John Bradburne
"Issues of Faith" SABC 2 - Sunday 2nd September
Pilgrim, poet, mystic and friend of lepers, John Bradburne was all of these as he went about his work at the leper colony of Mutemwa, Zimbabwe.
Bradburne – one of Africa’s remarkable eccentrics – was murdered in 1979 during the Rhodesian Bush War. His love for the lepers at Mutemwa had proved too much for darker forces that wished to exploit these outcasts from society.
Filmed over three days during July in Mutemwa Leprosy settlement, Silveira House and Chishawasha mission in Zimbabwe.
Screening: 2 September 2001 - anniversary of the abduction of John Bradburne in 1979 (3 days before the anniversary of the death of John Bradburne).
Featuring: Father John Dove SJ (author of the biography of John Bradburne entitled "Strange Vagabond of God");
Fr. Liam McCarthy
CREDITS
Archive stills: John Bradburne Memorial Society
Special Thanks to:
The intercession of John Bradburne,
The People of Mutemwa Leprosy Settlement,
Jenny Harrington
Produced and directed by Bridget Wharton-Hood
Presenter: Fr. Claudio Rossi SJ
Cameras: Piet Snyman and Norman Servais
Impersonations of John Bradburne: Norman Servais
Editing: Metanoia Ministries
Final Mix: Henley Facilities SABC
Narrator: Colin Yorke
Production Assistant: Roma Thompson
Commissioning Editor: Edward Worster
Copyright SABC Religion 2001