On Tiptoe: Gentle Steps to Freedom
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | On Tiptoe: Gentle Steps to Freedom |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2000 |
| length | 58 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Eric Simonson |
| production | Lelai Diemoz |
| camera | Jan Maliszewski |
| cut | Eric Simonson, Tina Imahara |
On Tiptoe: Gentle Steps to Freedom ( English : On Tiptoe: Gentle Steps to Freedom ; alternative title On Tiptoe: The Music of Ladysmith Black Mambazo ) is an American documentary short film by Eric Simonson from the year 2000 . The film tells about the South African a cappella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo and was nominated for Best Documentary Short Film at the 73rd Oscar Awards in 2001. The premiere took place as part of the Seattle International Film Festival 2000.
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In the film, the musicologists Sikhole Shange, Patrick Buthelezi and Angela Impeya accompany the group Ladysmith Black Mambazo and present the history of the band as well as the historical context, such as apartheid or the Zulu . The musicians also perform in Johannesburg , London and Los Angeles .
Awards
- Won
- 2001: IDA Award for "Documentary Short Film" from the International Documentary Association
- Nominations as
- 2001: “ Best Documentary Short ” at the 73rd Academy Awards
- 2002: "Outstanding Cultural and Artistic Representation" from the News & Documentary Emmy Awards
Web links
- On Tiptoe: Gentle Steps to Freedom in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ On Tiptoe: Gentle Steps to Freedom (2000) , The New York Times website. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ↑ California Newsreel: On Tip Toe: Gentle Steps To Freedom , interport.net/newsreel/ontiptoe. Retrieved January 20, 2016.