New documentary tackling racial inequality to launch on Youth Day

Tuesday, 16 June, sees the online launch of Good Hope, a new feature-length documentary from award-winning filmmaker Anthony Fabian which explores some of the challenges faced in post-apartheid South Africa; inequality, racial tensions, the rise of populism, xenophobia, gender imbalances, corruption, unemployment and poor education.

The documentary focuses on the young, post-apartheid generation, who not only focus on the challenges, but offer solutions.

The online launch on Youth Day will feature a panel discussion on the themes uncovered by the documentary and assess how the lessons learnt could help other societies tackling racial inequality to build bridges. South African human rights and social justice activist Mark Heywood will be moderating the discussion.

The panellists, including those featured in the documentary, are:

Anthony Fabian, director, Good Hope
Katherine Leach-Lewis, producer, Good Hope
Adriaan Basson, editor, News24
Lerato Tshabalala, author and broadcaster
Unathi September of Inspire Foundation Africa
Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng of the Gender Equalities Commission
Yusuf Randera-Rees, social entrepreneur
Lynette Ntuli, social entrepreneur
Mike van Graan, playwright
Ndoni Mcunu, environmentalist
Mmusi Maimane, founder, One South Africa Movement
Lisa Klein, SA SME, Business for South Africa
Judy Sikuza, CEO, The Mandela Rhodes Foundation
Nobesuthu Ndlovu, entrepreneur
Janet Jobson, deputy CEO, DG Murray Trust
Zamo Mbele, clinical psychologist
Jevron Epstein, founder, Generation Schools

Excerpts from Good Hope will be shown during the event to highlight the challenges young South Africans face - and how the protagonists are working to overcome them. The discussion will include a Q&A section with online conference participants.

For more information, go to www.goodhopedoc.com.