Africa Rising (2019)
How African artists have spread African culture all over the world, especially music, since the harsh years of decolonization, trying to offer a nicer portrait of this amazing continent, historically known for tragic subjects, such as slavery, famine, war and political chaos.
Directors: Thorsten Ernst, Jean-Alexander Ntivyhabwa.
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Jürgen Zimmerer as Self - Historian |
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Didier Awadi as Self - Musician |
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Amelie Deuflhard as Self - Art Director |
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Felwine Sarr as Self - Economist |
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Nhlanhla Nciza as Self - Musician |
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Gyedu-Blay Ambolley as Self - Musician |
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Hauke Dorsch as Self - Ethnologist |
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Ray Lema as Self - Musician |
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Leanne Sacramone as Self - Cartier Foundation Curator |
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Gims as Self - Musician |
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Binetou Sylla as Self - Music Producer |
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Bintou Simporé as Self - Radio Presenter |
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Femi Kuti as Self - Musician |
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Leigh Blake as Self - Producer |
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Richard Mudariki as Self - Painter |
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Rama Thiat as Self - Musician / Activist |
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Majid Bekkas as Self - Musician |
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Josephine Apraku as Self - Activist |
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Yonii as Self - Musician |
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Sipho Dlamini as Self - Music Producer |
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Chéri Chérin as Self - Painter |
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JP Mika as Self - Painter |
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Vanessa Mdee as Self - Musician |
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Anne Moll as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Mica Mylo as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Frank Thomé as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Constantin von Westphalen as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Abdullah Ibrahim as Self - Musician (archive footage) |
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Miriam Makeba as Self - Musician (archive footage) |
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Kwame Nkrumah as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Baudouin I of Belgium as Self (archive footage) |
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Joseph Kasa-Vubu as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Patrice Lumumba as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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James Brown as Self - Musician (archive footage) |
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Muhammad Ali as Self - Boxer (archive footage) |
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George Foreman as Self - Boxer (archive footage) |
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Mobutu Sese Seko as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Papa Wemba as Self - Musician (archive footage) |
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Niska as Self - Musician (archive footage) |
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Fela Kuti as Self - Musician (archive footage) |
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Robert Mugabe as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Bob Marley as Self - Musician (archive footage) |
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Alpha Blondy as Self - Musician (archive footage) |
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Salif Keita as Self - Musician (archive footage) |
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Manu Dibango as Self - Musician (archive footage) |
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Peter Gabriel as Self - Musician (archive footage) |
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Youssou N'Dour as Self - Musician (archive footage) |
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Cheb Khaled as Self - Musician (archive footage) |
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Pieter Willem Botha as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Nelson Mandela as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Ice Cube as Self - Musician (archive footage) |
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Abdoulaye Wade as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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MHD as Self - Musician (archive footage) |
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Black Coffee as Self - Musician (archive footage) |
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Spoek Mathambo as Self - Musician (archive footage) |
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Wizkid as Self - Musician (archive footage) |
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Beyoncé as Self - Musician (archive footage) |
| Directing | Thorsten Ernst | Director |
| Directing | Jean-Alexander Ntivyhabwa | Director |
| Editing | Mikhele Apitzsch | Editor |
| Art | Mikhele Apitzsch | Graphic Designer |
| Camera | Christian Lache | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Allain Belloc | Sound |
| Sound | Claudio Mendonck | Sound |
| Sound | Tarek Nemeh | Sound |
| Sound | Bianka Schulze | Sound |
| Sound | Julian Bohn | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Lina Schienke | Producer |
| Production | Wiebke Zippel | Producer |
| Production | Jean-Alexander Ntivyhabwa | Producer |
| Writing | Jean-Alexander Ntivyhabwa | Writer |
| Writing | Thorsten Ernst | Writer |