Overview
- TUTU makes its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival, with additional screenings set for Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.
- The film is built from decades of never-before-seen fly-on-the-wall footage by Roger Friedman and Benny Gool, including private moments such as a 2001 Soweto birthday celebration.
- The documentary traces Tutu’s leadership in the anti-apartheid movement and his selection by Nelson Mandela to chair South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
- Pollard crafts an intimate, voice-forward portrait that highlights Tutu’s humor, faith and nonviolent activism.
- The project is produced by HLP Studios and Universal Pictures Content Group, with Cinetic Media handling international rights, as early festival coverage praises its textured use of archival material.