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THE AFRICANS: New Conflicts - Nigerian Civil War
The Africans: New Conflicts - Nigerian Civil war of 1967-1970. Regards the constant state of internal conflict endured by many African countries in post-colonial times. Edited unmixed program originally shot on film.
THE AFRICANS: New Conflicts - Nigerian Civil War
Host Ali Mazrui says that the mercy showed to Biafra after the war was a key to preserving society in peace.
THE AFRICANS: New Conflicts - Nigerian Civil War
Archival COLOR shots of federal army leader and leader of Nigeria Yakubu Gowon pledging a peaceful resolution without retribution against the Biafra people. We have fought a long, bitter battle. And it has ended in a victory for common sense. Victory for the unity of this country. Biafran leaders come to offer surrender and political support.
THE AFRICANS: New Conflicts - Nigerian Civil War
TLSs of bridge spanning the Niger river, trucks traveling on the bridge; MS sign, Niger Bridge Express Way No Stopping.
THE AFRICANS: New Conflicts - Nigerian Civil War
Shots of a street parade honoring the return and pardon of exiled former Biafran leader Emeka Ojukwu (Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu); singing & dancing; street celebration; Emeka Ojukwu, in civvies, leaning from Jeep and waving to crowd; Mr. Ojukwu walks through crowd, onto platform to speak.
Driving Desert Highway
Hazy POV driving desert highway void of traffic. Hazy POV driving desert highway, light oncoming traffic seen. Hazy POV driving straight stretch of desert highway, desolate road is void of traffic.
Driving Desert Highway
POV driving stretch of straight desert highway void of traffic, heading toward the impressive buttes of Monument Valley. POV driving toward desert mountains. POV driving toward desert mountains, one car seen a good distance ahead, one oncoming vehicle seen passing.
Route 66 Sheep
Route 66 Sheep - Talent is cleared, unless otherwise noted. Crowd shots are not cleared. GV sheep walking along desert stretch of Route 66, cutting their trail into the scenic landscape leading to desert mountains, camping trailer seen passing in FG. LS sheep walking along desert highway, cutting their trail into the desert landscape, cars seen passing in FG.
THE AFRICANS: New Conflicts - Mozambique Civil War
Host Ali Mazrui deplores the fact that the civil war is decimating an already shaky economy; the rebel movement doesn't seem to make sense because it's wanton, aimless, terrorist destruction.
THE AFRICANS: New Conflicts - Mozambique Civil War
Traveling shots of bombed-out, destroyed cars next to railroad tracks, camera on train; MSs of passengers on the train; the train comes to a stop; shots of destroyed bridge; TLS/MSs of passengers getting off train to walk across a river; VO discusses agricultural disruption & economic chaos due to civil war; MSs of passengers on another train travelling through countryside. Mozambique Civil War.
THE AFRICANS: New Conflicts - Mozambique Civil War
MSs of wounded Mozambique people in a hospital ward, discussing the violence; a young man with casts on both legs talks about stepping on a land mine. Mozambique Civil War.
THE AFRICANS: New Conflicts - Mozambique Civil War
MSs of cache of land mines. Mozambique Civil War
THE AFRICANS: New Conflicts - Mozambique Civil War
Host Ali Mazrui shows off storehouse of seized rifles, grenades, and ammunition; discusses the origins of these weapons in different countries; MCU wooden box of ammunition for machine guns being opened; CU of shells containing toxic gas; MCU/CUs tube of Phostoxin toxin used to poison water supplies.
Monument Valley
Establishing WS Monument Valley floor with butte formations. GV good pan across butte formations, each filling screen in turn, East & West Mittens seen.
Monument Valley
GV Mitten Butte, slow zoom in. GV Valley outcroppings, zoom in.
THE AFRICANS: New Conflicts - South Africa Apartheid
The Africans: New Conflicts - South Africa Apartheid. Regards the constant state of internal conflict endured by many African countries in post-colonial times. Edited unmixed program originally shot on film.
THE AFRICANS: New Conflicts - South Africa Apartheid
TLS/MSs of South Africa military parade performing before military ceremony; MS white SA officers receiving decorations.
Monument Valley
GV Mitten Butte. GV Mitten Butte, zoom in.
THE AFRICANS: New Conflicts - Mozambique Civil War
Graphic of borders of Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland, and targets of violence in Mozambique and other South-African led military operations in Southern Africa.
Monument Valley
Monument Valley - Talent is cleared, unless otherwise noted. Crowd shots are not cleared. GV pan red rock formations & outcroppings of Monument Valley. GV red rock formations. GV red rock butte formations.
THE AFRICANS: New Conflicts - South Africa Apartheid
MS/MCUs of white South African troops in trucks driving through a black township; soldiers receive orders by radio and pass groups of black residents; MSs soldiers interrogating black man, going through his belongings; MSs of black residents being searched at roadside security checkpoints (their cars and possessions are searches, as well). Apartheid.
THE AFRICANS: New Conflicts - South Africa Apartheid
DO NOT USE Stills of South African troops in townships and faces of black victims of repression (dead, injured).
THE AFRICANS: New Conflicts - South Africa Apartheid
TLS black South Africans marching; singing and chanting, many young men and women and children. MS/MCUs at funeral of a black South African activist; a speaker invokes names of jailed black leaders, including Nelson Mandela; another man says the activist's death must be avenged; a woman deplores the devious means of informers and the police; another man leads a chant of names of jailed liberation leaders; quick MS back of man's t-shirt which reads, No Peace Under Apartheid.
THE AFRICANS: New Conflicts
The Africans: New Conflicts. Regards the constant state of internal conflict endured by many African countries in post-colonial times. Edited unmixed program originally shot on film.