The Ark of Lights and Shadows

3.0 2018 90 min
Documentary

The forgotten story of Martin and Osa Johnson, rebel filmmakers and Kansas natives who made some of the first films in Africa in times when filming itself was more dangerous than lions or malaria.

About

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Director
Jan E. Svatoš
Writer
Jan E. Svatoš

Cast

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Martin E. Johnson Himself (Archival Footage)
Osa Johnson Herself (Archival Footage)
Jan E. Svatoš Narrator (voice)
Igor Bareš Narrator (voice)
Zora Jandová Narrator (voice)

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