Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat (12A)

Dir. Johan Grimonprez | 2024 | 150 mins | English, French, Russian, Dutch

Winner of the Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Documentary for Cinematic Innovation, Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat is audacious documentary that intertwines jazz and politics and crackles with energy. 

Jazz and decolonisation are entwined in this historical rollercoaster that rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the U.N security council in protest against the murder of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba. Crackling with energy and verve, this masterful film takes history and creates an audacious musical documentary. 

From the producer of I Am Not Your Negro, the documentary features Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, Dizzy Gillepsie and Malcolm X. 

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat (12A)

Friday 4th July, 7.30pm

Tickets: £8.20/£6.70/£6.00

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