Episode 85: "Africa Speaks!" (part 1)

This movie starts off "Africa...the sinister..." and this gives you an idea of the attitude of this film. Made in 1930, this documentary gives you an interesting look into sub-Saharan Africa from over 70 years ago. In 1930, all of Africa was long under European colonial rule, and the exploitation of the Africans is evident throughout this film. The film maker and narrator set off on a journey through equatorial Africa, with guns and camera in hand, to show an American audience what were probably the first sound and motion pictures that had been taken on the continent. You get to see plenty of wildlife (Elephants, Giraffes, and Locusts!), and even a tribe of Pygmies! Check this documentary out...it interestingly shows native African life, and western attitudes towards it from a time long since passed. Peace.