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Additional authors

1. Gibney, Alex
2. Gulick, Jack
3. Fela, 1938-1997
4. Hendel, Steve
5. Hendel, Ruth
6. Alberti, Maryse
7. Jankura, Lindy
8. Kuti, Femi
9. Kuti, Yeni
10. Questlove
11. McCartney, Paul
12. Okayplayer (Firm) production company
13. Okayafrica (Firm) production company
14. Jigsaw Productions, presenter.
15. Knitting Factory Entertainment (Firm), production company.
16. Kino Lorber, Inc., film distributor, publisher.

Description

1. 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Fela Anikulapo-Kuti created a new musical movement, Afrobeat, a combination of jazz, funk, and Nigerian percussion styles. It was also a political force, a propulsive delivery system of Fela's revolutionary ideas, pitched against the dictatorial Nigerian government of the 1970s and 1980s. His influence helped bring a tilt towards democracy in Nigeria and promoted Pan-Africanist politics to the world. The power and potency of Fela's music and message endure today.

Subject

1. Nonfiction films
2. Fela!
3. Biographical films
4. Musicians > Nigeria > Biography
5. Documentary films
6. Feature films
7. Fela, 1938-1997 > Influence
8. Afrobeat
9. Concert films
10. Fela, 1938-1997 > Political activity
11. Protest songs > Nigeria

Genre/Form

1. Documentary films.
2. Biographical films.
3. Concert films.
4. Nonfiction films.
5. Feature films.

Call number

1. Sc Visual DVD-1394

Note

1. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2014.
2. Special features: Eight extended interviews; Femi Kuti sax solo at the new Africa shrine; Podcast interview with director Alex Gibney; Stills gallery; Trailer.

Credits (note)

1. Producers, Jack Gulick, Alex Gibney, Alison Ellwood ; executive producers, Ruth & Stephen Hendel ; cinematographer, Maryse Alberti ; editor, Lindy Jankura ; composer, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti ; Jigsaw Productions presents in association with Knitting Factory Entertainment, Okayplayer and Okayafrica presents.

System details (note)

1. DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.78:1, 16x9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

Title

1. Finding Fela / directed by Alex Gibney.

Distributor

1. New York, N.Y. : Kino Lorber, Inc., [2014]

Copyright date

1. ©2015

Type of content

1. two-dimensional moving image

Type of medium

1. video

Type of carrier

1. videodisc

Digital file characteristics

1. video file DVD video region 1

System details

1. DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.78:1, 16x9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

Credits

1. Producers, Jack Gulick, Alex Gibney, Alison Ellwood ; executive producers, Ruth & Stephen Hendel ; cinematographer, Maryse Alberti ; editor, Lindy Jankura ; composer, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti ; Jigsaw Productions presents in association with Knitting Factory Entertainment, Okayplayer and Okayafrica presents.

Performer

1. Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti, Paul McCartney, Questlove, Yeni Kuti.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Schomburg Moving Images and Recorded Sound

Added author

1. Gibney, Alex, film director, film producer.
2. Gulick, Jack, film producer.
3. Fela, 1938-1997, singer, composer.
4. Hendel, Steve, film producer.
5. Hendel, Ruth, film producer.
6. Alberti, Maryse, director of photography.
7. Jankura, Lindy, editor of moving image work.
8. Kuti, Femi, performer.
9. Kuti, Yeni, performer.
10. Questlove, performer.
11. McCartney, Paul, performer.
12. Okayplayer (Firm) production company
13. Okayafrica (Firm) production company
14. Jigsaw Productions, presenter.
15. Knitting Factory Entertainment (Firm), production company.
16. Kino Lorber, Inc., film distributor, publisher.

Other standard identifier

1. 738329156022

Publisher no.

1. K1560 Kino Lorber

Research call number

1. Sc Visual DVD-1394