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Importance of Oral Traditions and Cheryl Courtney-Evans (2012)

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Importance of Oral Traditions and Cheryl Courtney-Evans (2012)

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#identity #elders #transgender #oral history #community

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Importance of Oral Traditions and Cheryl Courtney-Evans

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Suárez Gold - Afro-Colombian miners defending their heritage (2011)

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Suárez Gold - Afro-Colombian miners defending their heritage (2011)

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Suárez Gold - Afro-Colombian miners defending their heritage

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Follow Su-Elise, Sabrina and Alesha's progress through a monumentally exciting time in their career. This documentary features behind-the-scenes footage of the girls on tour, live performance at The Scala and interviews

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#music #youth #performance #identity #interview

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Mis-Teeq : The Story So Far (Documentary Film)

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#food #recipes #tradition #oral history #culture

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Black Moderates and Black Militants (1969)

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Black Moderates and Black Militants (1969)

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Black Moderates and Black Militants (The Film Group, 1969)

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Black Moderates and Black Militants documents an unrehearsed conversation between three members of the Chicago Chapter of the Black Panther Party, including future congressman Bobby Rush, and the principal of an African American high school. The two groups respectfully debate the varied strategies for ending racism.

Thanks to release prints of The Urban Crisis and the New Militants donated by Bill Cottle and Mike Gray to CFA and two preservation grants awarded to CFA in 2005 and 2006 by the National Film Preservation Foundation, CFA was able to preserve the entire seven-part series. All release prints and preserved prints currently reside in our Film Group Collection.

Learn more about this preservation project: http://www.chicagofilmarchives.org/pres-projects/the-filmgroups-urban-crisis-series

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In 2012, the National Film Preservation Foundation awarded CFA a grant to preserve two films that document the activities and social-political transformation of the Vice Lords, a black street gang from Chicago’s west side: LORD THING (1970) and THE CORNER (1963).

DeWitt Beall’s LORD THING (1970) is a film that “begins in the ghetto streets of the mid-Fifties— a virtual combat zone for dozens of small neighborhood gangs from different parts of the city [that in time unite] forces in a common cause.” Only a muddy VHS copy of the film had been circulating until CFA recently discovered 16mm prints in storage and under the care of Beall’s widow.  This film won a Silver Medal in the Venice Film Festival.

For more information about this film and its preservation, visit http://www.chicagofilmarchives.org/pres-projects/lord-thing-and-the-corner-1963

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The Corner (Robert Ford Collection, 1970, 16mm, black-and-white, sound)

In 2012, the National Film Preservation Foundation awarded CFA a grant to preserve two films that document the activities and social-political transformation of the Vice Lords, a black street gang from Chicago’s west side: LORD THING (1970) and THE CORNER (1962).

Robert Ford’s THE CORNER (1963) was filmed as a student project and is a more personal exploration of the Vice Lords gang members.  The west-side youths struggle to better understand themselves in the context of their neighborhood, slowly exposing the underpinnings of gang mentality.  This film received a Golden Eagle certificate from the Council on International Non-theatrical Events (CINE).

More information about this film and its preservation: http://www.chicagofilmarchives.org/pres-projects/lord-thing-and-the-corner-1963

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[CC translation available]

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Barravento (1962) - Glauber Rocha (Subtítulos en Español)

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#poetry #performance #identity #music #activism

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Black and Woman (Eugenio Barba & Victoria Santa Cruz)

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Spirit of samba: The Black music of Brazil (1989)

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Spirit of samba: The Black music of Brazil (1989)

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#music #performance #identity #culture #dance

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Spirit of samba: The Black music of Brazil

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[low audio - Spanish Audio, CC translation available]

This film presents the traditional music of Puerto Rico. Tracing the African influences on the music, the accents of "La Plena"
are heard in the music of typical songs and are illustrated by the San Juan Ballet troupe. This rare film was made for the Puerto Rican government, and focuses on the "bomba" and "plena" song forms, and on the mountain jíbaro culture in which they thrive.

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#music #colonialism #diaspora #identity #dance

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La Plena (DIVEDCO, División de Educación de la Comunidad) (1966) (4K HD)

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Costa Chica of Guerrero, Guerrero, Mexico

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#identity #diaspora #community #music #dance

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A short narrative, which tells the story of an African American family's struggle to decide between a deaf or hearing college for their deaf lesbian daughter

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#deaf #disability #lesbian #LGBTQ #education

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Jade's Student Film: "Cutting The Edge of a Free Bird"

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Found a couple student films I wanna share and post on Facebook. This is the first one. For those who loves old movies, enjoy! 

