The Ark of Lights and Shadows (2018)
The forgotten story of Martin and Osa Johnson, rebel filmmakers and Kansas natives who made some of the first films in Africa in times when filming itself was more dangerous than lions or malaria.
Director: Jan E. Svatoš
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Martin E. Johnson as Himself (Archival Footage) |
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Osa Johnson as Herself (Archival Footage) |
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Jan E. Svatoš as Narrator (voice) |
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Igor Bareš as Narrator (voice) |
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Zora Jandová as Narrator (voice) |
| Writing | Jan E. Svatoš | Writer |
| Directing | Jan E. Svatoš | Director |
| Editing | Václav Trčka | Editor |
| Sound | Romi Straková | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Zuzana Sekorová | Producer |
| Sound | Milan Jílek | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Štěpán Mamula | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Magda Gärtnerová | Producer |
| Camera | Romi Straková | Director of Photography |
| Production | Zdeněk Hala | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Rumen Pešek | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Jana Škopková | Creative Producer |
| Production | Ivana Buttry | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Katarína Buchanan Geyerová | Editor |
| Production | Helena Uldrichová | Producer |
| Editing | Pavel Hapala | Editor |
| Editing | Monika Marková | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Martin Maslowski | Sound Recordist |