The Ark of Lights and Shadows
2018•1h 30m•3.0•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Jan E. Svatoš
Writer
Jan E. Svatoš
Languages
Czech
Studio
Art Francesco
Cast
Martin E. Johnson
Himself (Archival Footage)
Osa Johnson
Herself (Archival Footage)
Jan E. Svatoš
Narrator (voice)
Igor Bareš
Narrator (voice)
Zora Jandová
Narrator (voice)
Production
Company
Art Francesco
Company
Česká televize
Producer
Helena Uldrichová
Producer
Zuzana Sekorová
Producer
Magda Gärtnerová
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