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Soundtrack to a coup d'etat  Cover Image DVD DVD

Soundtrack to a coup d'etat / an Onomatopee Films & Warboys Films production in coproduction with Zap-O-Matik, BALDR Film, ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, RTBF Télévision Belge, VRT ; a Johan Grimonprez film produced by Daan Milius & Rémi Grellety ; written and directed by Johan Grimonprez.

Summary:

This film explores the collision of African politics and American jazz in the 1960s, revealing the hidden forces behind Patrice Lumumba's 1961 assassination. It focuses on the protest by Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach at the UN Security Council regarding that assassination. Through eyewitness accounts; declassified government memos; and testimonies from mercenaries, CIA operatives, and jazz legends, the film presents a historical narrative that interrogates colonial history and offers a reflection on the geopolitical echoes that reverberate today.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2025]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a documentary in 2024.
Wide screen.
Special features: Q&A panel with director Johan Grimonprez; trailers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Jonathan Wannyn ; editor, Rik Chaubet.
Participant or Performer Note:
Featuring: Louis Armstrong, Andrée Blouin, In Koli Jean Bofane, Conor Cruise O'Brien, Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach, John Coltrane ; narrators, Marie Daulne, Patrick Cruise O'Brien.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Audio 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo.
Language Note:
Soundtrack in English, French, Dutch, Russian; optional English subtitles; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Awards Note:
Sundance, 2024
Subject: Jazz musicians > Political activity > United States.
Lumumba, Patrice, 1925-1961 > Assassination.
Geopolitics > Developing countries > History > 20th century.
Genre: Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 1 of 2 copies available at Sage Library System.
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Hood River County Library District. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Hood River County Library DVD 967.57103 SOU (Text) 33892101025097 Adult New DVDs Checked out 04/22/2025
Baker County Library 967.57103 SOU DVD (Text) 37814003490050 VIDEO NON-FICTION Available -

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