The Black Star

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.

Country:

East Germany,

Germany

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

36 minutes

Year:

1965

Director:

Joachim Hellwig

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Company:

DEFA-Studio für Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme

Cast:

Narrator (voice)

Narrator (voice)

Crew:

Director

Writer

Writer

Director of Photography

Editor