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The Panafrican Festival in Algiers

1969 • 1h50m Documentary, Music

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6.0/10

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2

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.

Details

Director

William Klein

Cast

Nina Simone

Archie Shepp

Miriam Makeba

Release date

1/1/1969

Status

Released

Origin country

DZ

Vote count

2