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British Nigerian, Femi Nylander, brings attention to the forgotten victims of colonial atrocity in a new film, African Apocalypse, from award-winning director, Rob Lemkin. Activist Femi Nylander unearths the shocking reality of Joseph Conrad’s seminal work, ‘Heart of Darkness.’. African Apocalypse follows the trail of a 19th century ...
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African Apocalypse. This critically acclaimed documentary film tells the story of British-Nigerian activist Femi Nylander’s journey across Africa in search of a colonial killer and to bring attention to the forgotten victims of colonial atrocity. With a copy of Joseph Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness in hand, he seeks to discover the ...
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Oct 27, 2021 · Watch events now. Perspectives On African Apocalypse, In association with African Odysses. The film’s director Rob Lemkin and presenter Femi Nylander discuss the creative and intellectual journey undertaken in the production of the documentary African Apocalypse and are joined by historian and political scientist, Dr. Ama Biney, to consider ...
Oct 16, 2020 · African Apocalypse: Directed by Rob Lemkin. With Toby Stephens, Stephane Cornicard, Philippe Smolikowski, Christophe Hespel. A people's history of colonialism like no other
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African Apocalypse is a 2020 documentary film directed and produced by Rob Lemkin. It features Femi Nylander and was produced by Geoff Arbourne and David Upshal. The film portrays a journey from Oxford, England to Niger on the trail of a colonial killer called Captain Paul Voulet. Voulet’s descent into barbarity mirrors that of Kurtz in ...
Oct 28, 2020 · African Apocalypse avoids this dehumanisation of the Nigerien people by using Nylander, the film’s Marlow or Willard, as a signal-booster for the stories that have been passed down by the ...
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African Apocalypse tells the story of a young man’s epic journey across Africa in search of a colonial killer. It is an urgent and timely non-fiction retelling of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. Armed with a copy of Conrad’s classic novel, British-Nigerian Oxford University student Femi Nylander goes in search of the meaning and legacy ...
