The Ark of Lights and Shadows (2018)

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.

Cast (5)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

M

Martin E. Johnson

Himself (Archival Footage)

O

Osa Johnson

Herself (Archival Footage)

J

Jan E. Svatoš

Narrator (voice)

Igor Bareš

Narrator (voice)

Zora Jandová

Narrator (voice)

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