Would the father of our nation have spent 27 years in captivity if he had access to the same technology, social media platforms and tools as we do today?
The year that Nelson Mandela, the first black South African president, celebrated his 94th birthday, Prezence Digital Production created an information-packed but easily digestible video detailing the events of Mandela’s life to commemorate the occasion.
The Nobel Peace prize laureate spent 27 years in South African prison and further 40 years in politics – first as an activist and leader of the opposition movement, and later as the President of South Africa and international symbol he became for his role in bringing down the South Africa’s apartheid regime .
The four-minute video is a quick tour of Mandela’s timeline, told through a combination of hypothetical Facebook status updates, tweets, Instagram photos and Foursquare check-ins.
It contains archival photos and actual quotes from Mandela, relatives, friends, political figures and media outlets.
The premise for the entire concept asks the question…
“Would the father of our nation have spent 27 years in captivity if he (and others) had access to the same technology, social media platforms and tools as we do today?”
The answer is simple Maybe not? We can’t change the past but we can change the future. It is now in our hands.
“The 4 minutes long video tribute, has been a pure labour of love, beautifully put together, showing creativity from South Africa, Mother City Cape Town, with no financial gain to Prezence Digital or any individuals, but to raise awareness to encourage people to carry the torch of positive change from Mandela’s example in turn, and do their bit (67 mins today and everyday).”
“We hope you find the video inspirational and educational, hopefully deeply moving, thought provoking and resonates with everyone.. but also fun in a language we all understand today.”
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The video was originally posted in 2012 but still has so much relevance today. Watch below:
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