Year: 2018
Director: Alexander Markov
Genre: documentary
Language: Russian, English, French, Swahili, Portuguese, Spanish
Runtime: 45 min.
Age: 12+
In the early 1960s, the USSR launched humanitarian aid programmes intended to support the independence that certain African countries had just gained. Edited from about a hundred films shot by Soviet camera operators, Our Africa unravels the propaganda at work in their vision of Africa.
Awards & Festivals:
Artdocfest Documentary film festival – participation
IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival – participation
Visions du Réel International documentary film festival – participation