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2005 Films
Title: 500 Years Later
Director: Owen 'Alik Shahadah
Screenwriter: M K Asante, Jr.
Dir. of Photography: Owen Shahadah
Music: Tunde Jegede & Ocacia
Sound: Addis Alem
Country: US/UK
Duration: 142
Year: 2005
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An epic documentary, infused with the spirit and music of liberation, explores the collective atrocities that uprooted Africans from their culture and homeland 500 years ago and chronicles the struggle of Black people who continue to fight for freedom. |
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2005 Films
Title: A Bahia do Afoxé Filhos de Gandhy
Director: Lino de Almeida
Dir. of Photography: Rubens Araujo & Luiz Vieira
Music: Banda Gandhy
Editor: José Araripe Jr
Sound: Ivanildo Ramos
Country: Brazil
Duration: 52
Year: 2005
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A captivating glimpse into the Afoxé Filhos de Gandhy, a Bahia carnaval group established in 1949 which took their name as homage to Mahatma Gandhi. |
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2005 Films
Title: A Perfect Chaos*
Director: Anitra N. Evans
Screenwriter: Anitra N. Evans
Dir. of Photography: David Doko
Editor: Anitra N. Evans & April Gaffni
Country: US
Duration: 23
Year: 2005
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Pregnant woman suspects her husband is having an affair--but with whom? |
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2005 Films
Title: Afrikan World Civilizations
Director: Kwaku Person-Lynn
Country: US
Duration: 90
Year: 2005
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The evidence showing that science, mathematics, medicine, and several other human creations came out of Afrika and spread throughout the world is discussed in this comprehensive look at the global history and accomplishments of Black people, beginning with the Nile Valley. |
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2005 Films
Title: All About Darfur
Director: Taghreed Elsanhouri
Screenwriter: Taghreed Elsanhouri
Dir. of Photography: Fattih El Aleem Dafallah
Music: Omar Ihsas
Editor: Zan Barberton & Hugh Lewis
Sound: Tim Barker
Country: Sudan/UK
Duration: 82
Year: 2005
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As opposed to the recently settled 20-year conflict between North and South Sudan, the conflict in Darfur is not primarily about race or religion. Rather, it is between cultural groups, one agricultural and the other nomadic. |
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2005 Films
Title: All About Darfur
Director: Taghreed Elsanhouri
Screenwriter: Taghreed Elsanhouri
Dir. of Photography: Fattih El Aleem Dafallah
Music: Omar Ihsas
Editor: Zan Barberton & Hugh Lewis
Sound: Tim Barker
Country: Sudan/UK
Duration: 82
Year: 2005
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As opposed to the recently settled 20-year conflict between North and South Sudan, the conflict in Darfur is not primarily about race or religion. Rather, it is between cultural groups, one agricultural and the other nomadic. A different view of the conflict occurring in the Darfur region of Sudan, interpreted by a woman originally from the Sudan, now living in London. Community Collaborator: Ivorian Community of Southern California |
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2005 Films
Title: Aristide and the Endless Revolution
Director: Nicholas Rossier
Dir. of Photography: Nicholas Rossier & Jawad Metni
Music: Lubo Astiov & Orline Titus
Editor: Cameron Clendaniel
Sound: Nicholas Rossier
Country: US
Duration: 83
Year: 2005
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The events that led to the removal of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the democratically elected President of Haiti, are exposed in this investigation of political intrigues, armed criminals posing as freedom fighters, and economic fiascos. What emerges is a young democracy being constantly tested and ultimately destroyed. |
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2005 Films
Title: Arrou (Prevention)
Director: Segun Oguntola
Screenwriter: Segun Oguntola
Dir. of Photography: Ebrima Laye
Music: Segun Oguntola
Editor: Nana Ana Ofori-Atta Oguntola, Nana Ana Ofori-Atta Oguntola & Amadou Sillah
Country: Gambia
Duration: 85
Year: 2005
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Thinking that using a condom will protect him, a wealthy businessman with all the trappings of success and a beautiful wife is a serial adulterer. |
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2005 Films
Title: Art of 16 Bars: Get Ya' Bars Up, The
Director: Peter Spirer
Screenwriter: Iain Kennedy & Peter Spirer
Dir. of Photography: Sean Adair & Jeff Bollman
Editor: Joe Guidry & Iain Kennedy
Country: US
Duration: 82
Year: 2005
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A definitive look into the art of emceeing, featuring interviews with Kanye West, Rakim, Jay-Z, KRS-One, Nas, Slick Rick, Q-Tip, Method Man, Common, Russell Simmons, Talib Kweli, MC Lyte and 50 Cent Dee among others. (Community Collaborator: The Hip-Hop Association) |
