SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT
Sun, Dec 22
|Epsilon Spires
Jazz and geopolitics collide in this riveting historical rollercoaster interrogating the 1961 assassination of Congo’s leader Patrice Lumumba. Richly illustrated with eyewitness accounts, official government memos, testimonies from mercenaries and CIA operatives, and a pantheon of jazz legends.
Time & Location
Dec 22, 2024, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USA
About the event
SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT (2024, Dir. Johan Grimonprez, 150 mins)
Jazz and geopolitics collide in this magnificent, cinematic interrogation of colonial history and the 1961 assassination of Congolese prime minister Patrice Lumumba. Months before Lumumba was killed, jazz great Louis Armstrong was sent on an expansive tour of Africa, organized by the State Department that, unbeknownst to the trumpeter, was using his visit as a cover to get access and information about controversial Cold War operations. Stylistically mesmerizing, Johan Grimonprez’s kinetic, urgent documentary delivers the politics of decolonization in jazz form, foregrounds the powerful women behind the revolution, and sounds a call to clear-eyed interrogation of Western powers’ murderous collusions in the guise of liberal values. This magnificent essay film offers a chilling, brilliantly researched indictment of state-sanctioned violence and a history lesson that resonates now more than ever.
2024 Sundance Film Festival Winner: Special Jury Award for Cinematic…
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SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT
.Admission for one to SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT. Popcorn and refreshments will be available to enjoy during the film! Please choose your seating with respect for others and let us know if you require special arrangements. Thank you for your support! Enjoy the program!
$15.00Sliding Scale Ticket
Ticket for one to SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT - Popcorn is included. General admission is $15. Thanks to a generous grant from the Ben and Jerry’s Foundation, subsidized sliding-scale tickets are available for those who self-identify as experiencing financial hardship. In order to make this program accessible for all, we are offering tickets by sliding scale. Taking equity and inclusion into account, please pay what you can to help support the venue
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