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HiddenLight, Universal Pictures Content Group Partner on Sam Pollard’s Berlin-Bound Documentary ‘Tutu’

Feb 2, 2026 7:00am PT HiddenLight, Universal Pictures Content Group Partner on Sam Pollard’s Berlin-Bound Documentary ‘Tutu’ By Carole Horst Plus Icon Carole Horst Latest Benicio del Toro’s ‘One Battle’ Dance, Timothée Chalamet’s Final ‘Marty Supreme’ Game and More Standout Scenes from Oscar Contenders 3 weeks ago South Korean Superstar Lee Byung-hun Shows Off His Leading Man Charisma and Comedic Chops in ‘No Other Choice’ 3 weeks ago How Research Helped the Animators of ‘Zootopia 2’ Create Its New Worlds 3 weeks ago See All HiddenLight has partnered with Universal Pictures Content Group to co-produce Sam Pollard’s feature-length documentary “Tutu,” which makes its world premiere in the Berlin International Film Festival. Pollard (Oscar nominee for “Four Little Girls”; “MLK/FBI,” “Citizen Ashe”) directs the intimate portrait of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the rebel cleric whose moral leadership helped bring about the end of apartheid in South Africa, transforming the soul of a nation and inspiring generations around the world. The film screens in the Special Presentation section of the festival.

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Credit: South African religious leader and activist Bishop Desmond Tutu gestures as he gives a speech at the University of California Berkeley, California, 1985. (Photo by Bromberger Hoover Photogr

Key Highlights

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  • Production, Commences Illinois Shoot (EXCLUSIVE) The film uses first-hand testimony and newly discovered archival footage from journalist Roger Friedman, and activist and photographer Benny Gool to tell the heroic and powerful story of Tutu, the fearlessly Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1984) who played a pivotal in ending apartheid in South Africa.
  • He later chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate apartheid-era abuse.
  • Popular on Variety “Tutu” is produced by Johnny Webb for HiddenLight; Ellie Phillips also produces, with Paul Trewartha acting as story producer and editor.
  • Executive producers include Pollard, Ricardo Pollack, Niclas Kjellström Matseke (chairman of the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation), Richard Branson, Sam Branson, Cristina Ljungberg, Dr.
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