My Friend Fela provides a new perspective on the Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, to counter the « eccentric African pop idol of the ghetto” vision people have, according to director Joel Zito Araújo.
Fela’s complex existence is told through the eyes and conversations with close friend and official biographer, African-Cuban Carlos Moore.
As the documentary unfolds, it reveals the many influences and forces that shaped Fela’s extraordinary life: from the relationship with his mother to his many and problematic relationships with women, from his ties with his spiritual advisor Professor Hindu to his mutually influential encounters with...
The untold story of a French Jewish former spy, Marthe Cohn – aka Chichinette. After keeping silent for almost 60 years, she shares her extraordinary story of a 4.5 feet high woman who managed to beat the odds and fight the Nazis as a spy. At the age of 98, she now tours the world, promoting her message to people of all generations.
Kate Nash reaches the stratosphere of pop music at 18. Ten years later she is nearly homeless: dropped by her music label and defrauded by her manager, Kate rises from the darkness through her music, fighting back.
Punk renegade, TV wrestling queen, and DIY leader of an all-girl band, Kate’s journey is an inspiring call to the creative heart in all of us: be fearless.
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Ce coffret collector rassemble 2 documentaires riches en revendications sociales et politiques mais aussi en sonorités qui ont marqué leur époque. Entre le mouvement psychédélique brésilien Tropicalia porté par Caetano Veloso et Gilberto Gil et le génial activiste afrobeat Nigérian Fela, le lien est évident.
My Friend Fela
De Fela Kuti, on croit tout savoir : musicien génial, créateur de l’afrobeat, opposant inflexible. À travers les récits de son ami et biographe Carlos Moore, ce documentaire jette un regard neuf sur cette icône. Une personnalité complexe, loin d’être uniquement “une idole excentrique ...
