cinema antiplastique
Algeria ‘69 Festival
In the late 1960’s and early 70’s the city of Algiers became home to a revolutionary vanguard of Pan African imagination. At that time, Algerians held the admiration of the Third World and disapora, having newly freed themselves from over one hundred and thirty years of French settler colonialism. 900,000 French Pied Noir, many of whom were born in the colonies, returned to France in 1962, following generations of protracted struggle and armed resistance. 1969 celebrations included performances by Miriam Makeba, Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone and Assia Djebar. Today, Algeria exists among many sites of unfinished movements for liberation . In cinema antiplastique’s Algeria ‘69 festival, we share these important histories and roadmaps during a euphoric time of change. Uplifting the power of art as a revolutionary tool for change, African socialism, Third World Feminism and indigenous led climate justice, we take a look back in time, offering film screenings, talks, activities for children and cinema antimplastique’s embodied movement practices to keep the dream moving forward.
february 2026 program tba
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South African singer Miriam Makeba sings:
“Ana horra fil Jazier”, I am free in Algeria
Black Panther Community News service: “Panthers in the Kasbah”
Marvin Gaye, Pan African Festival of Algiers 1969
Nina Simone, Pan African Festival of Algiers 1969
crowds and parade from the Pan African Festival of Algiers 1969
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