Journey to South Africa Friday night on IFC.
World traveler: Henry Rollins on IFC © Lee Roth / RothStock / PR Photos
Following the success of Henry Rollins: Uncut from Israel in 2007, Rollins returns to IFC November 7, 2008 with three, one-hour specials exposing the reality of some of the most recognized tragedies, political injustices and violence in our recent world history.
Delivered from Henry's point of view, this IFC special event series, Henry Rollins: Uncut, presents his one-of-a-kind stage show and eye-opening commentary from three of the most controversial locations on the planet: New Orleans, South Africa and Northern Ireland.
Cleverly structured, Rollins’ spoken word stage show - poignant and at times, funny - is intertwined with relevant and compelling documentary footage shot on location.
The opinionated former lead singer of “Black Flag,” front man of the “Rollins Band,” actor, author and spoken word artist, gives us a guided tour in remote and nearby locales with the help of local historians, political figures and residents.
Rollins excels at first person interviews, and his natural curiosity and keen insight helps shed light on the grey areas of political unrest and globalization in the context of Post-Katrina New Orleans, South Africa after Apartheid and Northern Ireland in the shadow of “The Troubles.”
Rollins in South Africa, photo courtesy of IFC
This Friday, November 14 @ 10:30PM / ET
With an insightful and poetic narration from Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Henry travels through South Africa to explore this beautiful country and the recently acquired freedom for its people.
The end of apartheid signified new beginnings for the citizens of South Africa, but Henry discovers an underdeveloped, underemployed and malnourished population that faces the pandemic threat of AIDS as an everyday reality.
To get a better understanding of local culture and its history, Henry explores relevant locations including a desperate shantytown and the Robben Island prison where he finds himself standing within the very cell that imprisoned Nelson Mandela for nearly two decades.
At the University of Cape Town, Henry performs an illuminating stage show, where he shares personal stories and discusses the gravity of South Africa’s racist history and the current hardships of its people.
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