Shot in 1991 on an Arriflex camera in 16mm film. 
Full color converted to Black and White, 16 minutes and In English language and ASL

Starring Michelle Banks, Adrienne Morgan and Opal Gordon. Written, directed and produced by Jade for NYU Film Program.

THE PLOT:
A short narrative, which tells the story of an African American family's struggle to decide between a deaf or hearing college for their deaf lesbian daughter.

www.jadefilm.com
www.911fearinsilence.info
www.hearmyowntunethefilm.com

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GRASS ROOTS: The Enduring Art of the Lowcountry Basket (2008)

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GRASS ROOTS: The Enduring Art of the Lowcountry Basket (2008)

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America's oldest African-inspired art. This short film captures the skill, artistry & history embodied in the tradition of coiled grass basketry. We follow basket makers of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina as they harvest materials, create their baskets, and talk about the meaning of their work

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#handcrafting #visual arts #identity #oral history #traditions

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GRASS ROOTS: The Enduring Art of the Lowcountry Basket.

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America's oldest African-inspired art. This 26- minute film captures the skill, artistry & history embodied in the tradition of coiled grass basketry. We follow basket makers of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina as they harvest materials, create their baskets, and talk about the meaning of their work.  Original jazz compositions by Quentin Baxter. Gospel songs: The Staples Singers, We Be Brethren, The Gullah Kinfolk. (Directed, recorded & edited in 2008 by Dana Sardet for the Museum for African Art.)

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Saya: Dance and Survival in an Afro-Bolivian Village (2012)

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Saya: Dance and Survival in an Afro-Bolivian Village (2012)

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The elders and ancestors of the people of a small Bolivian community worked under a form of slavery that persisted until the 1950s. Members of the community dance troupe still perform dances rooted in their African cultural heritage as a form of resistance in the struggle for cultural survival and recognition

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A portrait of Rastafarians living in Tottenham at the start of the new millennium. Members of the Rastafari Universal Zion in Tottenham discuss their religion and life in the UK. The elders of the movement explain Rastafarian history, beliefs and doctrine, while younger UK-born members voice different interpretations of their culture

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#identity #culture #community #spirituality #oral history

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A portrait of Rastafarians living in Tottenham at the start of the new millennium.

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Dir. 
Rene Lichtman, Peter Gessner, Stewart Bird

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A bold documentary that reveals the activities of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers both inside and outside the auto factories of Detroit. Through interviews with the members of the movement, footage shot in the auto plants, and footage of leafleting / picketing actions, the film documents their efforts to build an independent black labor organisation that, unlike the UAW, will respond to worker's concerns

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#activism #identity #workers rights #interview #environment

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Finally Got The News : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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Marlon Riggs Interview : Signifying Meets the Media (1992)

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Marlon Riggs Interview : Signifying Meets the Media (1992)

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An Interview with Marlon Riggs, screened / recorded on June 10, 1992, for the Race and Gender Drama (class?) at San Francisco Art Institute. The interview is conducted by Akiba for a public access program, covering the aftermath of the Rodney King verdict and the portrayal of Black sexuality in the media

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#LGBTQ #interview #oral history #gay #identity

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Kenya's first science fiction film, set 35 years after World War III, in a world with no water and toxic soil. The story is told through the eyes of Asha, a curator at a virtual natural history museum in the Maitu Community. She receives soil in the mail and decides to plant a seed in it, regardless of her superior's instructions.

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Anomalias Electricas. Taller de Animación I Festival de Cine Africano de Guinea Ecuatorial  2010

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THE TERROR AND THE TIME / Enhanced with  Eng. Subtitles

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Moko Jumbie | Documentary | Full Movie | Caribbean Heritage

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Histoires drôles et drôles de gens (1983)

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Histoires drôles et drôles de gens (1983)

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Previously considered a lost film, Histoires drôles et drôles de gens (Funny stories and strange people) is a feature film where the protagonist & storyteller humorously and kindly talks about how some of his fellow countrymen are emulating the habits of white people. He thus presents several cases to prove his point

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Histoires drôles et drôles de gens par Jean-Pierre Dikongue Pipa

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The Emergence Of Grime [The Chronicals DVD]

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Estamos Aquí: Una Historia de AfroDescendientes Bolivianos (2012)

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Estamos Aquí: Una Historia de AfroDescendientes Bolivianos (2012)

