Niger '66: A Peace Corps Diary (2010)
- Directed by
- Judy Erola
- Country
- Niger
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
A documentary about the first Peace Corps group to serve in Niger. It follows their volunteer experiences in the 1960s against the backdrop of that country's political change in 1968.
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What happens
Niger '66: A Peace Corps Diary, is a 2010 Nigerien documentary film directed and produced by Judy Erola for Neska Euskaldunaren Pelikula. The film revolves around the inaugural Peace Corps group during President John F. Kennedy's 1960s-era call for volunteerism and U.S. in the turmoil of 1968 in Niger. The film has been shot in California, USA. The film made its premier on 15 October 2010 in the United States. The film received mixed reviews from critics and made official selections in many film festivals: American Documentary Showcase 2011, Africa World Documentary Film Festival, 2011, Mill Valley International Film Festival, 2010 and Denver Starz International Film Festival, 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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