The Panafrican Festival in Algiers

The Panafrican Festival in Algiers

1969
1h 50m
6.0

6.0/10

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Overview

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.

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Language: AR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
Production Countries
Algeria
Spoken Languages
English Arabic French

Keywords

africa independence movement black panther party music festival african union algeria social & cultural documentary anti-colonialism black power francafrique anti-imperialism

Quick Facts

Original Title Festival Panafricain d'Alger
Release Date January 1, 1969
Status Released
Language AR
IMDb ID tt1492837
Website Visit Site

Cast

Nina Simone
Nina Simone

Self

Archie Shepp
Archie Shepp

Self

Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba

Self

Marion Williams
Marion Williams

Self

Amílcar Cabral
Amílcar Cabral

Self

René Depestre
René Depestre

Self

Armando Guebuza
Armando Guebuza

Self

Mazisi Kunene
Mazisi Kunene

Self

Johnny Makatini
Johnny Makatini

Self

Daniel Maragnès
Daniel Maragnès

Self

Oscar Monteiro
Oscar Monteiro

Self

Stephen N'Komo
Stephen N'Komo

Self

Key Crew

William Klein
Director