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African Leaders: Frantz Fanon & Amilcar Cabral - 2 disc set
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Portrait of two leaders of the Pan-African Liberation Movement: Frantz Fanon and Amilcar Cabral. Using rare archival footage, director Ana Lucia Ramos Lisboa accurately chronicles both the personal and public sides of an African icon in Amilcar Cabral (Cape Verde/ Portugal, 2001, 52 mins., in Portuguese with English Subtitles). The founder...
Afro-Brazilian Leaders - Abdias do Nascimento and Natal da Portela
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NATAL DA PORTELA Revealing films about two very important Afro-Brazilian figures:* Abdias do Nascimento (March 14, 1914 – May 23, 2011) was an outspoken and vibrant defender of Afro-Brazilian civil rights.* Natalino José do Nacimento, better known as Natal Da Portela (July 31, 1905- April 5, 1975) was one of...
Afro-Cuba: Yesterday & Today - 2 disc set
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Two exciting, colorful films spotlight the African roots of Cuba's culture by focusing on two legendary artists -- Rumbero Papa Montero and Filmmaker Sara Gomez -- in this unique box set. THE LAST RUMBA OF PAPA MONTERO / LA ULTIMA RUMBA DE PAPA MONTERO Get ready to rumba! The life...
AFRO-LATINO EXPERIENCE: ECUADOR & PERU
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THE ESMERALDAS BEACH In today’s Ecuador, the black population, the descendants of enslaved Africans, continue to experience strong racial and social discrimination. Yet people in the community still strive to value their specific culture and transmit the rebellious memory of their ancestors who fought for freedom. The Esmeraldas Beach sets out...
Blacks in Brazil - 2 disc set - Executive Order & Role
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BLACKS IN BRAZIL - Double DVD EXECUTIVE ORDER (Medida Provisória) Set in a dystopian near future in Rio de Janeiro, a lawyer (Alfred Enoch) sues the Brazilian government for reparation of all descendants of African slaves in the country. The authoritarian government responds by signing an executive order sending all...
BLACKS IN EUROPE - 15th to 18th Centuries
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Two documentaries that explore the life of black people in Europe. GURUMBÉ: AFRO-ANDALUSIAN MEMORIES is a documentary that explores the contribution of Africans to Spain from the 15th to the 18th centuries.THE BLACK MOZART IN CUBA celebrates the The Chevalier de Saint-Georges, a remarkable man who lived in France in the...
Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death Movie
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The Belgian government has denounced this documentary as a "tendentious diatribe" for depicting King Leopold II - still a heroic figure in Belgium - as the moral forebear of Adolf Hitler, responsible for the death of 10 million people in his rapacious exploitation of the Congo. This true, shocking, astonishing...
Jamaican Vibrations: The Story of Lovers Rock & The Journey of the Lion
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Experience the rich heritage and vibrant rhythms of Jamaica with the double DVD: JAMAICAN VIBRATIONS! THE STORY OF LOVERS ROCK explores the British reggae genre that blended romance with reggae rhythms and impacted British pop culture. THE JOURNEY OF THE LION follows Brother Howie, a Jamaican Rastafarian, on his quest...
MALI IN THE 60s: A CULTURAL REVOLUTION
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DANCING THE TWIST IN BAMAKO DANCING THE TWIST IN BAMAKO is a romance fraught with the drama of political change and infused with the musical energy of the 60s in Mali, only recently independent from French colonial rule. Samba, a young, idealistic socialist, works toward creating a more just...