Mário

Mário traces the life and legacy of Mário Pinto de Andrade, founder of the People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), a Pan-African thinker and activist whose critical role in the African liberation movements of the 1960s and 70s helped shape the identity and representation of newly independent African nations following European colonisation. His legacy lives on through an extensive archive of socio-economic analyses on modern African affairs, his quest to understand the origins of African identity, and his poetry, plays, and screenplays. His family, friends, and followers remember him for his great spirit and rigorous intellect, while his influence is universally admired by those who encountered him.

Discussion with director Billy Woodberry.