- Program Civil Society
- Program Area Special Initiatives
- Grant Amount $150,000
- Grant Period January 1, 2004–January 31, 2008
- Location Johannesburg, South Africa
- Geographic Focus South Africa
About this grant
In order to further help South Africans benefit from the experience of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the Film Resource Unit will turn the play, "Nothing But The Truth," into a documentary movie. The play focuses on how the lives of ordinary people have been transformed by the traumatizing process of confronting South Africa’s dark past, and how the truth and reconciliation process can contribute to forgiveness and healing.Multiyear funding will support the conversion of the play into a movie. The play was written and performed by one of South Africa’s leading artists, John Kani. Its main objective is to promote the message of forgiveness and reconciliation — no matter how painful — to ensure that South African society can move beyond its divisive and conflicting past.The Film Resource Unit is a South African nonprofit that works with communities to promote social development.