Charity Screening Of ‘Beyond Forgiving’ Film & Debate

On 27 May three UK charities will mark 20 years since the end of apartheid with a screening of the award-winning documentary, ‘Beyond Forgiving’. This will be followed by a Q&A session with the film’s South African protagonists chaired by Terry Waite CBE.

With Letlapa Mphahlele responsible for ordering the fatal attack that killed Ginn Fourie’s daughter in apartheid South Africa, the short film takes viewers on an inspiring journey showing how a white Christian mother’s quest for catharsis led to a deeper understanding of why a black atheist politician might once have believed his only option was to meet repression with violence.

This will be the first time that Ginn and Letlapa have visited the UK together since the film was made. Their hope is that, in combining public screenings with the chance to hear their powerful story of reconciliation first-hand, they will inspire people to reflect on how they too can seek to ‘build bridges’ in their own lives.

The London screening is one of many events taking place across the country in a bid to continue spreading the late Mandela’s message about the redemptive power of forgiveness.

The ‘Beyond Forgiving’ UK tour is being organised by Initiatives of Change, The Forgiveness Project and the Wilderness Foundation together with other educational and non-governmental organisations working in the field of conflict resolution.