Charles Burnett is returning to the African continent to, once again, tackle the story of a historic political figure on film. You'll recall his 2007 3-hour drama, Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation, which tells the story of Sam Nujoma, the first president of Namibia, from his political awakening, to his part in the country’s fight for freedom from occupation by South Africa. It covers 60 years of history and was financed entirely by the Namibian government. Carl Lumbly and Danny Glover starred, along with Chrisjan Appollus, Obed Emvula, and Joel Haikali. This time however, Burnett is heading north, to Algeria, to bring the...
- 9/9/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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