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Finding Fela

Title
Finding Fela / directed by Alex Gibney.
Publication
  • New York, N.Y. : Kino Lorber, Inc., [2014]
  • ©2015

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Additional Authors
  • Gibney, Alex
  • Gulick, Jack
  • Fela, 1938-1997
  • Hendel, Steve
  • Hendel, Ruth
  • Alberti, Maryse
  • Jankura, Lindy
  • Kuti, Femi
  • Kuti, Yeni
  • Questlove
  • McCartney, Paul
  • Okayplayer (Firm) production company
  • Okayafrica (Firm) production company
  • Jigsaw Productions, presenter.
  • Knitting Factory Entertainment (Firm), production company.
  • Kino Lorber, Inc., film distributor, publisher.
Description
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
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.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Documentary films.
  • Biographical films.
  • Concert films.
  • Nonfiction films.
  • Feature films.
Note
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 2014.
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.78:1, 16x9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1394
LCCN
738329156022
OCLC
898303925
Title
Finding Fela / directed by Alex Gibney.
Distributor
New York, N.Y. : Kino Lorber, Inc., [2014]
Copyright Date
©2015
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
Digital File Characteristics
video file DVD video region 1
System Details
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.78:1, 16x9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Credits
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
Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti, Paul McCartney, Questlove, Yeni Kuti.
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Added Author
Gibney, Alex, film director, film producer.
Gulick, Jack, film producer.
Fela, 1938-1997, singer, composer.
Hendel, Steve, film producer.
Hendel, Ruth, film producer.
Alberti, Maryse, director of photography.
Jankura, Lindy, editor of moving image work.
Kuti, Femi, performer.
Kuti, Yeni, performer.
Questlove, performer.
McCartney, Paul, performer.
Okayplayer (Firm) production company
Okayafrica (Firm) production company
Jigsaw Productions, presenter.
Knitting Factory Entertainment (Firm), production company.
Kino Lorber, Inc., film distributor, publisher.
Other Standard Identifier
738329156022
Publisher No.
K1560 Kino Lorber
Research Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1394
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