Fela kuti wasnt at all worried about contracting hiv in 1997. It received 11 tony awards in 2010 and a trimmeddown concert version is currently playing in auckland. Fela anikulapo kuti 15 october 1938 2 august 1997, also professionally known as fela kuti, or simply fela, was a nigerian multiinstrumentalist, musician, composer, pioneer of the afrobeat music genre and human rights activist. Every song you write, design you dream, class you teach, collaboration you inform this is the stuff art is made of.
Going clear director alex gibney curates exclusive collection for sundancenow doc club. Finding fela tells the story of fela anikulapo kutis life, his music, his social and political importance. He created a new musical movement, afrobeat, using that forum to express his. The big screen documentary finding fela tells the story of fela anikulapo kutis life, his music, his social and political. The musical segments alone are worth the price of admission, and the developing sense of fela s place in the canon of world pop singers is a great bonus. Dailyweekendweeklymonthlyquarterlyyearlyseasonsholidays. Along with snippets of actual performances, theres a lot of footage of interviews with a dozen people close to him, including family and band members, and a few brief interviews with fela. Side, director alex gibney more recently turned his camera on nigerian musician, former activist and afrobeat pioneer fela kuti. Kuti was an originator of the afrobeat sound, and the musical opens with him addressing the audience from a concert at his club, the afrika shrine in nigerias largest city, lagos. Rent finding fela 2014 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Netflixs exclusive anime series knights of sidonia has had season 2 added as well as season 5 of white collar. Finding fela soundtrack album available for preorder from knitting factory records and. Fela kuti, yeni kuti, femi kuti, seun kuti, bill t.
At the height of his popularity, he was referred to as one of africas most challenging and charismatic music performers. Alex gibney was born on october 23, 1953 in new york city, new york, usa as philip alexander gibney. Kino lorber acquires north american rights for finding fela. Laboratory confirmed flu activity as reported by clinical laboratories continues to decrease sharply and is now low. Final season of hbos prohibitionera crime drama focuses on nucky thompsons steve buscemi attempts to align himself with liquor producers as the great depression rages on. Alex gibney discusses finding fela with realscreen. The full documentary, finding fela, is available on the fela website, along with other documentaries and recorded concerts, cds and vinyl, tee shirts, posters and many other items. The lied center for performing arts silver screenings film series returns feb. A year old reina dreams in a village where young girls are married out at a young age. Finding fela is the story of fela anikulapo kutis life, music, and political importance. He has been married to anne morgan debevoise since august 14, 1982. Alex gibneys finding fela 2014 is a sweeping portrait of the artist as guerilla warrior. The answer probably lies in the fact that, while felas music surely was infectious, it was rarely digestable into a 3 or 4 min. The big screen documentary finding fela tells the story of fela anikulapo kutis life, his music, his social and political importance.
This indepth look at the man who created afrobeat a fusion of jazz. Season 7 of sons of anarchy has been added alongside season 5 of the scifi series warehouse. The smartest guys in the room 2005, taxi to the dark side 2007 and going clear. The shrine became a haven for political dissidents and female admirers from which fela selected multiple women to marry and take back to live in his communeindependent nation. Second, there is the inevitable comparison between fela and bob marley, and the question as to why fela never broke big in the us. Finding fela a film by alex gibney, official website. Its a movie that is more about the making of the broadway performance of fela than about. He created a new musical movement, afrobeat, a combination of jazz, funk, and nigerian percussion styles. Check out the fiftyfoot tower on this storybook spanish revival. Finding fela opened this past weekend without any prerelease hype or advertising at my local arthouse theatre here in cincinnati. On july 3rd, 2018, french president emmanuel macron visited the shrine and prelaunched the season of african cultures 2020 in france. There are many clips and concert fragments to enjoy, even if some of them are a little less sharp due to the age of the footage, which sometimes looks like. Finding fela the legendary musician, producer, innovator and thinker brian eno once famously called the nigerian afrobeat meter one of the.
Set to the insistent groove of nigerian superstar fela. Rent finding fela 2014 starring fela kuti and yeni kuti on dvd and bluray. Of course the movie is a mustsee for musiclovers, in particular jazz fans. Alex gibney discusses the armstrong lie peter sobczynski 201108 documentarian alex gibney discusses how he turned a problem he made a doc about lance armstrongs 2009 attempt to come out of retirement, but before the film was released, armstrongs story turned sour into a.
Dividing the films running time between an interview and archive footage driven portrait of fela s life and work, and a film record of a. He created a new musical movement, afrobeat, using that forum to express his revolutionary political opinions against the dictatorial nigerian government of the 1970s and 1980s. Lights, camera africa 2015 film synopses the guardian. A walk among the tombstones was actually pretty good. Recently, the very outspoken nigerian afrobeat musician femi kuti, made headlines for saying that hed rather not be called nigerian. Finding fela is the new documentary feature about fela kutis life, his music, his social and political importance. It was also a political force, a propulsive delivery system of fela s revolutionary ideas, pitched against the dictatorial nigerian government of the 1970s and 1980s. Finding fela, by alex gibney, is quite an ordinary documentary that portrays an extraordinary man and his story. On the contrary, those lesions simply meant he was shedding his skin like a snake, becoming ever more powerful. Watch finding fela online vimeo on demand on vimeo.
Going clear director alex gibney curates exclusive. Dogwoof acquires international rights for finding fela. The oscar nominated actor ethan hawke explores the life and lessons of piano teacher seymour bernstein in the big screen documentary seymour an introd. Finding fela has this fascinating figure at its center, and the film does not hesitate to reveal the mans profound influence and significant flaws. This web page provides weekly preliminary estimates of the cumulative in season numbers of flu illnesses, medical visits and hospitalizations in the u. Alex remembers how bryce supported alex after jessica dumped him.
Finding fela tells the story of fela anikulapo kutis life, his music, his social and political. Macron said he had visited the shrine as a student in 2002. A look at the life and music of nigerian singer fela kuti. Alex gibney celebrity profile check out the latest alex gibney photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Fela anikulapokuti created a new musical movement, afrobeat, a combination of jazz, funk, and nigerian percussion styles. On the premiere episode of the pilot season of the sandra. Extracts from the film featured in the 2015 british library exhibition west africa. The oscar nominated actor ethan hawke explores the life and lessons of piano teacher seymour bernstein in the big screen documentary seymour an introduction. New releases on netflix uk 3rd july whats on netflix. Fela the firebrand has most recently been the subject of a musical fela. Finding fela does an exemplary job of explaining, in musical terms, what made fela standout, a simple enough step that most music documentaries ignore. How the season 3 finale says goodbye in an unexpected way trish regan out at fox business after referring to coronavirus as impeachment scam the.