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Independently Guinea screening with The President of Guinea in the USSR
Series: The 15th Annual New York African Film Festival [April 9-April 15]


Independently Guinea
US Premiere
Archival footage, USSR, 1959; 40m. In Russian
One year after independence, we catch a glimpse of life in Guinea. The revolution is still alive in the minds and hearts of the people!

screening with

The President of Guinea in the USSR
US Premiere
Archival Footage, USSR, 1959; 20m. In Russian
Communist leaders welcome Guinean President Sékou Ahmed Touré on his first visit to the USSR as the leader of an independent Guinea.

screening with

Hello Guinea
US Premiere
Archival footage, USSR, 1961; 20m. In Russian
Leonard Brezhnev visits Guinea and is welcomed by Sekou Touré and the people of Guinea. A brief sojourn into the heart of newly independent Guinea only three years after decolonization.




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Wed Apr 9: 3:45
Sun Apr 13: 5:45