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Documentary Feature (co-production)

In the early Sixties, the USA sent its greatest jazz musicians to Congo to distract attention from a CIA-back coup unfolding in the country. Music, civil rights and decolonization meet in this forgotten episode from the Cold War.

 

Festivals & Awards

Special Jury Award
Sundance 2024

Credits

  • Director: Johan Grimonprez
  • Producers: Warboys Films (FR) & Zapomatik (BE)
  • Co-producer: BALDR Film (NL)
  • Financiers & Funds: VAF, ZKM, DGD, NL Film Fund
  • Broadcaster: VRT, RTBF, SVT, ARTE France
  • Distributor: Imagine Film Distributie NL
  • Length: 150 min.
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