Johan Grimonprez's film takes us on a tragic and complex adventure through a montage of archives, voices, texts, newspaper clippings and, of course, mythical jazz pieces, against the backdrop of Congo's independence. In a brilliant demonstration, we witness the undermining work carried out by the USA to thwart the union of the newly independent African nations. The United States will use unconventional weapons to do so: Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone and Ella Fitzgerald, to name a few.

 IN COMPETITION