#Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

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Join Strategy & Soul Theater At the Pan African Film & Arts Festival on February 11th for a film showing of Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Join Strategy & Soul Theater At the Pan African Film & Arts Festival on February 11th for a film showing of Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat directed by Johan Grimonprez

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1738882125809{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Join Strategy & Soul Theater at the Pan African Film & Arts Festival Film showing of Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat Directed by Johan Grimonprez February 11th 2025 @ 8:30pm The Culver Theater – Auditorium #6     |     9500 Culver Blvd, Culver City, CA…

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tagged by beloved nadia @watermotif on my first fav watches this year tbh i would add so many more but these are the ones i was most emotionally attached/left an imprint on my heart. tagging whoever wants to do this, i love movie recs❣️🙂

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*send an ask to submit a snub

Snub winner for each category will go head-to-head with official nominations winner

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I was tagged by @gael-garcia (hehe thank you!!)

These are my favourite first watches from jan-feb! Some for acting, some for the writing, others for the visuals, cinematography and editing etc!

the crucified lovers (1954) / millennium actress (2001) / housekeeping for beginners (2023) / peking opera blues (1986) / güeros (2014) / kisapmata (1981) / soundtrack to a coup d’etat (2024) / the fabulous baron munchausen (1962) / the sea (1962)

I tag @mifhortunach @onlybluetalk @hierneneuro (no pressure though!!) and anyone who wants to do this!

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Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

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25 February 2025

Film: SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT (dir. Johan Grimonprez, 2024, Belgium-France-Netherlands)

Forum: Doc Films   Format: DCP

Observations: The film opens and closes with the famous Harlem protest in 1961 at the United Nations against the West's ousting of Patrice Lumumba as premier of the newly-independent Democratic Republic of the Congo. The film fires a torrent of information at the audience, all documented but giving the viewer little time or context to process it. (Also a weighty 150 minutes.) Many musicians are highlighted (Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln, in particular), though few if any numbers are heard in their entirety. About 35 in attendance.

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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (12): Lying Politicians Set the Backdrop to Tragedy in the Congo.

One Mann's Movies Film Review of "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat". History and Jazz in a violent 1960's Congo. 4/5.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” (2024). We are in Oscar documentary territory again and this is one for the history buffs. And this is not just a documentary… this is a jazz documentary! Bob the Movie Man Rating: Louis Armstrong, sent as a ‘Jazz Ambassador’ to troubled places in Africa. (Source: Modern Films.) “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” Summary: We focus on the…

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‼️🚨 ATTENTION EVERYBODY 🚨‼️

The nominations for this year's Academy Awards have been announced. Emilia Pérez" leads the field.

After two disaster-related shifts, Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang revealed on Thursday afternoon, the works and stars were hoping this year at the 97th place. The genre-explosive musical "Emilia Pérez" by French director Jacques Audiard is the favourite in the award ceremony, which will be held on 2nd. March will be held. The film, already successful at the Golden Globes, brings together 13 nominations, announced the Academy on Thursday. This is followed by the fictional biography "The Brutalist" and the Disney (?!) musical "Wicked" with 10 chances of winning each.

Foreignoscar without Austria

In the race for the foreign Oscar is "Die Saat des heiligen Feigenbaum" by the director Mohammad Rasoulof, who lives in Germany. The native Iranian measures herself here with the omnipresent "Emilia Pérez" as well as the Danish production "The Girl with the Needle", "I'm Still Here" from Brazil and the Latvian animation strip "Flow". The Austrian entry "Des Teufels Beitrag" by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala had not made it to the pre-selection before.

