African Odysseys

Restored: Bushman

+ intro with Journey Mercies director Tomisin Adepeju

A restored drama about the collision of cultures as young Nigerian encounters 1960s California counterculture.

  • Director

    David Schickele

  • With

    Paul Eyam Nzie Okpokam, Mike Slye, Elaine Featherstone

  • USA 1971. 73min

  • Digital 4K (restoration)

  • An Other Parties Film Company release

Combining drama and documentary, Bushman follows the fate of a youth, escaping from Civil War in Nigeria and arriving in California at the tail end of the 60s countercultural revolution. It’s full of cinematic innovation, no small amount of wit and fascinating period commentary.

Restored in 4K in 2022 by University of California, Berkeley Art Museum, Pacific Film Archive and The Film Foundation from the original negatives. Funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation. Additional support provided by Peter Conheim, Cinema Preservation Alliance.

+ Journey Mercies

  • Director

    Tomisin Adepeju

  • UK 2023. 15min

  • Digital

A short drama about a library cleaner who plans a final return to Nigeria, his birth country.

Tickets £6.50.

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