The Panafrican Festival in Algiers

William Klein
1969-01-01


6
110 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Nina Simone Self Unowned
Archie Shepp Self Unowned
Miriam Makeba Self Unowned
Marion Williams Self Unowned
Amílcar Cabral Self Unowned
René Depestre Self Unowned
Armando Guebuza Self Unowned
Mazisi Kunene Self Unowned
Johnny Makatini Self Unowned
Daniel Maragnès Self Unowned
Oscar Monteiro Self Unowned
Stephen N'Komo Self Unowned
Agostinho Neto Self Unowned
Mário Pinto de Andrade Self Unowned