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Come back, Africa
- Title
- Come back, Africa / directed by Lionel Rogosin.
- Publication
- [United States] : Milestone Film & Video : distributed by Oscilloscope [2014]
- Supplementary Content
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- Additional Authors
- Rogosin, Lionel, 1924-2000
- Makeba, Miriam
- Nkosi, Lewis
- Modisane, Bloke, 1923-1986
- Themba, Can, 1924-1967
- Kirkpatrick, Frederick Douglass
- Kennedy, Florynce, 1916-2000
- Collier, Jim
- Smith, Wende
- Johnson, Larry, 1938-
- Davis, Gary, 1896-1972
- Milestone Film & Video, film distributor.
- Oscilloscope Laboratories (Firm), film distributor.
- Description
- 2 videodiscs (341 min.) : sound, color and black and white; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- In 1957, Rogosin travelled to South Africa and created a powerfully, moving drama exposing the harsh reality of life under the system apartheid. Filmed secretly under the noses of the feared South African police, Rogosin, his crew, and cast risked arrest and deportation. Miriam Makeba was banned from her country after travelling to Venice for the movie's premiere. The scenes shot in the vibrant black ghetto of Sophiatown are precious images of a lost world. Rogosin took the fight for equality to his homeland with Black roots, his documentary on African American life. The extraordinary cast, including Reverend Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick, attorney and feminist activist Florynce "Flo" Kennedy, musicians Jim Collier, Wende [i.e. Wendy] Smith, Larry Johnson and Reverend Gary Davis, tell stories of heartbreak and despair while their songs blow the roof off the rafters. The film combines tales of oppression with hauntingly beautiful images of the faces of black men, women and children.
- Uniform Title
- Black roots.
- American in Sophiatown.
- Bitter sweet stories.
- Have you seen Drum recently?
- Milestone cinematheque.
- Films of Lionel Rogosin ; v. II.
- Subjects
- Black people > South Africa > Johannesburg > Social conditions
- South Africa > Race relations
- Nonfiction films
- South Africa > Social conditions
- Blacks > Social conditions
- Apartheid > South Africa
- Documentary films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Fiction films
- South Africa > Johannesburg
- Feature films > United States
- Race relations
- Genre/Form
- Fiction films.
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Feature films.
- Feature films – United States.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Note
- Come back, Africa originally released in 1959.
- Black roots originally released in 1970.
- Restored by the Cineteca di Bologna and the laboratory L'Imagine Ritrovata with the collaboration of Rogosin Heritage and the Anthology Film Archives in 2005. Supported by Fondazione Officina Cinema Sud-Est with the contribution of Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio.
- Special features: an introduction by Martin Scorsese; An American in Sophiatown, about the making of Come back, Africa; Lionel Rogosin talks about Come back, Africa; Come back, Africa theatrical trailer; Bitter sweet stories, a documentary on the making of Black roots; Have you seen Drum recently?, a film by Jürgen Schadeberg.
- Credits (note)
- Screenwriters, Lionel Rogosin, Lewis Nkosi, William Modisane ; producer, Lionel Rogosin ; Lionel Rogosin Films.
- Performer (note)
- Miriam Makeba, Lewis Nkosi, Bloke Modisane, Can Themba.
- Audience (note)
- Not rated.
- System Details (note)
- Blu-Ray ; requires Blu-Ray player.
- Language (note)
- English, Afrikaans and Zulu with English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
- Contents
- Disc 1. Come back, Africa -- Disc 2. Black roots.
- Call Number
- Sc BLURAY-2
- OCLC
- 949799198
- Title
- Come back, Africa / directed by Lionel Rogosin.
- Publisher
- [United States] : Milestone Film & Video : distributed by Oscilloscope [2014]
- Edition
- The deluxe edition.
- Country of Producing Entity
- United States
- Type of Content
- two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
- video
- Type of Carrier
- videodisc
- Digital File Characteristics
- video file Blu-Ray
- Series
- Milestone cinematheque.Films of Lionel Rogosin ; v. II.
- System Details
- Blu-Ray ; requires Blu-Ray player.
- Cast
- Miriam Makeba, Lewis Nkosi, Bloke Modisane, Can Themba.
- Audience
- Not rated.
- Credits
- Screenwriters, Lionel Rogosin, Lewis Nkosi, William Modisane ; producer, Lionel Rogosin ; Lionel Rogosin Films.
- Language
- English, Afrikaans and Zulu with English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
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- Added Author
- Rogosin, Lionel, 1924-2000, screenwriter, film director, film producer.Makeba, Miriam, actor.Nkosi, Lewis, actor.Modisane, Bloke, 1923-1986, actor.Themba, Can, 1924-1967, actor.Kirkpatrick, Frederick Douglass, actor.Kennedy, Florynce, 1916-2000, actor.Collier, Jim, actor.Smith, Wende, performer.Johnson, Larry, 1938- actor.Davis, Gary, 1896-1972, actor.Milestone Film & Video, film distributor.Oscilloscope Laboratories (Firm), film distributor.
- Added Title
- Container of (work): Black roots.Container of (work): American in Sophiatown.Container of (work): Bitter sweet stories.Container of (work): Have you seen Drum recently?
- Research Call Number
- Sc BLURAY-2