Kwaheri
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Kwaheri, also known as Kwaheri: Vanishing Africa or Kwaheri: The Forbidden, is a 1964
mondo film
directed by David Chudnow and Thor Brooks. The film was a pseudo-documentary
about vanishing native tribes in Africa
. Kwaheri means Goodbye in Swahili
.
As the film focused more on the controversial aspects of the tribal societies, it gained the attention of exploitation film
makers, including Kroger Babb
, whose Hallmark Productions distribution company acquired the American
rights.
1964 in film
The year 1964 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 29 - The film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is released....
mondo film
Mondo film
A mondo film is an exploitation documentary film, sometimes resembling a pseudo-documentary, usually depicting sensational topics, scenes, and situations...
directed by David Chudnow and Thor Brooks. The film was a pseudo-documentary
Mockumentary
A mockumentary , is a type of film or television show in which fictitious events are presented in documentary format. These productions are often used to analyze or comment on current events and issues by using a fictitious setting, or to parody the documentary form itself...
about vanishing native tribes in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
. Kwaheri means Goodbye in Swahili
Swahili language
Swahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia...
.
As the film focused more on the controversial aspects of the tribal societies, it gained the attention of exploitation film
Exploitation film
Exploitation film is a type of film that is promoted by "exploiting" often lurid subject matter. The term "exploitation" is common in film marketing, used for all types of films to mean promotion or advertising. These films then need something to exploit, such as a big star, special effects, sex,...
makers, including Kroger Babb
Kroger Babb
Howard W. "Kroger" Babb was an American film and television producer and showman. His marketing techniques were similar to a travelling salesman's, with roots in the medicine-show tradition...
, whose Hallmark Productions distribution company acquired the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
rights.
External links and references
- IMDb.
- "Kroger Babb to Handle Kwaheri in 11 States," BoxOfficeBoxoffice (magazine)Boxoffice is a film industry magazine dedicated to the movie theatre business published by Boxoffice Media LP. It started in 1920 as The Reel Journal, taking its current name in 1931 and still publishes today, with an intended audience of theatre owners and film professionals.Boxoffice is the...
, 26 April 1965. - Download link for Kwaheri Vanishing Africa (1964).
- Screenshots for Kwaheri Vanishing Africa (1964).