Come back, Africa / produced and directed by Lionel Rogosin ; written by Lionel Rogosin with Lewis Nkosi and William Modisane ; Lionel Rogosin Films.

Format
Video/Projected medium
Language
  • English
  • Afrikaans
  • Zulu
Εdition
The deluxe edition.
Published/​Created
  • [Harrington Park, New Jersey] : Milestone Film & Video, [2014]
  • [Brooklyn, NY] : Exclusively distributed by Oscilloscope Laboratories
  • ©2014
Description
2 videodiscs (341 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

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    • 4 3/4 in.
    Summary note
    In 1957, Rogosin travelled to South Africa and created a powerfully, moving drama exposing the harsh reality of life under the system apartheid. Filmed secretly under the noses of the feared South African police, Rogosin, his crew, and cast risked arrest and deportation. Miriam Makeba was banned from her country after travelling to Venice for the movie's premiere. The scenes shot in the vibrant black ghetto of Sophiatown are precious images of a lost world. Rogosin took the fight for equality to his homeland with Black roots, his documentary on African American life. The extraordinary cast, including Reverend Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick, attorney and feminist activist Florynce "Flo" Kennedy, musicians Jim Collier, Wende Smith, Larry Johnson and Reverend Gary Davis, tell stories of heartbreak and despair while their songs blow the roof off the rafters. The film combines tales of oppression with hauntingly beautiful images of the faces of black men, women and children.
    Notes
    • Come back, Africa originally released in 1959.
    • Black roots originally released in 1970.
    • Restored by the Cineteca di Bologna and the laboratory L'Imagine Ritrovata with the collaboration of Rogosin Heritage and the Anthology Film Archives in 2005. Supported by Fondazione Officina Cinema Sud-Est with the contribution of Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio.
    • Special features: an introduction by Martin Scorsese; An American in Sophiatown, about the making of Come back, Africa; Lionel Rogosin talks about Come back, Africa; Come back, Africa theatrical trailer; Bitter sweet stories, a documentary on the making of Black roots; Have you seen Drum recently?, a film by Jürgen Schadeberg.
    Creation/​Production credits
    • Come back, Africa: photography, Ernst Artaria, Emil Knebel ; editing, Carl Lerner.
    • Black roots: director of photography, J. Robert Wagoner ; editor, Ruth Schell ; music consultants, Alan Lomax, Anna Lomax.
    • Bitter sweet stories: editor, Michael Rogosin.
    • Have you seen Drum recently?: editor, Sharron Hawkes.
    Target audience
    Not rated.
    System details
    DVD, region 0, NTSC, anamorphic.
    Participant(s)/​Performer(s)
    • Come back, Africa: Zacharia Mgabi, Vinah Bendile, Miriam Makeba, Lewis Nkosi, Bloke Modisane, Can Themba.
    • Black roots: with Jim Collier, Rev. Gary Davis, Larry Johnson, Flo Kennedy, Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick, Wendy [i.e. Wende] Smith.
    • Have you seen Drum lately?: voices, General Duze, Michael Richard, Solly Kgamedi, Marcel Van Heerden.
    Language note
    English, Afrikaans and Zulu with subtitles in English; closed-captured.
    Contents
    • disc 1. Come back, Africa (1959, 86 min.)
    • [Martin Scorsese introduction] (2 min.)
    • An American in Sophiatown / directed by Michael Rogosin and Lloyd Ross (64 min.)
    • [Lionel Rogosin talks about Come back, Africa] (1978, 19 min.)
    • Come back, Africa theatrical trailer (2 min.)
    • disc 2. Black roots (1970, 63 min.)
    • Bitter sweet stories / directed by Michael Rogosin (27 min.)
    • Have you seen Drum recently? / directed by Jürgen Schadeberg (1989, 74 min.).
    Other title(s)
    • Come back, Africa (Motion picture)
    • Black roots.
    • American in Sophiatown.
    • Bitter sweet stories.
    • Have you seen Drum recently?
    ISBN
    • 9781933920535
    • 193392053X
    Publisher no.
    MILE 00133
    OCLC
    869015991
    Universal Product Code
    • 784148013343
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