SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT BLU-RAY JOHAN GRIMONPREZ LOUIS ARMSTRONG DOCUMENTARY

Description: SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT DISTRIBUTED BY: KINO LORBER RELEASE DATE: JANUARY 7, 2025 DESCRIPTION: 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 Congo’s 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 d’Etat interrogates colonial history to tell an urgent and timely story of precedent that resonates more than ever in today’s geopolitical climate. EXTRAS: • Q&A Panel with Director Johan Grimonprez (courtesy of the International Documentary Association) • Trailers CONDITION: FACTORY SEALED and in excellent condition. PAYMENT/SHIPPING: Winning bidder is to pay $5.00 shipping and handling in the United States. We ship almost all domestic packages via First Class mail, and Media Mail for heavier items. Insurance and delivery confirmation is available at additional costs, as is Priority Mail shipping if you would like your item to get to you faster. Also, we can combine shipping for multiple items won, usually at a cost of $1 per each additional item. Items usually ship the same business day, one at most. Sorry, we do not ship internationally. FEEDBACK/RETURNS: Winning bidder is to pay for item 10 days after end of auction. If for some reason the item you receive is not as described, please contact us via e-mail, at which point we'll work out a way for you to return the item and issue you a refund.

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