BAFF - Projection de Soundtrack to a coup d'Etat

Johan Grimonprez's film takes us on a tragic and complex adventure through a montage of archive footage, voices, texts, newspapers and, of course, legendary jazz tracks, against the backdrop of Congo's independence. In a brilliant demonstration, we witness the undermining work carried out by the USA to thwart the union of the newly independent African nations. To prevent this union, the Americans will use unconventional weapons, such as Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone and Ella Fitzgerald, to name but a few.

Part of the Brussels Art Film Festival and in partnership Les Lundis d'Hortense.