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Say Brother; Response from South Africa, A; Joe Manong discusses his flight from South Africa
Part of Say Brother.
10/22/1976
In this clip South African filmmaker Joe (Johannes) Manong discusses his new film "The Last Jesus" and responds to Barrow's questions regarding how he escaped from South Africa. Overall in the program, host Barbara Barrow and South African filmmaker Joe (Johannes) Manong talk about the relationship between South Africa and the United States, and the controversial issues that develop as a result of the fine line between politics and arts in both countries. Manong discusses his new film "The Last Jesus" and responds to Barrow's questions regarding how he escaped from South Africa and eventually came to the United States, how he become a filmmaker, his affiliation with, and production work for, the film "Come Back, Africa," the role of Blacks in filmmaking in South Africa, how he funds his films, his belief that Black films are not a risky venture in the United States, the problems he has faced releasing "The Last Jesus," and the potential response of Blacks to the religious implications the film posits. Program includes stills from the film. Produced by Barbara Barrow. Directed by Conrad White.
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- Series
- Say Brother
- Program
- Response from South Africa, A
- Program Number
702
- Title
Joe Manong discusses his flight from South Africa
- Series Description
Say Brother is WGBH's longest running public affairs television program by, for and about African Americans, and is now known as Basic Black. Since its inception in 1968, Say Brother has featured the voices of both locally and nationally known African American artists, athletes, performers, politicians, professionals, and writers including: Muhammad Ali, Maya Angelou, Thomas Atkins, Amiri Baraka, Doris Bunte, Julian Bond, Stokely Carmichael, Louis Farrakhan, Nikki Giovanni, Odetta Gordon, Henry Hampton, Benjamin Hooks, Jesse Jackson, Hubie Jones, Mel King, Eartha Kitt, Elma Lewis, Haki Madhubuti, Wallace D. Muhammad, Charles Ogletree, Babatunde Olatunji, Byron Rushing, Owusu Sadaukai, and Sonia Sanchez. Series release date: 7/15/1968
- Program Description
Host Barbara Barrow and South African filmmaker Joe (Johannes) Manong talk about the relationship between South Africa and the United States, and the controversial issues that develop as a result of the fine line between politics and arts in both countries. Manong discusses his new film "The Last Jesus" and responds to Barrow's questions regarding how he escaped from South Africa and eventually came to the United States, how he become a filmmaker, his affiliation with, and production work for, the film "Come Back, Africa," the role of Blacks in filmmaking in South Africa, how he funds his films, his belief that Black films are not a risky venture in the United States, the problems he has faced releasing "The Last Jesus," and the potential response of Blacks to the religious implications the film posits. Program includes stills from the film.
- Asset Type
Clip
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Segregation
- South Africa--In motion pictures
- Manong, Johannes
- Civil rights
- Come back, Africa (Motion picture)
- Last Jesus, The (Motion picture)
- Blacks in the motion picture industry
- Genres
- Magazine
- Topics
- Race and Ethnicity
- Creators
- White, Conrad (Director)
- Barrow-Murray, Barbara (Producer)
- Contributors
- Norton, Chas (Lighting Director)
- Wareham, Skip (Stage Manager)
- Mahard, Fran (Scenic Design)
- MacKnight, John (Videotape Editor)
- Smith, Kathy (Switcher)
- Hill, Rebecca (Fashion Consultant)
- Koppel, Tiit (Lighting Assistant)
- Tsiang, Kaisan (Assistant Cameraman)
- Clarke, Brian (Assistant To The Producer)
- Holden, Dick (Camera)
- Cross, June (Production Assistant)
- Merhar, Milan (Videotape Recordist)
- Kane, Pat (Videotape Editor)
- Smith, Lee (Camera)
- Kramer, Sharon (Graphic Designer)
- Stewart, Aubrey (Video)
- Berg, Patricia (Assistant Cameraman)
- Morton, Wil (Audio)
- Barrow-Murray, Barbara (Host)
- Portilla, Alfred (Assistant Cameraman)
- Publication Information
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Citation
- Chicago: “Say Brother; Response from South Africa, A; Joe Manong discusses his flight from South Africa,” 10/22/1976, GBH Archives, accessed November 15, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_481CA71287EE4B92A7089C00597F8AA5.
- MLA: “Say Brother; Response from South Africa, A; Joe Manong discusses his flight from South Africa.” 10/22/1976. GBH Archives. Web. November 15, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_481CA71287EE4B92A7089C00597F8AA5>.
- APA: Say Brother; Response from South Africa, A; Joe Manong discusses his flight from South Africa. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_481CA71287EE4B92A7089C00597F8AA5