Long Night's Journey into Day directed by Frances Reid/Deborah Hoffman, South Africa, US / 2000, 94 minutes

in italiano After 40 years of apartheid rule, the newly-elected democratic government of South Africa set up the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to consider amnesty pleas for those who committed crimes under the apartheid regime. Frances Reid and Deborah Hoffmann take viewers into the hearings where murderers meet the surviving family members of their victims in four cases: The Amy Biehl Story, The Cradock 4, the Magoo's Bar Bombing and The Guguletu 7. The filmmakers show the attempts to balance justice and forgiveness comprising the TRC's efforts. 2000 Sundance Film Festival - Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary. Frances Reid has been producing, directing, and shooting documentary films for over 30 years. Her most recent production is 'Skin Deep', winner of a Bronze Plaque at the Columbus Film Festival. In 1994, she received an Academy Award nomination for her documentary short 'Straight from the Heart'. Her film 'The Faces of AIDS' was awarded First Place by the Black Filmmakers' Hall of Fame. Deborah Hoffman produced and directed the Academy Award nominated 'Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter'. For editing 'The Times of Harvey Milk', she received a National Emmy and the film received an Academy Award. She has received two Emmy Awards, a Peabody, a Columbia DuPont, a DGA nomination, and many other awards for her work. Long Night's Journey into Day