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2006 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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2006 Films
Title: A Black Scholar Investigates Colonialism
Director: William Greaves
Screenwriter: William Greaves
Music: Kermit Moore
Country: US
Duration: 26
Year: 2004
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Studying and recording his observations on the impact of colonialism on indigenous societies and cultures, Dr. Ralph J. Bunche traveled throughout Africa and around the world. Rare archival footage along with Dr. Bunche’s scholarly analysis gives the viewer a rare insight into the roots of many of today's current events. Interviews with John Henrick Clarke and John Hope Franklin, among others. Narrated by Sidney Poitier. |
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2006 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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2006 Films
Title: African Middleweights (Africains Poids Moyens)
Director: Daniel Cattier
Screenwriter: Daniel Cattier
Dir. of Photography: Diego Romero
Editor: Nicolas Dedecker
Sound: Vincent Nouaille
Country: Belgium/Zimbabwe
Duration: 18
Year: 2004
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A young Congolese boxer and his brother arrive in Brussels for the finale of the Afro-European Middleweight Championship on the eve of Independence of Congo. All is going well until he is ordered to take a dive. |
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2006 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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2006 Films
Title: Akeelah and the Bee
Director: Doug Atchison
Screenwriter: Doug Atchison
Dir. of Photography: David Mullen
Editor: Glenn Farr
Costume: Sharen Davis
Country: US
Duration: 0
Year: 2006
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A heart-warming, triumph-over-adversity drama about a precocious eleven-year-old girl from South Los Angeles, Akeelah Anderson, who is discovered to have a talent for words. In spite of the objections of her mother, Akeelah enters a spelling contest and advances to the National Spelling Bee. On the way, she is helped by a mysterious teacher, Dr. Larabee, and a cast of colorful characters. Her journey evokes pride in the neighborhood, bringing them together and in the end, all witness the courage and inspiration of one amazing little girl. Starring Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne and Keke Palmer. |
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2006 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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2006 Films
Title: American Blackout
Director: Ian Inaba
Editor: Ian Inaba & Liz Canning
Country: US
Duration: 86
Year: 2006
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Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney took an active role investigating the stories of voter disenfranchisement in 2000 but soon found herself in her own election debacle after publicly questioning the Bush Administration about 9/11 terrorist attacks. |
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2006 Films
Title: Among Thieves
Director: Oscar Daniels
Screenwriter: Oscar Daniels
Dir. of Photography: John O'Shaughnessy
Music: Geoff Levin
Editor: Oscar Daniels
Sound: Tony Redd
Country: US
Duration: 24
Year: 2004
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When Travelle, a self-centered criminal, flees a robbery gone awry, the only place he finds to hide is in the home of a spirited, bedridden elderly woman. |
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2006 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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2006 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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2006 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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2006 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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2006 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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2006 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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2006 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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2006 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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2006 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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2006 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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2006 Films
Title: Black Beetle (Besouro Preto)
Director: Salim Rollins
Dir. of Photography: joshua bee alafia
Music: Pvo da Bahia
Editor: Salim Rollins
Sound: Malik Wright
Country: Brazil/US
Duration: 35
Year: 2003
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This history of African spirituality in Brazil focuses on the discipline of Capoeira and the mythical master Besouro Preto, who legend says had the ability to disappear and turn himself into a Black Beetle. |
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2006 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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2006 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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2006 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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2006 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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2006 Films
Title: Bongoland
Director: Josiah Kibira
Screenwriter: Josiah Kibira
Dir. of Photography: Jeff Green
Editor: Takaaki Sato
Sound: Dawn Schot
Costume: Bethany Krause
Country: Tanzania/US
Duration: 101
Year: 2003
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Juma chases the American dream after coming to the US, but the realities of everyday life for an undocumented worker in America collide with the widely held belief in the third world that once one gets to the US or Europe, their problems of poverty are all resolved. |
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2006 Films
Title: Boy Called Twist
Director: Tim Greene
Screenwriter: Time Greene
Dir. of Photography: Mike Downie
Music: Murray Anderson
Editor: Ronelle Loots
Sound: Stef Albertyn
Costume: Bridget Baker
Country: South Africa
Duration: 115
Year: 2004
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A contemporary interpretation of Dickens' Oliver Twist, relocated to the streets of Cape Town. |
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2006 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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2006 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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2006 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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2006 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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2006 Films
Title: Buckle Brothers
Director: Marquette Williams
Screenwriter: Marquette Williams
Dir. of Photography: Zach Jordan
Music: Shane Morris
Country: US
Duration: 75
Year: 2005
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Four young adults from the streets of South Central Los Angeles and Compton find a different kind of hope in the cowboy life. |
