African Odysseys

Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat

+ intro and Q&A

A riveting documentary investigation into US and Western colonial ambition in Africa and its intersection with the US Jazz scene.

We are pleased to announce that broadcaster and author Kevin LeGendre will host the discussion.

  • Director

    Johan Grimonprez

  • Belgium, Netherlands, France 2024. 150min

  • Digital

  • Some English subtitles

This stunningly constructed documentary explores a period in which art and world politics collided against a backdrop of colonial greed and conspiracy. It’s 1960 and 16 newly independent African countries are admitted to the UN. Russia denounces Western colonial plunder in Africa and the US surreptitiously recruits its top Jazz stars on a mission to promote US culture and, more subversively, its ambitions.

Tickets £6.50.

Also available on BFI Player