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The nine muses ; with Seven songs for Malcolm X ; and The Last Angel of History
Title
The nine muses ; with Seven songs for Malcolm X ; and The Last Angel of History / UK Film Council ; The Arts Council of England ; Soul Rebel Pictures ; in association with Creation Rebel Films, BBC English Regions, Naxos Audio Books ; a Made in England initiative ; a Smoking Dogs production ; written and directed by John Akomfrah ; producers, Lina Gopaul, David Lawson.
Publication
Brooklyn, NY : Icarus Films, [2012]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (94 min., 97 min.) : DVD video, sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Medium
DVD video 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Title from title frame.
Three films originally produced in 2010, 1993 and 1995.
Bonus DVD contains two films by John Akomfrah: Seven songs for Malcolm X (52 min. / color and black & white / 1993), and The last angel of history (45 min. / color / 1995).
Editor, Miikka Leskinen ; director of photography, Dewald Aukema ; composer, Trevor Mathison ; costume designer, Jackie Vernon.
2011 Sundance Film Festival ; 2011 Jerusalem Film Festival ; 2011 London Film Festival
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.
Variant and related titles
Seven Songs for Malcolm X
Last Angel of History
Seven songs for Malcolm X (Motion picture)
Last angel of history (Motion picture)
7 songs for Malcolm X.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 03, 2017
Credits
Editor, Miikka Leskinen ; director of photography, Dewald Aukema ; composer, Trevor Mathison ; costume designer, Jackie Vernon.
Cast
Trevor Mathison, John Akomfrah, David Lawson.
System details note
DVD; region 1; NTSC; fullscreen; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Contents
Nine muses / John Akomfrah (2010, 94 min.)
Seven songs for Malcolm X / John Akomfrah (1993, 52 min.)
Last angel of history / John Akomfrah (1995, 45 min.).
Subjects
Genre/Form
Nonfiction films.
Experimental films.
Historical reenactments (Motion pictures)
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Feature films - Great Britain.
Biography.
Documentary films.
Experimental films.
Feature films.
Historical reenactments (Motion pictures)
Nonfiction films.
Also listed under
UK Film Council, production company.
Arts Council of England, production company.
Soul Rebel Pictures, production company.
Creation Rebel Films, production company.
BBC English Regions, production company.
Naxos AudioBooks, Ltd., production company.
Made in England (Project), production company.
Smoking Dogs Films, production company.
Black Audio Film Collective, production company.
Channel Four (Great Britain), production company.
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, production company.
Icarus Films, film distrubitor.
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