The Panafrican Festival in Algiers

Name: The Panafrican Festival in Algiers
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 01 Jan 1969
Rating: 6.00
Cast: Nina Simone, Archie Shepp, Miriam Makeba, Marion Williams, Amílcar Cabral

1969-01-01 Algeria 110 minutes.

6.00 2 votes

Documentary Music 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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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.

Year 1969

Studio Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)

Director William Klein

Crew François About (Camera Operator), Mohammed Ouar (Location Manager), Dominique Hennequin (Sound), Rabah Laradji (Assistant Director), Yann Le Masson (Assistant Director), Jacqueline Meppiel (Assistant Director)

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Language English, العربية, Français