The Pan-African Festival in AlgiersMovie
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.
About The Pan-African Festival in Algiers
The Pan-African Festival in Algiers is a 1969 documentary, music movie directed by William Klein.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 50m, production credits from Algeria, an original language code of AR.
The credited cast includes Nina Simone, Archie Shepp, Miriam Makeba, Marion Williams. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