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Estamos Aquí: Una Historia de AfroDescendientes Bolivianos

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The Luna Show # 154 DJ Vjuan Allure (2011)

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The Luna Show # 154 DJ Vjuan Allure (2011)

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Doria Roberts Queerstock interview (c. 2000)

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Doria Roberts Queerstock interview (c. 2000)

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#oral history #interview #identity #music #LGBTQ

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Doria Roberts Queerstock interview, circa 2000

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C.F.T from Douglas Says...backstage at Scandal 1990

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#lesbian #LGBTQ #visual arts #performance #activism

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#LGBTQ #performance #community #dance #music

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#transgender #LGBTQ #community #youth #identity

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YOLGBTRAPS Lesbian Video Music Countdown (2012)

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YOLGBTRAPS Lesbian Video Music Countdown (2012)

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Se.1 Episode 4 YOLGBTRAPS Lesbian Video Music Countdown

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Afrocolombian Tales of Food Plants (2013)

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Afrocolombian Tales of Food Plants (2013)

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WEDDING RECEPTION Eltima and Fitzy (1990)

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WEDDING RECEPTION Eltima and Fitzy (1990)

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Assume Nothing: MilDred Gerestant (2010)

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Assume Nothing: MilDred Gerestant (2010)

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The Clark Sisters In Rehearsal 1997 (RE - UPLOAD)

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Techno City: What is Detroit Techno? (2000)

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Techno City: What is Detroit Techno? (2000)

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All Junglists - A London Someting Dis (1994)

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All Junglists - A London Someting Dis (1994)

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All Junglists - A London Someting Dis - 1994 Jungle Documentary (HD & Fixed Audio)

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Northampton's Black Urban Music Scene (2009)

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Northampton's Black Urban Music Scene (2009)

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MTV BOOM Documentary: Northampton's Black Urban Music Scene - 2009

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Learn African Cuban folkloric dance from master teacher Jose Francisco Barroso as he guides students on a journey through the Orishas from beginner basics

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Born McCartha Linda Sandy-Lewis in Bethel, Trinidad & Tobago and known as the mother of calypso / Calypso Monarch, Calypso Rose's impact and influence on the genre has earned her worldwide celebration. With her music being a means of storytelling, self expression and activism, she has really paved the way for generations of calypsonians to come

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Rare Footage: Notting Hill Carnival 1973

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Prod. North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers

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African-American Women Pioneers in Search of Justice and Equality (1990)

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African-American Women Pioneers in Search of Justice and Equality (1990)

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A film featuring the first three black women lawyers in North Carolina and contemporary lawyers discussing their roles, experiences and journey within their respective crafts

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African-American female pioneers in search of justice and equality : North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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A film featuring the first three black female lawyers in North Carolina and contemporary female lawyers discussing their roles as lawyers.

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Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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A slice of life short animation, following a day in the life of a young person and their energetic puppy companion, all with the backdrop of a bustling, vibrant Kinshasa

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Rêve de chien, un film de Jourdain Kielukusu Izu di Do

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This short chronicles a moment in the life of a young man who goes to town and falls into anguish when he notices that he is different from the townspeople

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Premier prix du 3eme Festival de Film Court de Madagascar en 2008

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Documentary short looking at continuity and change in girls' playground games at a Los Angeles school.

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PIZZA PIZZA DADDY-O (1967) looks at continuity and change in girl’s playground games at a Los Angeles school.

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Famadihana is an ancient Malagasy custom; a symbol of the importance of the worship of ancestors, and a chance to move the remains of ancestors from their first tomb to their final resting place, it is an occasion for festivities, dance and the sacrifice of zebus

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Madagascar, a journey diary. English subtitles version.

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St. Croix, USVI Carnival Video Clip (1964)

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St. Croix, USVI Carnival Video Clip (1964)

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[Silent film]

Floats, carnival queens, masqueraders, and traditional instruments are seen parading down King St., Frederiksted, St. Croix USVI in 1964. Signage identifies one band as the Wesley and Archie Thomas Band.

