Join us for Smalltown Society's Secret Screen Takeover in collaboration with the Chabot Cinema! We will be showing the Academy Award Nominated documentary ‘Soundtrack for a Coup d'etat’.
Director Johan Grimonprez captures the moment when African politics and American jazz collided in this magnificent essay film, a riveting historical rollercoaster that illuminates the political machinations behind the 1961 assassination of Congo's leader Patrice Lumumba. Richly illustrated by eyewitness accounts, official government memos, testimonies from mercenaries and CIA operatives, speeches from Lumumba himself, and a veritable canon of jazz icons, Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat interrogates colonial history to tell an urgent and timely story of precedent that resonates more than ever in today's geopolitical climate.
Check out a trailer here.
The custom pre-show starts at 7 PM with rare performances, behind-the-scenes footage, and music from local artists. The film begins at 7:30 PM. Admission is $5. Attendance is limited to Smalltown Society members or Chabot Secret Screen members. Not a member? You can join Secret Screen at the door for just $1.