The Revolution Won't Be Televised (2016)

Directed by

Rama Thiaw

Genre

documentary film

Country

Senegal

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A documentary following Senegalese rappers and activists in the Y'en a marre movement as they protest President Abdoulaye Wade's bid for a third term. Filmmaker Rama Thiaw records their meetings, arrests, concerts and organizing over several years from an inside perspective.

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