From Patrice To Lumumba - Film Screening & Community Conversation

1898 The Alameda,San Jose CA 95126

11 February, 2023

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"There can be no compromise between freedom and slavery." - Patrice Lumumba “Africa will write its own history and both north and south of the Sahara it will be a history full of glory and dignity.” - Patrice Lumumba As his fate was decided, Patrice Lumumba decided to write a letter to his wife, as a token of the promise he had made to himself about his country and his people. This letter, although keeping a militant tone, reveals the more private side of Lumumba, yet freer still to express what is deep inside him. This story, mainly told in his own words, gives Lumumba back the humanity he was not afforded throughout his career. It is about understanding the passion that animated his convictions. But above all, it is about seeing the man behind the political emblem, facing a destiny that gradually escapes him.​ "I had the responsibility to produce a film which would show Lumumba, the man who just wanted an independent Congo and a free Africa.” - Patrick Kabeye, film director.