Cover Image

Namibia : independence now! /

This moving film was shot inside refugee settlements in Zambia and Angola. It examines how exiled Namibians worked to free their country from illegal South African exploitation and prepare for their country's independence. It shows many aspects of their daily life in exile, especially the women...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Choy, Christine (Director), Bowser, Pearl, 1931- (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York, N.Y. : Third World Newsreel, 1985.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Toivo, Andimba Toivo ya, > 1924-2017.
SWAPO.
Toivo, Andimba Toivo ya, > 1924-2017
SWAPO
National liberation movements > Namibia.
Namibia > History > Autonomy and independence movements.
Namibia > Politics and government > 1946-1990.
Mouvements de libération nationale > Namibie.
Namibie > Politique et gouvernement > 1946-1990.
Autonomy and independence movements
National liberation movements
Politics and government
Namibia
1946-1990
Documentaries and Factual Films
documentary film.
Documentary films
History
Nonfiction films
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:This moving film was shot inside refugee settlements in Zambia and Angola. It examines how exiled Namibians worked to free their country from illegal South African exploitation and prepare for their country's independence. It shows many aspects of their daily life in exile, especially the women, who were at the forefront of the independence struggle. It focuses on the activities of exiled Namibian independence leader General Toivo ya Toivo, filmed just weeks after his negotiated release from a South African prison.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed May 12, 2020).
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.
Physical Description:1 online resource (50 minutes)
Playing Time:00:49:11
Production Credits:Cinematography, Doug Harris, Alfred Santana ; editor Allan Siegel ; music, Onyeka-SWAPO Cultural Group, Steve Tibbetts.