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African apocalypse / The BFI Doc Society Fund presents in association with BBC Arena ; an Inside Out Films, Lemkino Pictures production ; directed and produced by Rob Lemkin ; written by Rob Lemkin, Femi Nylander ; produced by Geoff Arbourne, David Upshal ; co-writer, Matt McConaghy.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Hausa
- Subjects (All):
- Voulet, Paul, 1866-1899.
- Voulet, Paul.
- Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924. Heart of darkness--Sources.
- Conrad, Joseph.
- Atrocities--Niger--History--19th century.
- Atrocities.
- Atrocities--Africa, French-speaking West--History--19th century.
- France--Colonies--Africa.
- France.
- Niger--History--19th century.
- Niger.
- Niger--Economic conditions.
- France--Foreign relations--Niger.
- Niger--Foreign relations--France.
- French colonies.
- French-speaking Western Africa.
- Africa.
- Genre:
- documentary film.
- History
- Documentary films.
- Feature films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (93 minutes)) : sound, color with black and white sequences
- Place of Publication:
- [London] : BFI Doc Society Fund, 2020.
- [Oxford, England] : Old Street Films, [2020]
- Language Note:
- In English, Hausa and French, with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- digital
- Summary:
- "African apocalypse tells the story of a young man's epic journey across Africa in search of a colonial killer. It is an urgent and timely non-fiction retelling of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. Armed with a copy of Conrad's classic novel, British-Nigerian Oxford University student Femi Nylander goes in search of the meaning and legacy of colonial horror in West Africa. He discovers the unknown story of a French army captain, Paul Voulet, who descended into unspeakable barbarity in the conquest of Niger at the very moment Conrad wrote his book. Femi finds communities still traumatised by the century-old violence of Voulet. For many Nigeriens, their unenviable status as what the United Nations describes as the world's least developed country dates from the moment of Voulet's arrival in their land. But amidst a tragic history, Femi also encounters a beautiful spirit of hope: Young people learning to find a way out of colonialism's darkness, and a country determined to harness the power of its most precious resource, the light of the sun. He returns to Britain just as the global confrontation of the legacy of empire and racism emerges in the BLack Lives Matter protests. Empowered by his journey, Femi joins up determined to play his full part in this growing movement against oppression"--Film official website.
- Participant:
- Featuring: Femi Nylander.
- Credits:
- Directors of photography, Claude Garnier, Shaun Harley Lee ; editor, David Charap ; music composers, Tunde Jegede, Sunara Begum.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on March 11, 2025).
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2020.
- OCLC:
- 1375110457
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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