1. DC/DOX 2024: 'Soundtrack to a Coup d'État' Bridges Political Conspiracy ...
Jun 24, 2024 · ... themes include the emerging globalization movement, the “ground zero” of Americans dealing with the African continent (which Grimonprez ...
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2. Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat - Rakkautta & Anarkiaa
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat. A dizzying documentary essay about the Congo crisis of 1960–65 as seen through the dual lens of Cold War politics and jazz music.
A dizzying documentary essay about the Congo crisis of 1960–65 as seen through the dual lens of Cold War politics and jazz music.
3. Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat - Melbourne International Film Festival
US jazz collides with Cold War crimes in this film examining the CIA's role in state-sanctioned murder – and its use of pop music to cover its tracks.
US jazz collides with Cold War crimes in this film examining the CIA’s role in state-sanctioned murder – and its use of pop music to cover its tracks.
4. Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat - Movies that Matter
Themes. Crimes against humanity and war crimes Democracy and politics ... 2024; Country of production: Belgium, France, Netherlands, The; Type ...
Patrice Lumumba became the first prime minister of newly independent Congo in 1960, only to be executed the following year. He had become the personification the growing Pan-African movement, which threatened Western hegemony on the African continent. Against this background, jazz music became a political tool. Patrice Lumumba had alarmed Belgium and the United States...
5. SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT - Virginia Film Festival
Film Info ; Director: Johan Grimonprez ; Runtime: 150 min. ; Genre: Documentaries ; Year: 2024 ; Country: Belgium, France, Netherlands.
United Nations, 1960: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, jazz musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the Security Council, Nikita Khrushchev bangs his shoe, and the U.S. State Department swings into action, sending jazz ambassador Louis Armstrong to Congo to deflect attention from the CIA-backed coup. Director Johan Grimonprez captures the moment when […]
6. Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat - Sundance Film Festival 2024
Jan 27, 2024 · Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat is the challenging and frenetic documentary about the political theater surrounding the independence and decolonization of the ...
By: Karlo Siriban, Senior Editor
7. "Soundtrack for a Coup d'Etat" and the Path Forward for Africa - LinkedIn
May 2, 2024 · These are my reflections on Johan Grimonprez's powerful new documentary "Soundtrack for a Coup d'Etat" – and the path forward for Africa.
These are my reflections on Johan Grimonprez's powerful new documentary "Soundtrack for a Coup d'Etat" – and the path forward for Africa.
8. 'Soundtrack To A Coup D'Etat': Sundance Review - Screen Daily
Jan 22, 2024 · Outstanding documentary ties the democratic movement in Africa in the 1960s with Black US musicians used by the CIA as pawns in the Cold War.
Outstanding documentary ties the democratic movement in Africa in the 1960s with Black US musicians used by the CIA as pawns in the Cold War
9. SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT Sundance Review - akoroko
Jan 26, 2024 · In “Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat,” Belgian filmmaker Johan Grimonprez quite literally orchestrates a lyrical documentary that dives deep into ...
At its core, "Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat" is an exploration of the political earthquake that shook the foundations of colonial power structures in the mid-20th century, spotlighting the Congo, emphasizing how superpower rivalries exacerbated internal conflicts and played a role in the destabilization of the newly independent state.
