Nominations/Awards: Oscar Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film; supported by the Nelson Mandela Foundation
Language: Zulu with English subtitles
Notes: Yesterday depicts the life of a woman and her daughter, Beauty, in a Zulu village in Africa. When the mother becomes sick, she shows remarkable love and courage in her battle to live.
Title: When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Year: 2006
Director: Spike Lee
Genre: Documentary
Nominations/Awards: 3 Primetime Emmys
Language: English
Notes: A documentary about the role of the government and its response to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina when the levees in New Orleans failed.
Title: Hotel Rwanda
Year: 2004
Director: Terry George
Cast: Xolani Mali, Don Cheadle, Desmond Dube, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Tony Kgoroge, Nick Nolte, Joaquin Phoenix, Jean Reno, and many more…
Nominations/Awards: Oscar Nominee
Notes: Movie based on a true story of a hotel manager who housed Tutsi refugees during their struggle with the Hutu militia in Rwanda.
Title: Blood Diamond
Year: 2006
Director: Edward Zwick
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, Djimon Hounsou
Nominations/Awards: Academy Award Nominated
Language: English
Notes: Blood Diamond depicts the devastation caused by civil war and the diamond trade in Sierra Leone, Africa.
