Age rating: 12A
Content warnings: Features frank references to historical racism and violence. Also contents references to sexual violence and sexual threat.
The film
Jazz and decolonisation are entwined in this Oscar nominated historical rollercoaster. Soundtrack to a Coup d’État rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba. After the admission to the UN of sixteen newly independent African countries causes a political earthquake, the US State Department swings into action, sending jazz ambassador Louis Armstrong to Congo to deflect attention from the CIA-backed coup.
The screening will be a followed by a Q&A with Director Johan Grimonprez.
UCL East Community Cinema
This screening is part of the UCL East Community Cinema, a series of free screenings on Wednesday evenings with films specially selected by our students, academics and community partners. Check out the other films we're screening.
This event is funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon Europe funding guarantee, grant reference EP/Y015088/1