The favourites and their number of nominations

"Emilia Pérez" (13) "Wicked" und "Der Brutalist" (10) "Konklave", "Like A Complete Unknown" (8) "Anora" (6) "Dune: Part Two", "The Substance" (5) "Nosferatu" (4) "I'm Still Here", "Sing Sing", "Der wilde Roboter" (3) "A Real Pain", "Flow", "Nickel Boys", "The Apprentice" (2)

The nominees in the categories

Actor in a Supporting Role Yura Borisov, Anora Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown Guy Pearce, The Brutalist Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice

Costume Design A Complete Unknown Conclave Gladiator II Nosferatu Wicked

Makeup and Hairstyling A Different Man Emilia Pérez Nosferatu The Substance Wicked

Music (Original Score) The Brutalist Conclave Emilia Pérez Wicked The Wild Robot

Music (Original Song) "Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez “Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez “Like A Bird” from Sing Sing “The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight

Animated Short Film Beautiful Men In the Shadow of the Cypress Magic Candies Wander to Wonder Yuck!

Live-Action Short Film A Lien Anuja I’m Not a Robot The Last Ranger The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Writing (Adapted Screenplay) A Complete Unknown Conclave Emilia Pérez Nickel Boys Sing Sing

Writing (Original Screenplay) Anora The Brutalist A Real Pain September 5 The Substance

Actress in a Supporting Role Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown Ariana Grande, Wicked Felicity Jones, The Brutalist Isabella Rossellini, Conclave Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pére

Documentary Feature Film Black Box Diaries No Other Land Porcelain War Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat Sugarcane

Documentary Short Film Death by Numbers I Am Ready, Warden Incident Instruments of a Beating Heart The Only Girl in the Orchestra

International Feature Film Brazil, I’m Still Here Denmark, The Girl With the Needle France, Emilia Pérez Germany, The Seed of the Sacred Fig Latvia, Flow

Animated Feature Film Flow Inside Out 2 Memoir of a Snail Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl The Wild Robot

Production Design The Brutalist Conclave Dune: Part Two Nosferatu Wicked

Sound A Complete Unknown Dune: Part Two Emilia Pérez Wicked The Wild Robot

Visual Effects Alien: Romulus Better Man Dune: Part Two Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Wicked

Actor in a Leading Role Adrien Brody, The Brutalist Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown Colman Domingo, Sing Sing Ralph Fiennes, Conclave Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice

Actress in a Leading Role Cynthia Erivo, Wicked Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez Mikey Madison, Anora Demi Moore, The Substance Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here

Directing Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez Sean Baker, Anora Brady Corbet, The Brutalist Coralie Fargeat, The Substance James Mangold, A Complete Unknown

Best Picture Anora The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Conclave Dune: Part Two Emilia Pérez I’m Still Here Nickel Boys The Substance Wicked

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Spectacle Radio ep.117 :: 06.06.24 :: ****A Bloody Moon in the Great English Outdoors

This time with guests Anne Sofie Nørskov and Sam Bornstein talking about the soundtrack to their new film Erase the Record and sharing some of their favorites in the mix with the usual chaos of the Spectacle slate.

Goma & Little Temple - Notti’s Dream #1 (Funky Forest) Killer’s Moon Sam Bornstein - Breakdown (Erase the Record) Alan Birkenshaw & Jane Lester - My Dream (Killer’s Moon) Funky Forest Theme Nill & O Adotado - Shirley Chisholm (Raw Session) American Hunter Josy Nowack - Break You Down (The Future Is Woman) Takashi Inagaki - Wall Anhell69 Brenda Hutchinson, Clive Smith, & Slava Tsukerman - Liquid Sky 14 The Uncle Henny Penny Show (The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood) Giovanni Fusco - L’Avventura Theme … Sam Bornstein - Erase the Record Theme Magnet - Lullaby (The Wicker Man) Eduard Artemyev - Solaris XI Warm Blood The Way It Is - In a Strange Place Yo La Tengo - Sea Urchins (The Sound of Science) Matt Farley - My Goldfish Dead (Local Legends) Burst City The Circle Jerks - Coup d’Etat (Repo Man) Bully Boys Band - Putney Swope Window to Paris Brenda Hutchinson, Clive Smith, & Slava Tsukerman - Liquid Sky 18 Zbigniew Preisner - Dekalog IV Part 2 Sam Bornstein - Letter to Zoey (Erase the Record) Eduard Artemyev - Solaris VI … Anne Linnet - Time Out (Time Out) Goma & Little Temple - Notti’s Dream #2 (Funky Forest) Robert Joy - End Titles from Faustus Bidgood Mark Reeder (B-Movie: Lust and Sound in West Berlin) The Plastics - Copy (Downtown 81) Raymond Scott - Portofino (The Century of the Self) Gottfried Hüngsberg - World on a Wire Edgar Froese - Snake Bath (Kamikaze ’89) Saeko Suzuki - Life King (No Life King) Los Van Van - Tokyo Decadence Grey Gerstin - Demo 5_2-_24 The Grid (The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood) Isao Tomita - Arabesque (Jack Horkheimer / Star Hustler) Joanna Bruzdowicz - Theme from Vagabond Jacques Dutronc - Et Moi, Et Moi, Et Moi (City of Ghosts) Yo La Tengo - Sea Urchins (The Sound of Science) The Red Krayola - In My Baby’s Ruth (Raw Session)

