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Full Record for Film No. 27


Title:Last Angel of History
Director 1:John Akomfrah
Country:UK/Germany
Year:1995
length:45 mins
Colour/b-w:colour
Genre:documentary, experimental
Screenwriter:Edward George
Cinematographer:David Scott
Editor:Justin Amsden
Producer:Lina Gopaul, Avril Johnson
Production company:Black Audio Film Productions in assoc. with ZDF/Channel 4
Cast:
Location:TABB
TABB No.:27
Synopsis:This experimental documentary explores the relationship between social reality and science fiction by way of looking at how black people in general and black musicians in particular have made use of the technology, the iconography and the cultural implications of space and space travel.
Keyword 1:black
Keyword 2:music
Keyword 3:science fiction
Keyword 4:literature

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