Fabian will be joined by Dr Wilmot James of the Africa Genome Education Institute and Tracey Petersen of the Cape Town Holocaust Centre and the open conversation will cover discrimination, race and the genetics of skin colour.
Skin is one of the most moving stories to emerge from apartheid South Africa: Sandra Laing (Sophie Okenodo) was born in the 1950s to loving parents (Sam Neill and Alice Krige). Sandra's parents had been classified white. However, Sandra was born with skin much darker than theirs. At the age of 10 Sandra is driven out of her white school because she was considered to be too black. The film follows Sandra's 30-year journey from rejection to acceptance, betrayal to reconciliation, as she struggles to define her place in a changing world - and triumphs against all the odds.
The movie launched in the US late last year to rave reviews and has previously only been shown at local film festivals. The DVD, released in the UK last year, reached best-seller status within a few days. It is now on the national circuit.
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