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It’s been quite a year for thrillingly inventive music documentaries. First there was Gary Hustwit’s Eno, a groundbreaking portrait of the pioneering musician, producer and artist that tore up the rules of cinema and reinvented itself with each new screening. And now there’s Belgian film-maker Johan Grimonprez’s dazzling Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat, a breathtaking, ideas-packed journey that weaves together American jazz and the geopolitical machinations of the 1950s and 60s. It’s almost reductive to describe this extraordinary essay film as a music documentary – it’s about so much: the cold war; the bloody fingerprints of colonialism in Africa; the 1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba, prime minister of the newly independent Democratic Republic of the Congo; Nikita Khrushchev’s shoe. But linking it all is an eye-opening exploration of the politics of jazz, and the music itself, freewheeling and skittish and pulsing through every frame. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/nov/13/coups-colonialism-and-all-that-jazz-new-film-unravels-cold-war-truths-johan-grimonprez-soundtrack-to-a-coup-detat This densely detailed and fascinating film skips between timelines and continents. It covers the CIA’s use of unwitting jazz musicians (Louis Armstrong, for example) as distractions to cover their political meddling in various countries. It touches on the incredible Andrée Blouin – Lumumba’s adviser and speechwriter, women’s rights activist and a figure who warrants a whole other documentary dedicated to her remarkable life. There are snippets of adverts for iPhones and Teslas, acknowledging how the mineral resources of the DRC made it such a prized target for colonial powers, and tying the country’s past to the unfolding story in the present day. Informative, exhaustively researched, but never dry or didactic, this is a phenomenal achievement by Grimonprez, who holds his own country to account for its shameful role in this sorry tale. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/nov/16/soundtrack-to-a-coup-detat-review-johan-grimonprez-drc-congo-belgium-jazz-cold-war-cia

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Monday, April 07, 2025 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: THE CHELSEA DETECTIVE (Acorn TV) 90 DAY DIARIES (TLC Canada) 9:00pm PARADISE (CTV) 10:00pm

WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT?: TMZ PRESENTS: THE MENENDEZ BROTHERS: THE PRISON INTERVIEW (FOX Feed)

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

AMAZON PRIME CANADA PMNH: BLUES VS JETS

CRAVE TV MEET THE KILLER PARENTS SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT

NETFLIX CANADA BLIPPI’S JOB SHOW KILL TONY: KILL OR BE KILLED

MLB BASEBALL (SN) 6:00pm: Jays vs. Red Sox (SN Now) 9:30pm: Astros vs. Mariners

NBA BASKETBALL (SN1) 7:30pm: 76ers vs. Heat

MURDOCH MYSTERIES (CBC) 8:00pm: With a public hydroelectric project launching, Murdoch suspects the death of a man is linked to financial impropriety.

