The Panafrican Festival in Algiers

The Panafrican Festival in Algiers

6.0/101h 50m1969
The Panafrican Festival in Algiers

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.

Genres

DocumentaryMusic

Production Companies

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

Additional Information

Original Title:Festival Panafricain d'Alger
Original Language:English
Status:Released
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