The Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre invites you to the premier Johannesburg screening of “When Voices Meet” with co-founders of the Peace Train, Sharon Katz & Nonhlanhla Wanda.
When Voices Meet is set at the time when Nelson Mandela was finally released from prison. South African musician and music therapist Sharon Katz joined with singer and educator Nonhlanhla Wanda form a 500-voice multiracial choir to break through Apartheid’s barriers. Threatened with bombs and thwarted at every turn, they prevailed and railroaded across the country aboard The Peace Train.
When Voices Meet documents the trials, tribulations and triumphs of those musician activists and young choir members. They performed together for seven years and then reunited 20 years later to tell their stories and reflect upon The Peace Train’s impact.
The film was awarded Best Documentary Film, Best Original Soundtrack, Best Director, President’s Award and Audience Award in the USA and received the MADA Award in Toronto.
RSVP to shirley@jhb.junglesa.co.za or +27-11-640-3100