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Lunchtime Film: Soundtrack To A Coup d'Etat
Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 12:00pm

Soundtrack To A Coup d'Etat (2024)

Musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the UN Security Council, Nikita Khrushchev bangs his shoe, and the U.S. State Department sends Louis Armstrong to Congo to deflect attention from a CIA-backed coup. Director Johan Grimonprez captures the moment when African politics and American jazz collided in this essay film; 150 minutes. Unrated. (Documentary)

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