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African hip hop pioneer Didier Awadi is on a quest to craft an album that pays tribute to the great black revolutionary leaders and their struggle to realize a dream: a united, independent Africa. In this epic musical and political journey, Awadi visits some 40 countries to collaborate with hip hop activist artists, including Smockey (Burkina Faso), M-1 of Dead Prez (United States) and ZuluBoy (South Africa).

Featuring a score by Ghislain Poirier, as well as Awadi’s own songs, United States of Africa draws the viewer into one artist’s profound meditation on the power of music and the impact of political engagement—both individual and collective. A hopeful and compelling portrait of a continent whose politically aware youth is refusing to accept the role of victim, the film is a call for Africans to rise up, take a stand and take control of their continent and their destiny.

director

Yanick Létourneau
participant

Didier Awadi

Smockey

M 1

Zuluboy
producer

Yanick Létourneau

Colette Loumède
writer

Yanick Létourneau

Sébastien Tétrault

Hany Ouichou
cinematography

Geoffroy Beauchemin

Alex Margineanu
sound

René Portillo
editing

Sophie Farkas Bolla
original music

Ghislain Poirier
sound design

Marie-Claude Gagné
associate producer

John Christou

Hany Ouichou

Neil Brandt

Maryse Chapdelaine
production manager

Hany Ouichou

John Christou
narrator

Didier Awadi
archives research

Michèle Garceau
researcher

Stefanie Brantner

Ellen Tang

Angelica Leminh

Erika Gutt

Marisa Berry Mendez

Myriam Cadet

Kate Langley
production coordinator

Nyambura Waruingi

Clarisse Saint-Hillaire

Jean Fugazza

Ellen Tang

Loreley Yeowart

Hélène Regimbal

Dominique Brunet
production assistant

Mouhamet Diakaté

Bouba

Thurlo Basil Jansen

Jarred Beaton

Bernard April

Isaiah Mpepele
additional camera

Manuel Lapierre

Yanick Létourneau

Trevor
additional sound recording

Pablo Villegas

Thierry Morlaas

Stephen Bowen Anderson
additional editing

Victor Simoneau-Helwani
editing consultant

Diego Briceno
assistant editor

Marlène Poulin

Abraham Lifshitz

Mariano Franco

Ellen Tang

Jimmy Medelin
opening title sequence

George Fok
graphic design

Pierre-Luc Gagnon
art department

Phoebe Greenberg

George Fok

Vincent Toi

Pierre-Luc Gagnon

JF Mayrand

Renata Morales

Marie-France Barbier
administrator

Johanne Dubuc
administrative assistant

Lise Lévesque
technical coordinator

Richard Cliche
development producer

Christian Medawar
development executive producer

Yves Bisaillon
on-line technical support

Danielle Raymond

Isabelle Painchaud

Pierre Dupont
mix

Geoffrey Mitchell

Luc Léger
studio recording

Geoffrey Mitchell

Luc Léger
additional studio recording

Sébastien Blais-Monpetit
voice over coach

Hubert Fielden

Thor Bishopric
translation

Daniel Isaiah Schacter

Mark Honronzyk

André Ouadba
online editor

Denis Gathelier
colorist

Denis Gathelier
titles

Gaspard Gaudreau
legal advisor

Remy Khouzam
production accountant

Lucie Poulin

Audrey Lamontagne
production insurance

Front Row Insurance Brokers Inc.

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