The 21 Icons South Africa Season I one-hour TV documentary is an exclusive insight into conversations with South African men and women who fought for a democratic South Africa. Based on the globally successful multimedia project, 21 Icons South Africa, audiences are extended an intimate invitation into the homes and lives of South Africa's most iconic sons and daughters. They talk about what it means to be South African, share personal memories of growing up in the one of the most diverse countries in the world and the influence that Nelson Mandela has had on their lives. The documentary opens with South Africa's icons describing exactly where they were when Nelson Mandela was released. Their thoughts, their joy, their fears are exposed as an audience relives or is exposed to this incredible period of South Africa's history for the very first time. Their combined narrative starts to weave the story of South Africa's new chapter and reveals the strength of character shown by so many to forge a democratic nation. They look back with humour, hope and humility that is so inclusive it imbues every South African to feel a part of and contribute to a country that continues to move forward in its democratic infancy despite the odds. The conversations around the South African narrative are peppered with anecdotes previously unseen in the 21 Icons South Africa short film series. The icons themselves are so diverse that an audience is drawn into their eclectic journeys to a common circumstance. Adrian Steirn's photographs and interviews with them create a bridge that seamlessly encapsulates a rainbow nation. This documentary is as entertaining as it is binding and positive. A celebration of a nation that has learnt through adversity that 'together we are better'.
