Soundtrack to a Coup D'Etat (12a)

Johan Grimonprez


Jazz and decolonisation tangle in this remarkable doc from Johan Grimonprez (Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y, Double Take, Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade). Innovative and deeply researched, it investigates the incendiary politics of the nascent Democratic Republic of Congo in 1960 in the final months of leader Patrice Lumumba’s life. Drawing imaginative connections between US imperialism, post-war jazz and Pan-African decolonisation, soundtracked by jazz riffs and staccato beats, it’s a bold, invigorating watch that feels like being immersed in a brilliant non-fiction book, dense with ideas and grappling with a complex and fascinating history that speaks to the current moment.

Saturday15Mar

Tickets
Adult: £5.50  Child: £3.00 

Time
7.30 pm

Running Time
150

Interval
There will be an interval during this film

Enquiries
07771 798712 www.cawleyhall.org.uk

Extra Event Information
Doors open 7.00pm. Bar available. Ice Creams on sale during the interval. This screening is part of Borderlines Film Festival 2025

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