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The Panafrican Festival in Algiers

Festival Panafricain d'Alger

Release: 1969-01-01 ·Runtime: 110m ·★ 6.0
Documentary Music

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.

Production Countries

Algeria

Production Companies

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

Cast

Nina Simone Nina Simone as Self Archie Shepp Archie Shepp as Self Miriam Makeba Miriam Makeba as Self Marion Williams Marion Williams as Self René Depestre René Depestre as Self Amílcar Cabral Amílcar Cabral as Self

Crew

Mohamed Bouamari Mohamed Bouamari Assistant Director Sarah Maldoror Sarah Maldoror Assistant Director Nasredine Guénifi Nasredine Guénifi Director of Photography Ragnar Engström Ragnar Engström Editor Ahmed Lallem Ahmed Lallem Assistant Director Michel Laurent Michel Laurent Sound William Klein William Klein Director, Director of Photography Michel Brault Michel Brault Director of Photography Mohamed Slimane Riad Mohamed Slimane Riad Assistant Director Ali Marok Ali Marok Director of Photography Pierre Lhomme Pierre Lhomme Assistant Director, Director of Photography Rabah Laradji Rabah Laradji Assistant Director Antoine Bonfanti Antoine Bonfanti Sound, Assistant Director Harald Maury Harald Maury Sound Yann Le Masson Yann Le Masson Assistant Director, Director of Photography Sid Ali Halo Sid Ali Halo Camera Operator