The Panafrican Festival in Algiers

IMDb 6.0 1969 • 110 min • DocumentaryMusic

Director

William Klein

Country

DZ

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Nina Simone
Nina Simone Self
Archie Shepp
Archie Shepp Self
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba Self
Marion Williams
Marion Williams Self
Amílcar Cabral
Amílcar Cabral Self