01 MAY — 11 MAY 2024

01 MAY — 11 MAY 2024

The Pan-African Festival of Algiers

William Klein

Algeria / France / Germany

1969, 112'

The 1st Panafricano Cultural Festival held in Algeria, in 1969, is shown to us by the artist William Klein who observes the preparations and the feeling of joy of the revolutionary movements fighting for the freedom of African nations. The images of the heat of the moment are interspersed with archival images and interviews with writers and activists.

Retrospective

INFO

PREMIERE TYPE

National

ORIGINAL TITLE

Festival panafricain d'Alger

LANGUAGE

French

PHOTOGRAPHY

William Klein, Pierre Lhomme

SOUND

Dominique Hennequin, Antoine Bonfanti

EDITING

Valérie Mayoux, Jacqueline Meppiel

PRODUCTION

ONCIC (Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique)

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