Where Jazz & Espionage Collide Oscar Nominated "Soundtrack To A Coup D'Etat" director Johan Grimonprez

🎧 Inside the Arthouse: Johan Grimonprez on Soundtrack to a Coup d’État – Jazz, Espionage & African Liberation
🎬 Distributed by @KinoLorber

A sensation at the Sundance Film Festival and now an Oscar® nominee for Best Documentary, SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ÉTAT is a riveting, genre-defying exploration of Cold War politics, colonialism, and cultural resistance—told through the voices of jazz legends and political visionaries.

In this powerful episode, filmmaker Johan Grimonprez joins Inside the Arthouse to discuss the hidden history behind the 1960 U.S.-backed coup in Congo—one that shaped the fate of post-colonial Africa. Through the lens of music, archival footage, and political intrigue, the film features cultural icons like Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, Dizzy Gillespie, Maya Angelou, Max Roach, and even Walt Disney as they become entangled in one of the Cold War’s most shocking betrayals of African self-determination.

🎙️ A haunting story with the pacing of a John le Carré spy thriller, this film uncovers the deep roots of geopolitical manipulation—still echoing today in a Congo grappling with instability.

🔗 Hosted by Greg Laemmle & Raphael Sbarge
📍 More at: InsideTheArthouse.com
🎬 In theaters and distributed by @KinoLorber | @laemmle | @InsideTheArthouse @officialRaphaelSbarge

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