Fahrenheit 2010 analyzes, with an uncompromising examination, what the World Cup means for South Africans themselves – in particular, who actually stands to benefit from the diversion of millions of dollars to build 21st century sports arenas in a country in which, 15 years after throwing off apartheid’s yoke, millions live in shacks and have no access to water – a South Africa where life expectancy has plummeted beneath that in Ethiopia. International heavyweights like Archbishop Desmond Tutu, construction workers, FIFA’s Communications Director, street traders, politicians, and sports celebrities, wade into the debate. National pride, corruption and even murder feature in this astonishingly candid film which peels back the glossy media veneer to expose the real concerns of ordinary South Africans: hopes about jobs, the eviction of school children to make way for construction company offices, the removal of an inconvenient community, and what traditional medicine and the influence of the ancestors might mean for the fortunes of the local team…
Biografia Autore Craig Tanner is an award-winning film editor and producer, best known for his work as Visual Effects Editor for the film Avatar and as associate producer of the Oscar-nominated God Sleeps in Rwanda. Born and raised in the small town of Roseburg, Oregon, Tanner is a graduate of The Air Force Academy and served as a film editor for the armed forces for eight years. It was not until Tanner was put in charge of filming and editing plays as a coach for the Air Force football team that he developed an interest in making movies. After his military career, Craig Tanner went on to edit feature films, founding editing internships with Warner Bros. In 2005, Craig Tanner was nominated for an Oscar and received an Emmy for the documentary God Sleeps in Rwanda. Then, in 2010, after working as a Visual Effects Editor for Avatar, Craig co-founded Digital Revolution Studios, LLC. With the help of his production crew, he has produced, directed and edited various content for small and larger venues, from wildlife and nature clips to commercials to an independent feature length film.
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