The nine muses [videorecording] ; Seven songs for Malcolm X ; The last angel of history / A film by John Akomfrah ; a Smoking Dogs production made in association with BBC English Regions, Creation Rebel Films and Soul Rebel Pictures ; producers, Lina Gopaul, David Lawson.
Format:
[videorecording] ;
Publisher:
Icarus Films,
Copyright Date:
c2010
Description:
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 DVD (4 3/4 in.)
Seven songs for Malcolm X. The last angel of history.
Notes:
Release date supplied by publisher. Title from container. Bonus DVD contains two films by John Akomfrah: Seven songs for Malcolm X (52 min. / col. + b&w / 1993), and The last angel of history (45 min. / col. / 1995). Trevor Mathison, John Akomfrah, David Lawson.
Summary:
The nine muses: structured as an allegorical fable set between 1949 and 1970, comprising nine overlapping musical chapters that mix archival material with original scenes. Together, they form a stylized, idiosyncratic retelling of the history of mass migration to post-war Britain through the suggestive lens of the Homeric epic. Seven songs for Malcolm X: Intercutting testimonies and eyewitness accounts with tableaux and dramatic reenactments, the film explores the life and legacy of Malcolm X. With his widow Betty Shabazz, Spike Lee, and many others. The last angel of history: An examination of the relationships between music, Pan-African culture, science fiction, intergalactic travel, and computer technology. With George Clinton, DJ Spooky, Octavia Butler, Greg Tate, and Derek May.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.