Finding Fela tells the story of Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s life, his music, his social and political importance. Fela Kuti created a new musical movement, Afrobeat, using that forum to express his revolutionary political opinions against the dictatorial Nigerian government of the 1970s and 1980s. His influence helped bring a change towards democracy in Nigeria and promoted Pan Africanist politics to the world. Directed by Academy Award winning filmmaker Alex Gibney.
Alex Gibney’s Finding Fela (2014) is a sweeping portrait of the artist as guerilla warrior. Set to the insistent groove of Nigerian superstar Fela Kuti’s revolutionary Afrobeat sound, the remarkable story of one man’s courageous stand against a corrupt and dictatorial government gives testament to the transformative power of music as a force of social and political unification.
Opens at New York’s IFC Center on August 1, 2014. For additional dates, visit FindingFela.com
