Roger Jamar and the Palavers of Mboloko

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TitleRoger Jamar et les Palabres de Mboloko
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Release dateSep 15, 2015
GenreDocumentary
DirectorJean-Michel Kibuski
Production countryCongo
Production companiesStudio MALEMBE Maa asbl
Run time21 min.

A short documentary about Roger Jamar, the pioneer of African animated film, made by renowned Congolese animator Jean-Michel Kibushi who also oversaw the restoration of Jamar's original 16mm prints. The Palavers of Mboloko is a series of seven short 16mm color “animated cartoons for Africans” produced in the Belgian Congo by the priest Father Roger Jamar during the 1950s. They have been called the first ‘African’ films, despite being made by Europeans, because they incorporated elements of African folklore and music.

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