The Panafrican Festival in Algiers (1969)
1h 50m
Running Time
January 1, 1969Release Date
The Panafrican Festival in Algiers (1969)
1h 50m
Running Time
January 1, 1969Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Nina Simone
Self
Archie Shepp
Self
Miriam Makeba
Self
Marion Williams
Self
Amílcar Cabral
Self
William Klein
Director
William Klein
Director
René Depestre
Self
Dahou Boukerche
Cinematographer
Armando Guebuza
Self
Michel Brault
Cinematographer
Mazisi Kunene
Self
Bernard Gosselin
Cinematographer
Johnny Makatini
Self
Nasredine Guénifi
Cinematographer
Daniel Maragnès
Self
Smaïl Lakhdar-Hamina
Cinematographer
Oscar Monteiro
Self
Stephen N'Komo
Self
Agostinho Neto
Self
Mário Pinto de Andrade
Self
Michel Laurent
Sound
Jean Ravel
Editor
Antoine Bonfanti
Assistant Director / Sound
Pierre Lhomme
Cinematography / Assistant Director
Dominique Hennequin
Sound
Harald Maury
Sound
Jacqueline Meppiel
Editor / Assistant Director
Yann Le Masson
Cinematography / Assistant Director
Pierre Lenoir
Sound
Ragnar Engström
Editor
Michel Desrois
Sound
Valérie Mayoux
Editor
Sarah Maldoror
Assistant Director
François About
Camera Operator
Mohamed Bouamari
Assistant Director
Alain Pillet
Camera Operator
Jacques Renard
Camera Operator
Bruno Muel
Cinematography
Ahmed Lallem
Assistant Director
Rabah Laradji
Assistant Director
Mohamed Slimane Riad
Assistant Director
Dominique Merlin
Cinematography
Serge Beauchemin
Sound
Rachid Bouafia
Sound Recordist
Patrice Wyers
Camera Operator
Anne-Marie Deshayes
Editor
Jean Bertrand
Sound
Guy Testa-Rossa
Camera Operator
Ali Sria
Location Manager
Sid Ali Halo
Camera Operator
Mohamed Boukhdimi
Sound Assistant
Ali Marok
Cinematography
Khider Ait Bachir
Production Assistant
Mostefa Belhadj
Production Manager
Nedjima Lalem
Production Secretary
Guy Vernadet
Cinematography
M.S. Bouguermoud
Sound Assistant
Sidi Boumedienne Dahmane
Sound
Mohamed Guenez
Sound Recordist
Bachir Karouzene
Sound Recordist
Mohamed Oulmi
Sound
Ahmed Benarous
Camera Operator
Hamid Benzeyel
Camera Operator
Mustapha Chefaï
Machinist
Mahiedine Khenili
Electrician
Robert Lezian
Camera Operator
Ahmed Saïdi
Camera Operator
Mahmoud Haddidouche
Location Manager
Abdelhamid Madjid
Location Manager
Mohamed Ouled Moussa
Location Manager
Mohammed Ouar
Location Manager
Hafid Rachedi
Location Manager
Belkacem Benseghir
Administration
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 1969
Original NameFestival Panafricain d'Alger
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 50m
Genres
Wiki.
Festival panafricain d’Alger 1969 is a 1969 Algerian documentary film about the Pan-African Festival of Algiers of 1969, also known as PANAF. The film was directed by William Klein, who was commissioned by the Algerian government to direct a film capturing the 12-day event. The film features footage from the festival in combination with a variety of other visual materials, and performances from Miriam Makeba and Nina Simone are included alongside political speeches and interviews with postcolonial and liberationist political figures.