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FELA, MY LIVING GOD

by Daniele Vicari

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

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