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Mama Africa : Miriam Makeba! & Aces.

Title
Mama Africa : Miriam Makeba! & Aces.
Publication
New York, NY : ArtMattan Productions, [2019]

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Additional Authors
  • Keith wa Lehulere.
  • Petersen, Bo.
  • Weir, Graham.
  • Matshoba, Phila.
  • Ngxangane, Nopinky.
  • Vinqi, Vera.
  • Qwele, Amanda.
  • Bobani, Thobeka.
  • Edkins, Don.
  • Kölmel, Rainer (Film producer)
  • Gcingca, Ntandazo.
  • Hamid, Rizu.
  • Katsha, Voyo.
  • Makeba, Miriam.
  • Kaurismäki, Mika
  • Imitha Ye Langa Film & Video Production.
  • Starhaus Filmproduktion, production company.
  • Millennium Films, production company.
  • Marianna Films, production company.
  • ZDF/Arte (Firm), production company.
  • YLE TV 2 (Television station : Tampere, Finland), production company.
  • Miriam Makeba Foundation.
  • Südwestrundfunk (Germany)
  • ntr: (Firm)
  • Österreichischer Rundfunk.
  • Sveriges television.
  • Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH.
  • Suomen elokuvasäätiö.
  • ArtMattan Productions, publisher.
Found In
African Diaspora International Film Festival collection
Description
2 videodiscs (107 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  • Mama Africa: Miriam Makeba was one of the first African musicians who won international stardom and whose music was always anchored in her traditional South African roots. Miriam Makeba was forced into exile in 1959. She sang for John F. Kennedy, performed with Harry Belafonte and Nina Simone, was married to Hugh Masekela and also Stokely Carmichael. Her life was tumultuous. She always stood for truth and justice. She fought for the oppressed most importantly for black Africans, as a campaigner against apartheid. She died November 2008 after a concert in Italy. (90 mins)
  • Aces: the story of a young man who fights against the battering of his mother by his drunken father. The situation escalates until Ace desperately stabs his father to death, and is sent to jail for a period of 15 years. Nine years later he is out on parole. He kills again within a day's time of his release. (17 mins)
Uniform Title
  • Mama Africa (Motion picture)
  • Aces (Motion picture)
  • African Diaspora International Film Festival collection.
Alternative Title
  • Miriam Makeba
  • Aces
Subject
  • Makeba, Miriam
  • Women singers > South Africa > Biography
  • Young men > South Africa > Drama
  • Murder > Drama
  • Women singers
  • Young men
  • Murder
  • South Africa
Genre/Form
  • Feature films.
  • Biographical films.
  • Documentary films.
  • Fiction films.
  • Short films.
  • Biographies.
  • Drama.
Note
  • Title from container.
  • These are recorded discs and may not play in all players.
  • Mama Africa originally released in 2011. Aces originally released in 1999
  • Special features: Mama Africa: About the director. About ArtMattan. Aces: About the director; About ArtMattan.
Credits (note)
  • Mama Africa : Directors of photography, Jacques Cheuiche [and 4 others] ; editor, Karen Harley.
  • Aces: Director of photography, Hans Kuhle ; music, Voyo Katsha [and 3 others].
Performer (note)
  • Aces: Keith wa Lehulere, Bo Petersen, Graham Weir, Phila Matshoba, Nopinky Ngxangane, Vera Vinqi, Amanda Qwele, Thobeka Bobani
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the African Diaspora International Film Festival collection.
Contents
[Disc 1]. Mama Africa / a Starhaus Filmproduktion ; in coproduction with Millennium Films, Marianna Films, ZDF/arte ; in cooperation with the Miriam Makeba Foundation, SWR, YLE TV2, ORF, NTR, SVT ; with the support of Filmstiftung NRW, the Finnish Film Foundation, National Film and Video Foundation ; a Mika Kaurismäki film ; directed by Mika Kaurismäki ; screenplay, Mika Kaurismäki, Don Edkins ; producer, Rainer Kölmel -- [Disc 2]. Aces / written & directed by Ntandazo "Didi" Gcingca ; producer, Rizu Hamid ; produced by Imitha Ye Langa Film & Video Productions..
Call Number
Sc DVD-2550
OCLC
1138032825
Title
Mama Africa : Miriam Makeba! & Aces.
Publisher
New York, NY : ArtMattan Productions, [2019]
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
Performer
Mama Africa: Miriam Makeba.
Cast
Aces: Keith wa Lehulere, Bo Petersen, Graham Weir, Phila Matshoba, Nopinky Ngxangane, Vera Vinqi, Amanda Qwele, Thobeka Bobani
Credits
Mama Africa : Directors of photography, Jacques Cheuiche [and 4 others] ; editor, Karen Harley.
Aces: Director of photography, Hans Kuhle ; music, Voyo Katsha [and 3 others].
Linking Entry
Forms part of the African Diaspora International Film Festival collection.
Added Author
Keith wa Lehulere.
Petersen, Bo.
Weir, Graham.
Matshoba, Phila.
Ngxangane, Nopinky.
Vinqi, Vera.
Qwele, Amanda.
Bobani, Thobeka.
Edkins, Don.
Kölmel, Rainer (Film producer)
Gcingca, Ntandazo.
Hamid, Rizu.
Katsha, Voyo.
Makeba, Miriam.
Kaurismäki, Mika, film director.
Imitha Ye Langa Film & Video Production.
Starhaus Filmproduktion, production company.
Millennium Films, production company.
Marianna Films, production company.
ZDF/Arte (Firm), production company.
YLE TV 2 (Television station : Tampere, Finland), production company.
Miriam Makeba Foundation.
Südwestrundfunk (Germany)
ntr: (Firm)
Österreichischer Rundfunk.
Sveriges television.
Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH.
Suomen elokuvasäätiö.
ArtMattan Productions, publisher.
Added Title
Container of (work): Mama Africa (Motion picture)
Container of (work): Aces (Motion picture)
African Diaspora International Film Festival collection.
Found In:
African Diaspora International Film Festival collection
Research Call Number
Sc DVD-2550
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