Festival panafricain d'Alger is a documentary by William Klein of the music and dance festival held 40 years ago in the streets and in venues all across Algiers. Klein follows the preparations, the rehearsals, the concerts… He blends images of interviews made to writers and advocates of the freedom movements with stock images, thus allowing him to touch on such matters as colonialism, neocolonialism, colonial exploitation, the struggles and battles of the revolutionary movements for Independence.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
Keywords
- africa
- independence movement
- black panther party
- music festival
- african union
- algeria
- social & cultural documentary
- anti-colonialism
- black power
- francafrique
- anti-imperialism
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Top Cast
Nina Simone as Self
Archie Shepp as Self
Miriam Makeba as Self
Marion Williams as Self
Amílcar Cabral as Self
René Depestre as Self
Armando Guebuza as Self
Mazisi Kunene as Self
Top Crew
William Klein · Director, Cinematographer
Bernard Gosselin · Cinematographer
Michel Brault · Cinematographer
Valérie Mayoux · Editor
Jacqueline Meppiel · Editor
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