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2005 Films
Title: Arthur! A Celebration of Life
Director: Joseph James
Screenwriter: Joseph James
Dir. of Photography: Keith Hargreaves
Music: Randy Wilson & Martin Antonio Caba
Editor: Ray Chung
Sound: Ray Chung
Costume: Odessa Henry
Country: US
Duration: 80
Year: 2005
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Tennis great Arthur Ashe's life is masterfully captured with authentication, sensitivity and true-to-life symbolism of his struggles with severe injustices towards African Americans and his bout with AIDS. |
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2005 Films
Title: At the Water (Pamvura)
Director: Women Filmmakers of Zimbabwe Production Skills Workshop
Screenwriter: Blessing Musariri
Dir. of Photography: Michele Mathison
Editor: Olaf Koschke
Sound: Ruvimba Musariri & Musa Ally
Costume: Glen Cable
Country: Zimbabwe
Duration: 14
Year: 2005
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A story about beliefs and unknown forces. Netsai, a devout young Christian woman, loses her child while doing laundry at the river. She doesn't know the cause behind her child's disappearance and consults a spirit medium for help. He demands that she make a sacrifice that shakes her Christian faith. |
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2005 Films
Title: Bab' Aziz: The Prince Who Contemplated His Own Soul
Director: Nacer Khemir
Screenwriter: Nacer Khemir & Tonino Guerra
Dir. of Photography: Mahmoud Kalari
Music: Armand Amar
Editor: Isabelle Rathery
Sound: Stuart Wilson
Costume: Maud Perl
Country: France/Germany/Iran/Tunisia/UK
Duration: 98
Year: 2005
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Two figures, lost in an ocean of sand. Ishtar, a lively little girl, and her grandfather, Bab´Aziz, a blind dervish. Their goal is the great reunion of dervishes that takes place every thirty years. But to find out where it is held, one must have faith. One must listen to the infinite silence of the desert with one's heart. As they cross the endless expanse of burning-freezing sand, they encounter other people. Osman, aching for the beautiful young women he found at the bottom of a well... Zaid, whose singing seduced a ravishing beauty he has lost... There is also the Prince, who gives up his realm to become a dervish - an ancient tale that Bab´Aziz relates to Ishtar as they struggle onward. The desert is the dervish's friend, however, and in due time it unlocks its secret to Bab´Aziz: the gathering place. The elderly man kisses his granddaughter one last time before sending her off with Zaid into the wild colors and bewitching sounds of the gathering. Because for Bab´Aziz, the time has come to fuse with the sand, to become part of the many stories and legends that swirl through the desert like a dream within another dream and so on, as infinite as the grains of sand....
A beautifully told story, revealing a side of Islam rarely seen in the United States. Philosophical and compelling, the beauty of the desert and the incredibly wonderful soundtrack become characters in this unforgettable spectacle.
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2005 Films
Title: Bare Hands Victory (La Victoire aux Mains Nues)
Director: Sidiki Bakaba
Dir. of Photography: Sidiki Bakaba
Music: Les DJIZ
Editor: Bruno Maruani
Sound: Lucien Zazzera & Laurent Champault
Country: Cote d'Ivoire
Duration: 97
Year: 2005
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In the spirit of Tiananmen Square, the people of Ivory Coast rise up to protect their country’s sovereignty. |
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2005 Films
Title: Bathroom Break
Director: Michelle Baxter
Screenwriter: Nkechi Okoro
Dir. of Photography: Eric Steelberg
Music: Rob Murat
Editor: Jessica Rubin
Sound: Steven Carthy
Country: US
Duration: 13
Year: 2005
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Sierra's day goes from bad to worse as she suffers public humiliation at the hands of her husband and is forced to spend hours locked in a bathroom with a woman who represents everything she hates. However, Sierra soon realizes that sometimes help and friendship come in the most unlikely packages. |
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2005 Films
Title: Bathsheba
Director: Gwen McGee
Screenwriter: Gwen McGee
Dir. of Photography: Anthony Coleman & Gwen McGee
Music: Megatrax Production Music
Editor: Bob Telford
Sound: Dave Weinreb
Costume: Ian Carter
Country: US
Duration: 36
Year: 2005
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A biblical adaptation recounting the events and relationship of David and Bathsheba. A story of love, lust, murder and repentance. Starring David Ramsey, Gwen McGee, Michael Jace, Miguel A. Núñez, Jr, Charnele Brown and Ernie Hudson. |
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2005 Films
Title: Beauty Shop
Director: Bille Woodruff
Screenwriter: Elizabeth Hunter, Kate Lanier & Norman Vance Jr.
