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Ota Benga
Title
Ota Benga / written by 'Niyi Coker, Jr. ; directed by 'Niyi Coker, Jr. & Jean Bodon.
Publication
[Nigeria] ; [United States] ; [France] : A Jean Bodon Production : A 'Niyi Coker Jr. Film, [2018]
Copyright Notice Date
©2015
Physical Description
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Includes interviews, narration, archival film footage, still images, animation, and some dramatic reenactments.
Videodisc version of the documentary film originally released in 2015.
Produced by Jean Bodon; associate producer, Antoine Malamoud; executive producer, Joel Glassman; edited by James Abernathy.
In English; some French with English translation voiceover.
Summary
Documents the life of Ota Benga, a Congolese pygmy who was taken from Africa and brought to Saint Louis, Missouri for display at the 1904 World's Fair as evidence of an inferior species. He was then taken to New York City for display at the Bronx Zoo where he was housed with primates as the missing link between humans and apes.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English; French
Added to Catalog
July 29, 2019
Credits
Produced by Jean Bodon; associate producer, Antoine Malamoud; executive producer, Joel Glassman; edited by James Abernathy.
Performers
Narrated by O'Dan Smith [and others].
System details note
DVD-R.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Biography.
Documentary films.
History.
Documentary films.
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