Mandela - The most difficult adjustment to life outside prison is getting people to see me as a human being, not as a messiah or demi-god - Nelson Mandela.

In 1997, Angus Gibson and Jo Menell earned an Oscar nomination for this work. It also won the Pare Lorentz Award from the International Documentary Association and the Amnesty International Media Spotlight.

MANDELA is a candid, definitive portrait of one of the world's great modern leaders. A personal letter from Mandela provided unprecedented and exclusive access. Over 200 hours of original footage were combined with 100 hours of archival footage gleaned from 45 sources across the world. The film traces Mandela's life from his childhood roots as Xhosa tribal royalty through rebellion, flight, sacrifice and imprisonment to his ultimate victory as Nobel Peace Prize winner and President of a democratic South Africa.