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Preparing Foods that were Eaten by our Ancestors (2000)

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Preparing Foods that were Eaten by our Ancestors (2000)

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Recording showing interviews with elder women discussing their lives and then showing how they cook foods using recipes that were passed down to them by their mothers and grandmothers

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Preparing Foods that were Eaten by our Ancestors : African American Historical and Genealogical Association of Surry County : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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Recording showing interviews with several different women discussing their lives and then showing how they cook foods that were passed along to them by their…

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Dir. Goose Green Primary School students

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A short film documenting the farming / cultivation practice of Zimbabwean farmer, David Mwanaka - first farmer to grow white maize in UK. Documented by school pupils of Goose Green Primary School, Southwark

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This episode of HoMoVISIONES is hosted by Heriberto Gonzalez and focuses on the LGBTQ African-American community. Segments include interviews with Keisha Bell (African Ancestral Lesbians United for Societal Change) and James Murray (Gay Men of African Descent). Two music videos from Trina Medina are introduced.

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#lesbian #gay #LGBTQ #identity #community

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CLIR0217 - LGBTQ African-Americans : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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This episode of HoMoVISIONES is hosted by Heriberto Gonzalez and focuses on the LGBTQ African-American community. Segments include interviews with Keisha Bell…

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This work charters the odyssey of a young black woman, unravelling her history and discovering her true identity. The stunning performance of Oat Pattron, combined with dance and poetry, explores the myth and reality of black women's lives

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Mask : Doris Chase : Free Borrow & Streaming : Internet Archive

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A dramatic theater and dance performance, Mask is the journey of a woman of color looking inside of herself, her history, and her true source of strength.

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Caribbean Festival Arts: Trinidad (1992)

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Caribbean Festival Arts: Trinidad (1992)

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Trinidad and Tobago Carnival of 1985 and 1987. Includes footage of Panorama, steel bands, carnival artists, Jouvert, and carnival bands

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Caribbean Festival Arts: Trinidad : Karen L. Morell : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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Trinidad Carnival, 1985 and 1987. Includes footage of Panorama, steel bands, carnival artists, Jouvert, and carnival bands on Monday and Tuesday.

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Bruly Bouabre's Alphabet (L'alphabet de Bruly Bouabré) (2004)

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Bruly Bouabre's Alphabet (L'alphabet de Bruly Bouabré) (2004)

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In the 1950s, the Ivorian artist Frédéric Bruly Bouabré (aka Cheik Nadro and born Gbeuly Gboagbre) invented a writing system from his language, Bété. To create his alphabet, he draws 400 monosyllabic words from the Bété language and represents them in the form of pictograms

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#education #language #youth #traditions #oral history

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Bruly Bouabre's Alphabet (L'alphabet de Bruly Bouabré) VA

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This short documentary describes the process and inspiration behind the creation and performance of a new Cuban ballet based on Afro-Cuban traditions and beliefs.

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historia de un ballet (josé massip, 1964)

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[Also available via Vimeo]

A coming of age story set in a Senegalese fishing village about rival teenaged cliques living out their dreams against a backdrop of disillusioned adults.

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Sim, the President of the Toad Republic, goes on a journey invited by a neighboring president. He makes several pompous speeches, and gets a university named after him despite not having done anything to benefit the other toads.

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Bon Voyage Sim (1966) - Moustapha Alassane [Niger]

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The Sons of Sappho (later known as the Sappho Socialites), founded by Yvonne Hudson and Ernestine Medley in 1965, was a group of black lesbians in the South Side of Chicago, dedicated to celebrating their identities and forming community. This video features footage from a 1995 reunion of the Sons of Sappho, including video of the event and interviews with its members.

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[English translation CC]

There is a celebration in the kingdom of the toads. Around the circle, hundreds of inhabitants have gathered to watch the best fighters in the country face off. Between the fights, Tountia, accompanied by her musicians, performs a concert that drives the audience crazy

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Martine Chartrand’s paint-on-glass animated short dives into the heart of Black culture with an exhilarating trip through history. A young boy traces his roots through the stories his grandmother shares with him about the events that shaped their cultural heritage

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[English translation CC]

A fable about a woman's right to choose her partner: it tells the story of a princess, who has several suitors. She puts them to the test, and finally chooses the one who has demonstrated the finest moral qualities.

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La Femme Mariée à Trois Hommes (1993) - Danièle Roy, Cilia Sawadogo [Burkina Faso] SUBT. ESP

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Doin’ It: Sex, Disability, and Videotape (2007)

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Doin’ It: Sex, Disability, and Videotape (2007)

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The Empowered Fe Fes, a peer group of young women aged 16 to 24 with different disabilities, are back with their second video production, an insightful investigation into the truths about sexuality and disability

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Kiku and Isamu are a sibling who were born between a Japanese woman and an African American man. After their father left for the US, the mother also forwarded them to her mother. They grow up with the grandma in a small town in Japan. It's about the relationship with them and the sibling struggling with racial environment in Japan.

