The First World Festival of Negro Arts

Official film of the festival, a gathering that laid crucial groundwork for pan-Africanist thinking. Directed by William Greaves, the prolific African American actor and filmmaker who left the US in the 1950s to train at the more liberal, welcoming National Film Board of Canada.

Release Date

January 1, 1966

Status

Released

Original Title

The First World Festival of Negro Arts

Runtime

40min

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