SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ÉTAT (F/F)
Johan Grimonprez | Belgium/France/The Netherlands | 2024 | 150 min This densely hyperactive masterpiece of documentary filmmaking tells the story of how the CIA weaponised African American musicians without their knowledge, using their music and power as cultural ambassadors to extend American influence in Africa, particularly the resource-rich Belgian Congo – where Patrice Lumumba had just been assassinated under very dubious circumstances. With its beautifully controlled barrage of sounds, wo...
Johan Grimonprez | Belgium/France/The Netherlands | 2024 | 150 min This densely hyperactive masterpiece of documentary filmmaking tells the story of how the CIA weaponised African American musicians without their knowledge, using their music and power as cultural ambassadors to extend American influence in Africa, particularly the resource-rich Belgian Congo – where Patrice Lumumba had just been assassinated under very dubious circumstances. With its beautifully controlled barrage of sounds, wo...