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Documents a little-known chapter in African, Asian and French colonial history and the personal story of Christophe, a Beninese-Vietnamese man returning to Vietnam in search of a deeper understanding of his heritage

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In an informal meeting, the filmmaker receives an unforgettable definition of cinema from the late African film pioneer, Djibril Diop Mambéty

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GRANDMA'S GRAMMER   a film by Jean Pierre Bekolo

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I Never Danced the Way Girls Were Supposed To (1992)

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I Never Danced the Way Girls Were Supposed To (1992)

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What makes Black lesbians so special? Suggs takes a fresh and funny approach to explore this and other questions using a mixture of scenes shot on film and video with running commentaries by women in the know

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Landscape & Memory: Martinican Land-people-history (2001)

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Landscape & Memory: Martinican Land-people-history (2001)

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The Martinican writers ask how, in a country like Martinique, does a colonial power “re-map” space and land? How does it “re-map” a people’s memories and identities? And can one resist this mapping?

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An architect turned street-sweeper and part-time night watchman introduces us to his life, his passion for London and his grand plans to transform the city. (In memory of Issam Issam Elkhawad 1963-2007)

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In this short film, Guadeloupean director Laurence Rugard captures the essence of Techni’Ka and Lēna Blou’s movement research work

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Discover Technika, where technology meets dance. Explore innovative performances and digital artistry that redefine modern choreography.

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To the rhythm of violin and cajón, this documentary shows part of the life of the Afro-Peruvian musician and shoemaker Amador Ballumbrosio, known by his friends as Champita

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Joy is a research biologist, a consultant to a large company. She is also a widow with two school-age children. In discussing her own dilemmas she speaks for many other women

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Joy is a research biologist, a consultant to a large company. She is also a widow with two school-age children. In discussing her own dilemmas she speaks for …

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And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (1992)

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And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (1992)

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Produced as part of the BBC/TVE Developing World series, 'And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon' is a lively and entertaining sweep through the Caribbean looking at the effect of US television programming on local culture

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Three Kings Of Belize brings the viewer into the everyday lives of three Belizean musicians – each very different in character and outlook on life, but united by their passion for music

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[Part 1 in adjacent pin]

A group of Curaçaoan queer individuals from Amsterdam Zuidoost taking part in the Antillean gay carnival

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[Part 2 in adjacent pin]

A group of Curaçaoan queer individuals from Amsterdam Zuidoost taking part in the Antillean gay carnival

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Candombe follows the lives of 3 young men of Montevideo who work hard to keep the love of their under appreciated African-Uruguayan art form alive in a world that worships the Argentine tango and the commercialisation of Carnival.

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Following a group of working-class mothers in Newark moving towards change in their community and exploring how they mobilise, organise and collectivise towards group purchasing power and against the extortionate food prices in the region

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Documenting the annual pilgrimage from Cairo to Aswan undertaken by Nubian residents on the eve of Eid Al-Adha. Over a 16-hour night trip, the piece unveils a convergence of music and games, transforming the train into a dynamic space where Nubian traditions come alive

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The life of dancer Ismael Ivo, his performances and testimonies about dance and social difficulties

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A vida do bailarino negro Ismael Ivo, suas perfomances, depoimentos sobre a dança e as dificuldades sociais enfrentadas para superar obstáculos e atingir uma posição satisfatória na profissão. Vindo de uma família pobre da periferia de São Paulo (SP), Ismael deixa o Brasil no início da década de 80 e torna-se famoso e consagrado artista no exterior.

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Nochi No Ke Lagami Bai / The Night Holds Me Back (2014)

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Nochi No Ke Lagami Bai / The Night Holds Me Back (2014)

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Exploring the Tambú genre of Curaçao - a mix of singing, sensual dancing and music - surviving the transatlantic slave trade - with a history of repression after being banned in the past by the Dutch colonial government and the Catholic church

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Nochi No Ke Lagami Bai / The Night Holds Me Back

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Dir. 
Kiluanje Liberdade, Inês Gonçalves

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An exploration into the youth, diy culture and vibrant Kuduro music scene of Luanda, Angola

