Newsreel - LUMUMBA: LA MORT DU PROPHETE. Please Note: Since 1992, California Newsreel has distributed Raoul Peck's acclaimed documentary on Patrice Lumumba and the Congo Lumumba: la mort du prophete. Raoul Peck's feature film on Patrice Lumumba, Lumumba is being distributed by Zeitgeist Films, visit www.zeitgeistfilms.com for more information.) Lumumba: la mort du Prophete offers a unique opportunity to reconsider the life and legacy of one of the legendary figures of modern African history.
Like Malcolm X, Patrice Lumumba is remembered less for his lasting achievements than as an enduring symbol of the struggle for self-determination. This deeply personal reflection by acclaimed fimmaker Raoul Peck on the events of Lumumba's brief twelve month rise and fall is a moving memorial to a man described as a giant, a prophet, a devil, "a mystic of freedom," and "the Elvis Presley of African politics. " If Lumumba: la mort du Prophete is a film about remembering, it is even more a film about forgetting. Essay by John Henrik Clarke. Life and Times: Nelson Mandela - Watch the Documentary Film for Free | Watch Free Documentaries Online.
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