Directed by:

Barney Simon, South African, 1932 - 1995  Search this

Written by:

Percy Mtwa, South African, born 1954  Search this

Mbongeni Ngema, South African, born 1956  Search this

Subject of:

Percy Mtwa, South African, born 1954  Search this

Mbongeni Ngema, South African, born 1956  Search this

Owned by:

D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896  Search this

Medium:

polyester film

Dimensions:

Duration: 49 Minutes

Length (Film): 1750 Feet

Type:

sound films

color films (visual works)

16mm (photographic film size)

Place used:

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted:

South Africa, Africa

Date:

1982

Caption:

This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide variety of African American and African diaspora content.

Description:

A motion picture film with the title Woza Albert!. It consists of a single reel of color polyester film with optical sound.

The film is a recording of a satirical eponymous play by Percy Mtwa and Mbongeni Ngema, and is about the second coming of Jesus Christ, which happens in South Africa. The play's cast consists of only two persons.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Africa  Search this

Film  Search this

Religion  Search this

Theatre  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2017.55.95.1a

Restrictions & Rights:

Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

DC Public Library Film Collection

Classification:

Time-based Media - Moving Images

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ae1cfdd5-0f10-448f-9631-708f56bc671a

EDAN-URL:

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