Blog: The Power of Words

Take in one of the moving works that highlights the spirit of Nelson Mandela.

Interviews with the filmmakers and Tribeca Film Fellows® who made it possible.

Finding inspiration through the words of Nelson Mandela, "The truth is that we are not yet free; we have merely achieved the freedom to be free, the right not to be oppressed."

A film based on the Nelson Mandela quote: "Poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings"

"I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying." - Nelson Mandela

A collaboration with Ramin Bahrani, inspired by the Mandela quote: "The habit of attending to small things and of appreciating small courtesies is one of the important marks of a good person."