Dir. of Photography: Theo van de Sande
Music: Christopher Young
Editor: Michael Jablow
Sound: Tim Cooney
Costume: Sharen Davis
Country: US
Duration: 105
Year: 2005
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Gina Norris is a long way from the Barbershop – now she’s in Atlanta making a name for herself at a posh Southern salon with her cutting-edge hairstyles. But when her flamboyant, egotistical boss takes it one criticism too far, she leaves his salon to open a shop of her own, taking the shampoo girl and a few key clients with her. Gina buys a rundown salon and inherits an opinionated group of headstrong stylists, a colorful clientele, and a sexy upstairs neighbor. It’s a rocky road to fulfilling her dreams, but you can’t keep a good woman down…and you can’t keep a shopful of outrageous women from speaking their minds! Stars Queen Latifah,Alicia Silverstone, Andie MacDowell, Alfre Woodard, Mena Suvari, Kevin Bacon, Djimon Hounsou. |
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2005 Films
Title: Beef III
Director: Peter Spirer
Country: US
Duration: 85
Year: 2005
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“Beefs” are started when one rapper disses another for whatever reason, usually to get the upper hand with the fans or to show their machismo. Infamous beefs between 50 Cent and Game, Lil Flip and TI, Nelly and Chingy, Twista and Bone Thugz, Lil Scrappy and the Orlando Police and many more are explored. (Community Collaborator: The Hip-Hop Association) |
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2005 Films
Title: Been Rich All My Life
Director: Heather MacDonald
Dir. of Photography: Heather MacDonald & Jon Miller
Music: Pete Whitman
Editor: B.B. Jorissen & Heather MacDonald
Sound: Orlando Richards
Country: US
Duration: 82
Year: 2005
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In the 1930s they were the original chorus dancers at legendary venues such as the Apollo Theatre and the Cotton Club. Now, a most unlikely tap dance troupe -- five women aged 84 to 96 -- continue to perform.
Q&A hosted by Malcolm-Jamal Warner |
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2005 Films
Title: Before Jackie
Director: Jacques Gravett
Country: US
Duration: 14
Year: 2005
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The story of Reese Crawford, a minor league baseball player who finally gets called up to the major leagues, but is faced with a challenge he never thought possible! |
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2005 Films
Title: Before the Fact
Director: Michael J. Holland
Screenwriter: Michael J. Holland
Dir. of Photography: Michael J. Holland
Music: Phil Upshaw
Editor: Gary Ochs
Sound: Gary Ochs
Costume: Michael J. Holland
Country: US
Duration: 85
Year: 2005
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The good, the bad and the ugly of relationships is viewed through one man's marriage. It includes interviews from a broad demographic of society on the subject and ultimately climaxes into a revealing yet terrifying incident between a husband and a wife. |
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2005 Films
Title: Big Sugar: White, Sweet and Deadly
Director: Brian McKenna
Screenwriter: Brian McKenna
Dir. of Photography: Stefan Nitoslawski
Music: Lance Neveu
Editor: Susan Shanks
Country: Canada
Duration: 120
Year: 2005
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Big Sugar explores the dark history and modern power of the world's reigning sugar cartels. Using dramatic reenactments, it reveals how sugar was at the heart of slavery in the West Indies in the 18th century, while showing how present-day consumers are slaves to a sugar-based diet. A lost chapter of North American history is discovered, illustrating how 18th century sugar lobbyists in England used blackmail and bribes to determine the fate of Canada and Martinique. |
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2005 Films
Title: Bird Losing Feathers
Director: James Richards
Screenwriter: James Richards
Dir. of Photography: James Richards
Music: Tyhemba Jess
Editor: James Richards
Country: US
Duration: 9
Year: 2005
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A dramatization of recent events in Jasper, Texas. |
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2005 Films
Title: Black Theater Today: 2005
Director: Thea-Marie Perkins
Dir. of Photography: Pape Ndiaye
Music: Oh Leroy
Editor: Frances S. DeLoach
Country: US
Duration: 67
Year: 2005
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Interviews with professional actors, directors, producers and playwrights who have made and are still making valuable contributions to Black theater. Interviews with Art Evans, Ella Joyce, Keith David, Viola Davis, Harry Lennix, Tonya Pinkins, Dawnn Lewis and Thea-Marie Perkins. |
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2005 Films
Title: Bling: Consequences and Repercussions
Director: Kareem Edouard
Dir. of Photography: Kareem Edouard
Music: Public Enemy
Editor: Kareem Edouard
Country: US
Duration: 11
Year: 2005
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Issues behind Hip Hop’s obsession with diamonds and the continued illegal diamond trade in Africa are examined. Narrated by Chuck D.
