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Alex Gibney's 'Finding Fela!' finds facts but not feelings

An audacious performer and iconoclast, the Nigerian musician Fela Kuti proves a challenging subject for a conventional documentary. That's a theme of sorts in Alex Gibney's "Finding Fela!," a film that's admirably comprehensive but disappointingly short on emotional impact.

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13:30 on August 13 2014

'Finding Fela!' uses musical bio as entry point to tell Fela Kuti story

L.A. Times - Entertainment — "Finding Fela!" is a hall-of-mirrors documentary that dissects the complex public persona of the late Afrobeat musician Fela Kuti though the lens of the 2009 Broadway mus... more info

Fela Kuti

13:30 on August 13 2014

'Finding Fela!' uses musical bio as entry point to tell Fela Kuti story

L.A. Times - News — more info

Fela Kuti

14:15 on August 14 2014

Alex Gibney's 'Finding Fela!' finds facts but not feelings

L.A. Times - Entertainment — An audacious performer and iconoclast, the Nigerian musician Fela Kuti proves a challenging subject for a conventional documentary. That's a theme of sorts in Alex Gibney... more info

Fela Kuti