Finding Fela!
There's nothing like seeing Fela himself - blowing his sax, expressing his unbridled sexuality and living a life like no other.
Finding Fela!
In Finding Fela, Alex Gibney tells the story of Fela Anikulapo Kuti's life, his music, his social and political importance. He created a new musical movement, Afrobeat, using that forum to express his revolutionary political opinions against the dictatorial Nigerian government of the 1970s and 1980s. His influence helped bring a change towards democracy in Nigeria and promoted Pan Africanist politics to the world. The power and potency of Fela's message is completely current today and is expressed in the political movements of oppressed people, embracing Fela's music and message in their struggle for freedom.
Genre
Documentary,
Music,
Bio-pic,
History
Runtime
119
Language
English
Director
Alex Gibney
Cast
Fela Kuti,
Yeni Kuti,
Femi Kuti,
Seun Kuti,
Bill T Jones
FEATURED REVIEW
Jordan Hoffman, Guardian
Finding Fela does an exemplary job of explaining, in musical terms, what made Fela standout, a simple enough step that most music documentaries ignore. Fela himself is a vexing figure. Whether you feel he should be canonized as a freedom fighter or dismissed as an egomaniac is left a little bit open ...
Played at
Playhouse 7 8.23.14 - 9.01.14
NoHo 7 8.23.14 - 9.01.14
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