Cape Verde Independence July 5th and 6th, 1975

(2005, 13 min) Director Anthony D. Ramos;
Compilation Producer/editor Claire Andrade-Watkins
This short documentary was created from rare archival footage of almost seventy hours of ½” reel-to-reel video shot by pioneering performance and media artist Anthony D. Ramos. He was the only American camera present to record the historic first two days of independence in Cape Verde after 500 years of colonial rule.
2020, Official selection, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival, Redux category, retrospective program of documentary films;
2014, Official selection, FESTin - Festival de Cinema Itinerante da Língua Portuguesa Lisbon, Portugal

[@sandraamado1147]

This is wonderful, thanks for sharing this with the world.❤️❤️

[@spiamedia]

Thank you Sandra!

[@spiamedia]

Thank you for caring, and appreciating!!

[@ViveleChristRoi57]

Je recherche cette vidéo depuis si longtemps.
Merci !

[@spiamedia]

Je suis tellment content!!! Please share the link and also let other people know where to find it!

[@ferreira187]

Incredible footage. Thank you🙏🏽

[@spiamedia]

I appreciate you! Quality history is the SPIA legacy

[@dominiquebala2475]

Very educational video i definitely share it thanks for this great video.

[@spiamedia]

Thank you! Please do share the link, also the 82 minute version and other documentaries on my channel.

[@dominiquebala2475]

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[@kilotre9842]

Long live Amilcar cabral! A true King of freedom.

[@sandronunes7087]

I just wanna thank you from the bottom of my heart for your work👑💪🏽

[@spiamedia]

Thank you!!

[@carmempaz6087]

Lindas imagens
Grandes bênçãos ao povo de Cabo Verde !

[@spiamedia]

Blessings! indeed. Thank you!

[@a.sanches610]

Excelente vídeo.
Progresso, Liberdade, Prosperidade etc, lindas palavras porém infelizmente nada disso saiu do papel. A governação ao estilo comunista do PAIGC não foi muito diferente da de Salazar.
O povo de Cabo Verde conseguiu se livrar não só do regime de Salazar como também do regime do PAIGC.
Felizmente agora temos uma bandeira que nos representa, Azul como o mar que nos rodeia.

[@a.sanches610]

Se bem reconheço, isso foi em São Vicente. Justamente a ilha onde houve maior oposição à independência.

[@spiamedia]

Thank you!