Fela Kuti Documentary Coming Soon
A documentary about the life of Fela Kuti is to be screened at the Electric Palace Hastings. The film tells the story of Kuti's life, music, and political importance.
Dir: Alex Gibney
Cast: Fela Kuti, Carlos Moore
120 mins · 2014 · United States of America · English, Italian
IMDb 7.1/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 60% · Metacritic 64/100 · Trakt 67%
Awards: 1 nomination total
The life of Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the Nigerian musician who created the Afrobeat movement, is to be showcased in a documentary screening at the Electric Palace Hastings. Finding Fela, directed by Alex Gibney, explores Kuti's life, music, and political importance, particularly his revolutionary opinions against the Nigerian government of the 1970s and 1980s.
The documentary features Fela Kuti and Carlos Moore, and is a 120-minute film produced in the United States of America, with English and Italian dialogue. As a documentary and music film, it has received mixed reviews from critics, with scores including 7.1/10 on IMDb, 60% on Rotten Tomatoes, and 64/100 on Metacritic.
Finding Fela had its world premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and has since been featured in various exhibitions, including the 2015 British Library exhibition West Africa: Word, Symbol, Song. The film will be screened at the Electric Palace Hastings on Thursday, 10 December 2026, in Hastings. Tickets are with the button beside the article.
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