In 1960, United Nations: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the Security Council, Nikita Khrushchev bangs his shoe denouncing America’s color bar, while the U.S. dispatches jazz ambassador Louis Armstrong to the Congo to deflect attention from its first African post-colonial coup.
Keywords
- Belgian Docs
- Black History Month
- European Film Awards
- Les René du Cinéma (ex-Magritte)
- Music & Cinema
- San Sebastian Film Festival
- Sundance Film Festival !
- The Sooner team’s favorites: Qi-Xian
- politics
Actors
- Patrice Lumumba
- Louis Armstrong
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Abbey Lincoln
- Max Roach
Director
- Johan Grimonprez
Documentary
2h 30min
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In 1960, United Nations: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the Security Council, Nikita Khrushchev bangs his shoe denouncing America’s color bar, while the U.S. dispatches jazz ambassador Louis Armstrong to the Congo to deflect attention from its first African post-colonial coup.
In 1960, United Nations: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the Security Council, Nikita Khrushchev bangs his shoe denouncing America’s color bar, while the U.S. dispatches jazz ambassador Louis Armstrong to the Congo to deflect attention from its first African post-colonial coup.
Festivals
Cast & Crew
Director
Johan Grimonprez
Cast
Patrice Lumumba
Cast
Louis Armstrong
Cast
Dizzy Gillespie
Cast
Abbey Lincoln
Cast
Max Roach