The Panafrican Festival in Algiers (1969)
• January 1st, 1969 • 1h 50min
Documentary, Music
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Beau comme un tracteur
Released on: 2025-02-06
Documentary
A young city girl explores the idea of beauty with her uncle Michel, a retired farmer from the Beauc...
The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey
Released on: 2003-01-21
Documentary
Many geneticists and archaeologists have long surmised that human life began in Africa. Dr. Spencer ...
No Cameras Allowed
Released on: 2014-07-23
Documentary
James Marcus Haney's journey of breaking into music festivals and inserting himself into the world o...
Deep Throat: When Porn Makes Its Premiere
Released on: 2022-01-29
Documentary, History, TV Movie
Deep Throat, a pornographic film directed by Gerard Damiano, a film-loving hairdresser, and starring...
Cathedrals
Released on: 2014-07-04
Documentary
The city of Ordos, in the middle of China, was build for a million people yet remains completely emp...
The Snake in My Bed
Released on: 1995-01-01
Documentary
In common with many L.A. Rebellion films, Snake touches on such themes as institutionalized racism, ...
An Unhealed Wound - The Harkis in the Algerian War
Released on: 2010-09-20
Documentary, War, TV Movie
It's the unforgivable story of the two hundred thousands harkis, the Arabs who fought alongside the ...
We Will Dance Again
Released on: 2024-08-23
Documentary
A music festival symbolizing peace, freedom, and eternal love transforms into a horrifying nightmare...
The Devil Came on Horseback
Released on: 2007-01-19
Documentary
While serving with the African Union, former Marine Capt. Brian Steidle documents the brutal ethnic ...
Words From Home
Released on: 2025-04-08
Documentary
WORDS FROM HOME is a poetic documentary that explores the kinds of affection and identity in the por...
India Cabaret
Released on: 1985-01-02
Documentary
An exploration of the 'respectable' and 'immoral' stereotypes of women in Indian society told from t...
They Joined the Front
Released on: 2012-01-01
Documentary, History
In this film, four key witnesses, who live in Algeria today, as full-fledged Agerians, show us what ...
Mobutu, King of Zaire
Released on: 1999-06-02
Documentary
This film is the result of more than two years of work tracking down archive material and witnesses ...
Die Wildnis stirbt!
Released on: 1936-11-13
Documentary
A reportage cross-cutting film about the development of Africa from 1900-1936, using archive footage...
Rivers of Danger
Released on: 2004-01-01
Documentary
The rivers of Africa bring life and abundance to their inhabitants, but they can also be the arena f...
Rivers of Giants
Released on: 2005-01-01
Documentary
Africa is a land of giants. Its powerful rivers sculpt the earth and form impressive valleys and wat...
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
Released on: 2005-09-14
Documentary, Music
The film discusses the traits and originators of some of metal's many subgenres, including the New W...
Raphael Revealed
Released on: 2021-10-12
Documentary
Marking the 500th anniversary of Raphael’s death, the greatest exhibition ever held of his works too...
Food Chains
Released on: 2014-04-26
Documentary
This call to arms documentary details the questionable ethics of the food supply industry, pointing ...