Bushman (1971)

Genres - Drama  |   Sub-Genres - Politics & Government, Biography, Social Issues, Media Studies  |   Release Date - Oct 1, 1971 (USA - Unknown)  |   Run Time - 73 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Clarke Fountain

This film began as a lighthearted comedy and then halfway through, became a rather indignant documentary. While shooting the comedy with Nigerian college student and actor Paul Okpokam, who plays a whimsical innocent abroad (i.e., a foreigner in America), Okpokam was deported for participating in a student demonstration. The director chose to finish his film by documenting what he felt was an unjust action of the State Department.

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college-student, demonstration [political], deportation, filmmaker, injustice, Nigeria