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GEM 2005 / HY2243
FILM AND HISTORY
Lecture 2
Ali – Boma Ye
When We Were Kings (1996)
1) Introduction: Narrative v. Documentary
US President William McKinley (d. 1901)
Pan-American Exposition (1901) – Buffalo, NY
Basic Questions:
2) The Rumble in the Jungle
A) The “Aliad”
Muhammad Ali (1942-)
B) George Foreman (1949-)
C) Zaire
Mobutu Sese Seke
D) Africa, Heritage and “Soul”
James Brown
E) The Aftermath
3) The Film
Commentators
The “Reality” of Documentaries
4) Conclusion/Questions