(Community Collaborator: The Hip-Hop Association) |
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2005 Films
Title: Blood
Director: Kolton Lee
Screenwriter: Ashmeed Sohoye
Dir. of Photography: Steve Gray
Music: Brian Gregory & Neil Lawrence
Editor: James Calderwood
Sound: Leon Lazarevic
Costume: Emma Rowe
Country: UK
Duration: 17
Year: 2005
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Danny is a champion amateur boxer about to compete in his first step on a new journey. Will years of support and coaching by Issac, his father, and Geoff, his trainer, pay off? |
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2005 Films
Title: Blunts & Stunts: Class of '94
Director: Damien Earl Matthias & Michael Sachs
Screenwriter: Damien Earl Matthias & Michael Sachs
Dir. of Photography: Mitchell Lipsner & Gregory von Berblinger
Music: Rika Muranaka
Editor: Randi Snitz
Country: US
Duration: 90
Year: 2005
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Hip hop audition about real people who think they have real talent in the industry of music, film, dancing, singing, comedy and rap. |
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2005 Films
Title: Breakin' In: The Making of a Hip-Hop Dancer
Director: Elizabeth St. Philip
Screenwriter: Elizabeth St. Philip
Dir. of Photography: John Minh Tran
Music: David Krain
Editor: Greg West
Sound: Sanjay Mehta
Country: Canada
Duration: 58
Year: 2005
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A behind-the-scenes look at the highly sexualized female images seen in music videos. Three young Black women compete for roles that impact their personal values, career ambitions and concepts of beauty and self-image. |
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2005 Films
Title: Bringing Up BayBay*
Director: Phil Ramuno
Screenwriter: Paula Mitchell Manning
Dir. of Photography: Darren Rydstrom
Music: Mark Drummond & Aljay Boyd
Editor: Dean Hill
Sound: Perry Robertson
Costume: Sugano
Country: US
Duration: 14
Year: 2005
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Does Pam Wilcox know how she'll transcend her low-grade, low-rent cable show to ascend to the ranks of "Entertainment Reporter Extraordinaire?" |
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2005 Films
Title: Broken Rhyme*
Director: Detdrich McClure
Screenwriter: Detdrich McClure
Dir. of Photography: Chris Lain
Music: M-1
Editor: Leif Olsen
Country: US
Duration: 95
Year: 2005
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A disillusioned rapper goes to Japan to shoot a music video and meets a Japanese girl who leads him on a spiritual journey. |
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2005 Films
Title: Brooklyn's Bridge to Jordan
Director: Tina Mabry
Screenwriter: Tina Mabry
Dir. of Photography: Kartik Vijay
Music: Ryan Adison Amen
Editor: Tina Mabry
Sound: Bryan Cantrall & Ariel Fox
Costume: Moonglow
Country: US
Duration: 20
Year: 2005
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After the death of her life partner, a woman fights to rebuild her troubled relationship with her son and deflect the interference of her partner's intolerant brother. (Community Collaborator: United Lesbians of African Heritage) |
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