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Through rare archive footage of her performances and through interviews with her contemporaries we discover the remarkable journey of Miriam Makeba\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDirected by Mika Kaurismaki, 2011, 90 min, South Africa \/ Germany, documentary in English\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBONUS FILM:  ACES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAces\u003c\/b\u003e is the story of a young man who fights against the battering of his mother by his drunken father. The situation escalates until Ace desperately stabs his father to death, and is sent to jail for a period of 15 years. Nine years later he is out on parole. He kills again within a day's time of his release.\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDirected by Ntandazo \"Didi\" Gcingca, 1999, 17 min, South Africa, short drama in English\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"ArtMattan Films","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29517359939607,"sku":"","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1675\/8781\/products\/DVDCoverMamaAfrica.jpg?v=1568636872"},{"product_id":"blacks-in-europe","title":"BLACKS IN EUROPE - 15th to 18th Centuries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eTwo documentaries that explore the life of black people in Europe. GURUMBÉ: AFRO-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eANDALUSIAN 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 18th century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/146310886\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/146310886\"\u003eGurumbé, canciones de tu memoria negra [Trailer]\u003c\/a\u003e from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/intermedia\"\u003eIntermedia Producciones\u003c\/a\u003e on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\"\u003eVimeo\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1675\/8781\/files\/gurumbc3a9.jpg?v=1582563141\" style=\"margin-right: 10px; float: left;\" width=\"262\" height=\"131\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGURUMBÉ: AFRO-ANDALUSIAN MEMORIES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eFlamenco is synonymous with Spanish culture. Yet, since its inception, theorists have sidelined the fundamental contribution of Afro-Andalusians to this art form. As the black population began to diminish in Spain in the late 19th century, so too did their contribution to this extraordinary art form. In Gurumbé: Afro-Andalusian Memories, their story is finally told. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eDirected by M. 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