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The Ark of Lights and Shadows

2018
Directed byJan E. Svatoš
1h 30m

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.

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Martin E. JohnsonHimself (Archival Footage)Osa JohnsonHerself (Archival Footage)Jan E. Svatoš
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Documentary
STATUSReleased
RATING
3.0

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