Dara Kell is an award-winning South African filmmaker and writer based in New York. Her first documentary as a director was “Dear Mandela,” a film about three courageous young South African slum dwellers who lead a social movement to stop mass evictions. The film was the centrepiece of a global community engagement project to inspire “Dear Mandela,” a film about three courageous young South African slum dwellers who lead a social movement to stop mass evictions. She is currently making a film about Reverend William Barber and civil disobedience.