NCAA MEN’S MARCH MADNESS (TSN/TSN3/TSN4/TSN5) 8:30pm: Championship - Florida vs. Houston

PRINCE GEORGE: A KING FOR THE FUTURE (CBC) 9:00pm: Uncovering the secrets of Prince George's royal upbringing, how he is raised, his education, the royal rituals he must learn and how his modern upbringing is bringing the royal family kicking and screaming into the modern age.

PAMELA'S COOKING WITH LOVE (Flavour Network) 9:00pm: David Zilber

LAWLESS ISLAND (Nat Geo Canada) 9:00pm: People who push the limits of survival in the remote community of Port Protection in Alaska.

SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ÉTAT (Crave) 9:00pm: Filmmaker Johan Grimonprez examines the political machinations behind the 1961 assassination of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba.

GEORGE CLARKE'S REMARKABLE RENOVATIONS (Home Network) 10:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): George Clarke meets people who are breathing new life into old and unused buildings; in Cornwall, Richard and Sarah attempt to convert a Victorian Grade II listed bank into a unique home.

NHL HOCKEY (SN1) 10:30pm: Flames vs. Sharks (SNWest) 10:30pm: Oilers vs. Ducks

THE TRADES (CTV Comedy) 10:30pm (SEASON FINALE): The pressure is on as Todd and his team work to get the flare stack up and running; with some help from friends, they might succeed.

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Book Review: Congo Inc. Bismarck's Testament by In Koli JeanBofane

Around the World for a Good Book selection for Democratic Republic of Congo Author: In Koli Jean Bofane Title: Congo Inc. Bismarck’s Testament Translator: Marjolijn de Jager Publication Info: Indiana University Press (2018) Summary/Review: Author In Koli Jean Bofane appears in the documentary Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat with quotes from Congo Inc., which put this book on my radar. From the film,…

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Documentary Feature: Will there a brave choice?

The nominees are:

Black Box Diaries

No Other Land

Porcelain War

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

Sugarcane

For the second year in a row, all the Documentary Feature nominees are international contributions. Again, I’m rather surprised that some of these beat out more populist American favorites like Will & Harper and Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, which won at BAFTA, PGA, and the National Board of Review. (Both tied for the Critics Choice.)

Perhaps the most well reviewed of this year’s nominees is No Other Land, the story of a young Palestinian desperately trying to save his West Bank village from systematic displacement by Israeli forces. In addition to numerous critics’ prizes, it won the Independent Spirit Award. However, one wonders if its political theme will resonate with enough Oscar voters. The fact that it hasn’t been able to find a U.S. distributor has been telling.

The Ukraine war has been the center of the last two films to win Best Documentary Feature. This year, we have Porcelain War, which follows a group of Ukrainian artists who join the war effort. It has a DGA award on its belt.

Black Box Diaries outlines emergence of the #MeToo movement in Japan through one woman’s struggle. It’s effective but may not be timely enough to have the same punch as other films in the category.

Sugarcane examines the atrocities of the residential school system in Canada and the oppression of the First Nations children who attended them. While the subject matter is interesting, I found the pacing a bit too slow for my taste.

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat is perhaps the most creative of this year’s entries with respect to its structure and storytelling. However, its complete dependence on archival footage may hurt its chances, as such films don’t usually fare well in this category.

Who will win: No Other Land

But look out for: Porcelain War

Who I’d vote for: No Other Land

If I could add one more: Daughters

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My Oscar Predictions 2025

When the 2025 Oscar nominations were announced, to my surprise, many of the films nominated had been on my letterbox list labeled "movies I need to watch." At this point in my life, I have finally come to a point where I am watching movies when they come out. No longer am I seeing movies 3-4 years after their release and understanding why they received so much praise at the time. Films are not wine. They are not meant to be aged to perfection. Especially if they are receiving praise in current time. Though, it is a hard habit to fight, I have done my best at watching most of the films nominated tonight and these are my predictions.

