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Caribbean Leaders
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CARIBBEAN LEADERS This two-DVD set features two documentaries exploring the life stories and political impact of two significant figures in Caribbean history: "Walter Rodney: What They Don't Want You To Know" and "Barrow, Freedom Fighter". Walter Rodney: What They Don't Want You To Know “Walter Rodney” is a compelling documentary...
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...
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...
Music Pictures: New Orleans & Mary Lou Williams, The Lady Who Swings the Band
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Experience the essence of jazz and blues in two captivating documentaries! Music Pictures: New Orleans by Ben Chace features legends like Irma Thomas and Ellis Marsalis, while Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band by Carol Bash delves into the life of the groundbreaking Mary Lou Williams. Music Pictures: New...
Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun
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ZORA NEALE HURSTON: JUMP AT THE SUN Zora Neale Hurston, path-breaking novelist, pioneering anthropologist and one of the first black women to enter the American literary canon (Their Eyes Were Watching God), established the African American vernacular as one of the most vital, inventive voices in American literature. This...
Great African Films - Vol. 5
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GREAT AFRICAN FILMS - Vol 5 The fifth installment in this series of award-winning films from Africa includes award winning films A Son (Un Fils) by Mehdi Barsaoui and Wulu by Daouda Coulibaly. A SON (Un Fils) / Bik Eneich An intense family drama starring French-Tunisian actor Sami Bouajila, winner of the Orizzonti Award for Best...
African Women Behind The Camera DVD: 2 Weeks in Lagos & Childhood Destroyed
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The African Women Behind The Camera double DVD highlights the work of two very different contemporary African women filmmakers:2 Weeks in Lagos by Nigerian director Kathryn Fasegha is a socially conscious Christian based romantic comedy drama set in upper class Lagos, Nigeria.Childhood Destroyed by Chadian director and journalist ZARA M....
African Tales: Tazzeka & Bilatena: The Golden Child
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Double DVD with Two African Stories: TAZZEKA (Morocco) & BILATENA: THE GOLDEN CHILD (Ethiopia) TAZZEKA Growing up in the Moroccan village of Tazzeka, Elias learned the secrets of traditional Moroccan cuisine from his grandmother who raised him. Years later, meeting a top Paris chef and a young woman named Salma inspires...
STORIES FROM 2 ISLANDS: PUERTO RICO & MAURITIUS
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Two coming of age stories that explore the life of 2 young women on 2 islands.Set in Puerto Rico, ANGÉLICA is a drama about a young Afro- Latino woman who must fight to find her voice. THE CATHEDRAL, from Mauritius, follows free spirited Lina as she faces an important decision...