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.
Watch the official The Ark of Lights and Shadows 2018 trailer in HD below.
Martin E. Johnson as Himself (Archival Footage)
Osa Johnson as Herself (Archival Footage)
Jan E. Svatoš as Narrator (voice)
Igor Bareš as Narrator (voice)
Zora Jandová as Narrator (voice)
Štěpán Mamula Sound Mixer
Helena Uldrichová Producer
Katarína Buchanan Geyerová Editor
Jan E. Svatoš Director
Jan E. Svatoš Writer
Czech Republic 17 March 2018
United States 19 October 2018
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