简介：Nothinglessthanamasterfullystructuredfilmessay,filmmakerandmultimediaartistJohanGrimonprez’s(DoubleTake)newdocumentaryisanexplosivecocktailofgeopolitics,jazzmusic,cold-warintrigues,andcolonizationpractices,havingCongoandthemurderofPatriceLumumba,itsfirstdemocraticallyelectedprimeminister,asitsbackdrop.Bothexhaustinglydetailedinitsresearchanddata,andabsolutelyingeniousandfreeinitsformat,thefilmfollowsLumumba’srisetopowerandthecolonialists’resistancetoreleasingcontrolofthecountryintothehandsofitscitizens.Simultaneously,thefilmchroniclestheUSA’sattempttoinfluencethecountrythroughdispatchedjazzmusicianssuchasNinaSimone,DukeEllington,LouisArmstrongwhofoundthemselvesinthecountryinordertoplaymusic,ignoranttothefactthattheywerenothingmorethanadiversionforCIA’smachinations.Theoutcomeisafilmvibratingwithmusicandcinematicenergywhileembodyinganintensepolitical“J’accuse”towardstheghostsofcolonizationthatstillrefusetobeputdown.(源自:TIDF)…