Event
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat [In-Person Only]
Wed Dec 4: 6.30pm PDT
Thur Dec 5: 6.30pm PDT
$14 General Admission
$10 Student/Child/Senior
$7 Member
About
(Johan Grimonprez, Belgium, France, Netherlands, 2024, 2hour 20min, in English, French, Dutch, and Russian with English subtitles)
United Nations, 1960: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, jazz musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the Security Council, Nikita Khrushchev bangs his shoe, and the U.S. State Department swings into action, sending jazz ambassador Louis Armstrong to Congo to deflect attention from the CIA-backed coup. Director Johan Grimonprez captures the moment when African politics and American jazz collided in this magnificent essay film, a riveting historical rollercoaster that illuminates the political machinations behind the 1961 assassination of Congos leader Patrice Lumumba. Richly illustrated by eyewitness accounts, official government memos, testimonies from mercenaries and CIA operatives, speeches from Lumumba himself, and a veritable canon of jazz icons, Soundtrack to a Coup dEtat interrogates colonial history to tell an urgent and timely story of precedent that resonates more than ever in todays geopolitical climate.
A remarkable film exhaustive, informative and rigorously researched, but also crackling with energy, ideas and formal daring. - Wendy Ide, Screen Daily
Synopsis courtesy of Kino Lorber
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LocationNorthwest Film Forum (View)
1515 12th Ave.
Seattle, WA 98122
United States
Categories
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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Accessibility
Ticketing, concessions, cinemas, restrooms, and our public edit lab are located on Northwest Film Forum's ground floor, which is wheelchair accessible. We have a limited number of assistive listening devices available for programs hosted in our larger theater, Cinema 1. These devices are maintained by the Technical Director, and can be requested at the ticketing and concessions counter.
The Forum does NOT have assistive devices for the visually impaired, and is not (yet) a scent-free venue. Our commitment to increasing access for our audiences is ongoing, and we welcome all public input on the subject!
If you have additional specific questions about accessibility at our venue, please contact our Patron Services Manager at maria@nwfilmforum.org
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