949-1958 (Director: Brian Tilley), Episode 3: Submit or Fight 1958-1969 (Director: Laurence Dworkin), Episode 4: The New Generation 1968-1983 (Director: Clarence Hamilton), Episode 5: Not the Kings and Generals 1983-1990 (Director: Mokonenyana Molete).

Sources

https://atom.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/za-com-mr-f-1993-001

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to South_African_Films

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to South African Radio Plays and Serials

Return to South African Television Plays and Series

Return to The ESAT Entries

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