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 reminiscent of Cassavetes’ Shadows, the film observes the foibles of late 1960s African-American culture with an outsider’s incisive eye. The result is a vibrant snapshot of the nation’s racial politics, from interracial romance to cross-cultural misunderstandings and countercultural joy. The film morphs into a documentary when the director’s voice abruptly intrudes to narrate its star’s enraging fate: Okpokam was accused of a crime he did not commit and was thrown in prison before being expelled from the country.

Bushman.1971.576p.BDRip-AVC.ZONE.mkv

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Directed by the brother of Peter Schickele (P.D.Q. Bach), this film features an early performance from David Lynch favorite, Jack Nance!

“The film describes the experiences and misadventures of a young Nigerian, nicknamed Gabriel, who comes to America for the first time, settles in the Bay Area and attends San Francisco State College.”
-MUBI

“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.”
-AllMovie, Clarke Fountain

	
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