The Black Star (1965)

Release Date: 1965-07-02
Runtime: 0h 36min
Production Company: DEFA-Studio f&uuml;r Dokumentarfilme
Production Country: East Germany, Germany
Director: Joachim Hellwig

A cinema-verité documentary of Ghana’s five years of independence under President Kwame Nkruma. Striking color images of Africans in modern-day jobs, such as airline pilot and construction worker, predominate, with little voice-over.