Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Date & Time
Location Main Campus | Law Building
Film Information
| Theater | Brown Auditorium Theater, digital |
| Directed by | Johan Grimonprez |
| Year | 2024 |
| Length | 150 minutes |
| Country | Belgium/France/Netherlands |
| Language | English, French, Dutch, and Russian with English subtitles |
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Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Date & Time
Location Main Campus | Law Building
Film Information
| Theater | Brown Auditorium Theater, digital |
| Directed by | Johan Grimonprez |
| Year | 2024 |
| Length | 150 minutes |
| Country | Belgium/France/Netherlands |
| Language | English, French, Dutch, and Russian with English subtitles |
Johan Grimonprez’s Oscar-nominated essay film examines how jazz and geopolitics collided in a nefarious chapter of Cold War history. This propulsive cinematic collage illuminates the political machinations behind the assassination of Congo’s first democratically elected leader, Patrice Lumumba. The film also incorporates jazz music and performance footage (Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln, and Nina Simone) and explores its connections to colonial power moves.
For mature audiences
Tickets
- $9 general admission; $7 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)
Plan Your Visit
- This screening takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater in the Law Building.
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Call for Questions 713-639-7531
Email Your Questions [email protected]
Generous support has been provided by the Foundation for Independent Media Arts, Gerry Aitken, Richard Levy and Dinah Chetrit, and Anne Tucker and Robert Morris.