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Num musseque de Luanda em permanente construção vivem os
miúdos poetas. Dj Buda é um deles. Todos querem entrar na sua máquina de onde sai Kuduro. Buda cria no computador ritmos elec- trónicos electrizantes e eles recitam aos berros para o microfone clás- sico ao estilo de Frank Sinatra. Nunca se viu nada assim. Cada miúdo conta a sua história à sua maneira com as suas palavras no seu estilo. “Sou mais calmo, por isso chamam-nos o Suave”. O resultado destas Buda sessions é uma polifonia cacofónica que conta aqui e agora a vida em Angola. Eles querem ouvir-se. E dançam. As festas que o Dj Buda organiza são um sucesso: há comes e bebes e baile pela noite fora.
“Fábrica da Música” é um hino. Mostra como os angolanos são ca- pazes de criar, produzir, vender e consumir o seu próprio produto, neste caso a música. Um verdadeiro grito de independência. Para voz, Angola!

PARTICIPAÇÃO EM FESTIVAIS:
2009, Africa in the Picture, Amsterdam, Holanda
2009, DocLisboa, Festival Internacional de Cinema Documental, "Competição nacional", Portugal
2009, DOK Leipzig International Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, "Internationally Young Documentary Talent Competition - Generation Dok", Alemanha
2009, FICLuanda, Festival Internacional de Cinema de Luanda, Prémio "Melhor Documentário", Angola
2010, Play-Doc Film Festival, Espanha
2010, Dok. fest Munich Documentary Film Festival, Section "Africa, Africa", Alemanha
2010, Tarifa Film Festival, Espanha
2010, Festival des Films du monde de Montréal, Canadá



DokLeipzig - Germany;  Montreal Film Festival - Canada;  DocLisboa - Portugal;  DokFest - Munich;  Play-Doc - Spain;  Festival de Tarifa - Spain;  My World Images - Denmark;  Africa in the Picture - Holland;  CAK Oslo - Norway
Festival de Copenhaga
Festival International de Films de Montreal - Canadá
Freiburg Film Forum - Germany
Festival Doc Point - Finland
Festival Film From The South - Norway
Festival Afrykamera - Poland
Film Initiation Köln - Germany
Cinema Africa

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Film director Gloria Rolando skirts the edges of enchantment, enters Yoruba philosophy, and, especially, pays homage to Lazaro Ros, one of the most important musicians in recent AfroCuban culture

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Jean-Michel Kibushi: Palabres Animées du Griot

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Jean-Michel Kibushi: Palabres Animées du Griot

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Kibushi draws on materials — from paper cutouts and clay, to puppetry and children's drawings — set against elaborate backgrounds to convey poignant social and political messages. Whether offering traditional wisdom or political critiques, these animated films capture the spirit and culture of the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Jean-Michel Kibushi: Palabres Animées du Griot

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A drag queen discusses being gay and HIV-positive in Zimbabwe

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Presents dramatic vignettes which portray the emergence of black poets, essayists, and novelists. Includes excerpts from Countee Cullen, Waring Cuney, and W.E.B. DuBois

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Considered the first science fiction film to be shot in the Caribbean, this futuristic short film draws on Guadeoupean history and blasts forward into a world of technology and censorship.

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The Caribbean’s first sci-fi film: Trafik D’info - 4:3

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Considered the first science fiction film to be shot in the Caribbean, this futuristic short film draws on Guadeoupean history and blasts forward into a world of technology and censorship.
Set in a dissident neighborhood of a small island in the Caribbean, Jouwa, the film follows a young agent of a rebel organisation who are trying to spread information that is being concealed by larger media systems.
The film draws on 1802 when Guadeloupeans fought for their freedom and many died fighting against the empire of Napoleon Bonaparte. “Trafik d’info” is creole for “Trade of Information” and takes its roots from this unknown part of the little history of Guadeloupe. The short is a manifest, honoring those men and women who gave their lives for posterity. For the sake of life transmission and the legacy of ancestors, “Trafik d’Info” invites viewers into a reflexion about power and media information control in people’s life today.

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Dir. Christopher Laird, Bruce Paddington

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Nine-year-old Atiba Williams is the youngest person ever to arrange for a steelband at the premier steelband competition, Panorama. This film looks at a day in his life, from home to school to rehearsal to performance

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(French Audio - No CC / OC)

Documenting the rituals, spiritual customs, music and dance of the Gnaouas - the religious group originally from Sudan, now inhabiting southern Morocco post the trans-Saharan slave trade

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Dir. Kiluanje Liberdade, Inês Gonçalves, Vasco Pimentel

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A portrait of the young inhabitants of the clandestine neighbourhoods of Greater Lisbon and the autonomous culture that emerged there