FELA, MY LIVING GOD
synopsis
On 12th August I997, an enormous crowd packs every inch of a large square in Lagos, Nigeria. Ten days earlier, singer Fela Kuti, the king of Afrobeat and a spiritual guide for millions, passed away. Now his people want to say goodbye. Present with his camera to capture the event is Italian director Michele Avantario, who in that unique musician had discovered a living god, a human, intellectual and religious reference point
international title: | Fela, my Living God |
original title: | Fela, il mio Dio vivente |
country: | Italy, Slovenia, United Kingdom |
year: | 2023 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Daniele Vicari |
film run: | 90' |
screenplay: | Daniele Vicari, Greta Scicchitano, Renata Di Leone |
cinematography by: | Gherardo Gossi |
film editing: | Andrea Campajola |
music: | Teho Teardo |
producer: | Renata Di Leone, Giovanni Capalbo, Federico Poillucci, Clare Spencer |
production: | Fabrique Entertainment, Luce Cinecittà, RAI Cinema, Lokafilm, Grasshopper Films |
backing: | Direzione generale Cinema e audiovisivo del Ministero della Cultura DGCA - MIC, Regione Lazio Fondo Regionale Cinema e Audiovisivo |
distributor: | Istituto Luce Cinecittà |