Under African Skies

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Opened May 11, 2012
1 hr 42 min
NR
Featuring interviews with key anti-apartheid activists of the time and such musical legends as Quincy Jones, Harry Belafonte, Paul McCartney, David Byrne and Peter Gabriel, UNDER AFRICAN SKIES travels with musician Paul Simon back to South Africa, 25 years after his first visit. Berlinger's film recounts the making of the record and surveys the controversy surrounding its genesis and the political turbulence created in its wake. His artistic decision to collaborate with South African musicians created a new world musical fusion, combining American and African musical idioms while igniting an intense political crossfire, with Simon accused of breaking the UN cultural boycott of South Africa designed to end the Apartheid regime. Full synopsis
Cast: Paul Simon, Hugh Masekela, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Ray Phiri, Miriam Makeba, Okyerema Asante, Sonti Mndebele, Isaac Mtshali, Barney Rachabane, Joseph Shabalala, Tony Cedras, Bakithi Kumalo, Albert Mazibuko, Forere Motloheloa, John Selolwane, M.D. Shirinda, Gaza Sisters, Quincy Jones, David Byrne, Rostam Batmanglij, Chris Baio, Wally Serote, Lenny Waronker, Roy Halee, Amer Araim, Paul McCartney, Lorne Michaels, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Jon Pareles, Ezra Koenig, Chris Tomson, Dali Tambo, Hilton Rosenthal, Harry Belafonte, Koloi Lebona, Peter Gabriel, Philip Glass
Director: Joe Berlinger
Genres: Documentary

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Christian Science Monitor

| Peter Rainer

The result is doubly satisfying: We get not only a trenchant political drama but a bang-up concert film as well. Read full review

The New York Times

| Stephen Holden

The film skillfully interweaves several strands to tell a true story with a happy ending. Read full review

Rolling Stone

| Peter Travers

Powered by Simon's brilliance, Under African Skies is a cultural lightning bolt that soars on its music and an unshakable belief in the transcendence of art. Read full review

New York Daily News

| Joe Neumaier

Director Joe Berlinger mixes archival footage, concert scenes, interviews and present-day reunions to meld a harmonious, fair-minded, energetic and enlightening portrait of one masterpiece's moment in time. Read full review

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