Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- William KleinDirector
Cast
- Nina SimoneSelf
- Archie SheppSelf
- Miriam MakebaSelf
- Marion WilliamsSelf
- Amílcar CabralSelf
- René DepestreSelf
- Armando GuebuzaSelf
- Mazisi KuneneSelf
- Johnny MakatiniSelf
- Daniel MaragnèsSelf
- Oscar MonteiroSelf
- Stephen N'KomoSelf
Stills
Themes
africaindependence movementblack panther partymusic festivalafrican unionalgeriasocial & cultural documentaryanti-colonialismblack powerfrancafriqueanti-imperialism