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A time there was : stories from the last days of Kenya colony /

This autobiographical documentary revisits the Mau Mau Rebellion of the 1950s. More than 50 years after the conflict, in which the director participated as a young British soldier stationed in Kenya for his national service, he confronts his past with audacity and unflinching self-inquiry. Combining...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: McWilliams, Donald, 1935- (Director, Narrator), Symansky, Adam (Producer), Page, Marcy (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Montréal, QC : National Film Board of Canada, 2009.
Subjects:
Kikuyu (African people)
Nationalism > Kenya > History > 20th century.
Decolonization > Kenya > History > 20th century.
Kenya > History > Mau Mau Emergency, 1952-1960.
Kenya > Politics and government > 1963-1978.
Great Britain > Colonies > History > 20th century.
Kikuyu (Peuple d'Afrique)
Nationalisme > Kenya > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Décolonisation > Kenya > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Kenya > Histoire > 1952-1960 (Révolte des Mau-Mau)
Kenya > Politique et gouvernement > 1963-1978.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Histoire > 20e siècle.
British colonies.
Decolonization.
Nationalism.
Politics and government.
Kenya.
1900-1999
Documentary films.
History.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:This autobiographical documentary revisits the Mau Mau Rebellion of the 1950s. More than 50 years after the conflict, in which the director participated as a young British soldier stationed in Kenya for his national service, he confronts his past with audacity and unflinching self-inquiry. Combining McWilliams' own photographic record of the times with original animation and archival imagery, A Time There Was crafts a thoughtful account of the Mau Mau Rebellion - one of the most contentious episodes in Britain's imperial endgame.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed February 26, 2018).
Physical Description:1 online resource (88 min.)
Playing Time:01:27:07