JBFC Film Preservation Festival: Bushman

In 1968, Peace Corps veteran David Schickele enlisted his friend Paul Eyam Nzie Okpokam to star in a light-hearted comedy about the adventures of a young Nigerian intellectual in San Francisco. Using a docu-fictional style, the film observes the foibles of 1960s African-American culture. The result is a snapshot of the nation’s racial politics, from interracial romance to cross-cultural misunderstandings and countercultural joy.

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