The Panafrican Festival in Algiers
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.
- Genre: Documentary, Music
- Studio: Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
- Keyword: africa, independence movement, black panther party, music festival, african union, algeria, social & cultural documentary, anti-colonialism, black power, francafrique, anti-imperialism
- Cast: Nina Simone, Archie Shepp, Miriam Makeba, Marion Williams, Amílcar Cabral, René Depestre