⭐️=who I would like to win

🎟️= who will probably win

Supporting actress

Monica Barbaro//a complete unknown⭐️

Ariana grande//wicked

Felicity jones//the brutalist 

Isabella Rossellini//conclave

Zoe Saldana//Emilia Perez🎟️

Supporting Actor

Yura Borisov//Anora

Kieran culkin//A real pain⭐️

Edward Norton//A complete unknown🎟️

Guy Pearce//the brutalist

Jeremy Strong//The Apprentice  

Best Adapted Screenplay

A Complete Unknown

Conclave⭐️

Emilia Perez🎟️

Nickel Boys

Sing Sing 

Costume Design

A Complete Unknown

Conclave⭐️

Gladiator II

Nosferatu⭐️

Wicked🎟️

Animated Short Film//I have not seen any of these to vote

Beautiful Men

In the shadow of cypress

Magic candies

Wander to wonder

Yuck!

Makeup and Hairstyling

A Different Man🎟️⭐️

Emilia Perez

Nosferatu⭐️

The substance⭐️

Wicked 

Original Score

The brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Perez

Wicked🎟️

The wild robot 

Original Screenplay

Anora

The Brutalist🎟️

A real pain

September 5⭐️

The substance⭐️

Actor in a leading role

Adrien Brody//The Brutalist

Timothee Chalamet//A complete unknown🎟️

Colman Domingo//Sing Sing

Ralph Fiennes//Conclave🎟️⭐️

Sebastian Stan//The Apprentice 

Actress in a leading role

Cynthia Erivo//wicked

Karla Sofia Gascon//Emilia Perez🎟️

Mikey Madison//Anora

Demi Moore//The Substance⭐️

Fernanda Tores//I’m still here 

Cinematography

The Brutalist🎟️

Dune: part two

Emilia Perez

Maria

Nosferatu⭐️

Best director

Sean Baker//Anora

Brady Corbert//The Brutalist

James Mangold//A complete unknown🎟️

Jacques Audiard//Emilia Perez

Coralie Fargeat//The substance⭐️

Documentary Feature Film//I have not seen any of these to vote

Black Box Diaries

No Other Land

Porcelain War

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat 

Sugarcane⭐️🎟️

Animated Feature Film

Flow

Inside Out 2

Memoir of a Snail

Wallace and Gromit: vengeance most fowl⭐️

The wild robot🎟️

Documentary Short Film//I have not seen any of these to vote

Death by Numbers

I am ready, warden

Incident

Instruments of a beating heart

The only girl in the orchestra

International feature film

I’m still here//Brazil⭐️

The girl with the needle//Denmark

Emilia Perez//France🎟️

The seed of the sacred fig//germany

Flow//Lativa 

Film Editing

Anora

The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Perez

Wicked🎟️

Production Design

The Brutalist

Conclave⭐️

Dune: part two

Nosferatu⭐️

Wicked⭐️🎟️

Original Song

El Mal//Emilia Perez🎟️

The Journey//the six triple eight

Like a bird//sing sing

Mi Camino//Emilia Perez🎟️

Never too Late//Elton John Never too late

Best Picture

Anora

The Brutalist

A Complete Unknown⭐️

Conclave⭐️

Dune: Part two🎟️

Emilia Perez

I’m Still Here

Nickel Boys

The Substance⭐️

Wicked🎟️

Sound

A Complete Unknown🎟️

Dune: part two⭐️🎟️

Emilia Perez

Wicked

The Wild Robot⭐️

Visual Effects

Alien:Romulus⭐️

Better Man

Dune: part two⭐️

Kingdom of the planet of the apes⭐️🎟️

Wicked🎟️

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Soundtrack To A Coup d’Etat (Johan Grimonprez, 2024)

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Die Kongo-Tragödie

Ein 150 Minuten langer filmischer Essay über die Kongo-Krise. Bange Frage: Wie viele Menschen werden da wohl hingehen? Antwort: Überraschend viele. Jedenfalls ist die Hütte voll, als Johan Grimonprez’ Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat im Wolf Kino in Berlin Neukölln gezeigt wird. Und das am späten Nachmittag. Arbeitet denn in der BRD gar niemand mehr? Anyway, der Film ist es wert. Er versucht sich…