Mandela, My Dad and Me - Idris Elba

Everyone knows Idris Elba as a successful actor. But how many do really know that his real passion and inspiration is actually music?

The documentary was originally intended to focus on the recording of the album that Idris produced in South Africa called "Idris Elba presents mi Mandela", inspired by his time researching and portraying Nelson Mandela in "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”.

Idris asked BAFTA award-winning director Daniel Vernon to document this period of his life, between red carpets in America and record studios in Africa, and it then became something way deeper as it also included Idris dealing with the grief for his father’s loss.