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2006 Films
Title: Cafundó
Director: Paulo Betti & Clóvis Bueno
Screenwriter: Paulo Betti & Clóvis Bueno
Dir. of Photography: José Roberto Eliezer
Music: André Abujamra
Editor: Sérgio Mekler
Sound: Marcio Camara
Costume: Bia Salgado
Country: Brazil
Duration: 101
Year: 2005
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Fact and fiction blend in the life of João de Camargo, a former slave who, in his old age, works miracles and devotes himself to assisting others. Stars Lázaro Ramos (Madame Satã). |
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2006 Films
Title: Cecil Taylor: All the Notes
Director: Christopher Felver
Country: US
Duration: 73
Year: 2004
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One of the great liberators of music, like Monk and Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor follows in the tradition of Charlie Parker, creating a streaming liberty that is as powerful as any artistic expression in modern culture. Taylor takes jazz to the extreme limits, showing profound architectural thinking regarding the shapes of sound. |
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2006 Films
Title: Cherps
Director: Kolton Lee
Screenwriter: Kolton Lee
Dir. of Photography: Aubrey Fagon
Music: Sara Loewenthal
Editor: Alex Marsh
Sound: Leon Lazarevic
Country: UK
Duration: 88
Year: 2005
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Reggie is the quintessential black British geezer [player]: a man that loves to 'cherp' (chat up women). He'll take them fat, thin, black or white. |
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2006 Films
Title: City of Women, The (A Cidade das Mulheres)
Director: Lázaro Faria
Screenwriter: Cleo Martins
Dir. of Photography: Lázaro Faria
Music: Cleo Martins
Editor: Isabella Lago
Sound: Toninho Muricy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 72
Year: 2005
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An intimate view of Mae Stella de Oxossi, perhaps the most influential figure in African religious traditions in Bahia. The head priestess from Axé Opó Afonjá, founded in 1910, explains from a feminine perspective the history of Candomblé in Bahia, and the matriarchal system of power created and controlled by the women who practice the tradition. |
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2006 Films
Title: Coda
Director: Zeresenay "Zee" Mehari
Screenwriter: Ramon S. Gakhal & Zeresenay Mehari
Dir. of Photography: Keith Smith
Music: Jeffrey Toyne
Editor: Stuart Robinson & Angel Gamboa
Sound: William Storkson
Costume: Michelle Anna Keshishian
Country: US
Duration: 20
Year: 2005
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To write her first novel, Julia moves into a dumpy apartment where one of the walls is a virtual canvas for a local artist's haunting mural. Stars Andre Royo and Akrosia Samson. |
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2006 Films
Title: Colonial Misunderstanding (Le Malentendu Colonial)
Director: Jean-Marie Teno
Dir. of Photography: Dieter Stürmer & Jean-Marie Teno
Editor: Christiane Badgley
Sound: Jean-Marie Teno & Paulin Tabou
Country: Cameroon/France/Germany
Duration: 78
Year: 2004
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Almost forgotten by history, in 1904 more than three million Herero people (Namibia) where murdered by the Germans in a precursor to later 20th century genocides. At the same time, missionaries helped to destroy African beliefs and social systems and replace them with European ones. |
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2006 Films
Title: Consent
Director: Kevin Branch
Screenwriter: Kevin Branch
Dir. of Photography: Brian Earl
Music: Robert Haas & Kristin Massey
Editor: Kevin Branch
Country: US
Duration: 6
Year: 2004
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In this once-in-a-lifetime one-night stand the tables are turned on a groupie fan. |
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2006 Films
Title: Contribute2 the Experience
Director: David Sylvester
Screenwriter: David Sylvester
Country: US
Duration: 29
Year: 2005
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When his lifelong friend and mentor was killed on 9/11, David’s world permanently changed. To memorialize his friend, he rides his bicycle across the US and the length of Africa and finds the true meaning of life. |
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2006 Films
Title: Coochie
Director: Najaa Young
Screenwriter: Najaa Young
Dir. of Photography: Ana Foy
Music: Don Juan Moore & Matt Mariano
Editor: Fran Ervin
Sound: Ana Foy
Costume: Tiffany Moore & Pam Hark
Country: US
Duration: 21
Year: 2004
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An artist embarks on a journey to discover the real people behind LGBT images in the media and in the process discovers a part of herself. (Community Collaborator: United Lesbians of African Heritage) |
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2006 Films
Title: Cubamor
Director: joshua bee alafia
Screenwriter: joshua bee alafia & Abel Robainia
Dir. of Photography: Shem Sobin
Music: Pablo Herrera
Editor: joshua bee alafia
Sound: Salim Rollins
Costume: Elise Court Wilson
Country: Cuba/US
Duration: 131
Year: 2003
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Two Americans journey to Cuba. Lazaro, a devotee of Ifa, promises his fiancée and the Goddess Oshun that he won't stray with other women while studying music. Zoe, on a political solidarity brigade, falls in love with Renato, a Reggae singer and street hustler. |
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2006 Films
Title: Daughters of the Wind (Filhas do Vento)
Director: Joel Zito Araújo & Joel Zito Viana
Screenwriter: Joel Zito Araújo & Di Moretti
Dir. of Photography: Jacob Solitrenick
Music: Marcus Viana
Editor: Isabela Monteiro de Castro Isabela Monteiro de Castro
Sound: Antonio Carlos Murici
Costume: Giovanna Moretto
Country: Brazil
Duration: 85
Year: 2004
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In a small town in Brazil, two sisters meet again after years apart. One of them left for the big city to become an actress. The other stayed behind to look after their father. |
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2006 Films
Title: Delwende: Get Up and Walk
Director: S. Pierre Yameogo
Screenwriter: S. Pierre Yameogo
Dir. of Photography: Jürg Hassler
Music: Wasis Diop
Editor: Jean-Christophe Ané
Country: Burkina Faso
Duration: 90
Year: 2005
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When children in the village begin to die, a woman is falsely accused of being a witch. She is driven from the village until her daughter brings her back to the village so that the truth can be told. |
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2006 Films
Title: Dick (the Short)*
Director: Rufus Dorsey
Screenwriter: Rufus Dorsey
Dir. of Photography: Roy Kurtluyan
Music: Michael Harold
Editor: Robert Cosci
Sound: Dave Zigal
Costume: Rufus Dorsey
Country: US
Duration: 13
Year: 2005
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A player loses his most important “tool”. |
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2006 Films
Title: District Six: Time to Return Home
Director: Diana Manfredi
Screenwriter: Arianna Lissoni & Diana Manfredi
Dir. of Photography: Tommaso Lusena
Music: Patrizio Fariselli
Editor: Diana Manfredi
Sound: Dario Ghezzi & Paolo Mantovani
Country: South Africa/Italy
Duration: 55
Year: 2005
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The story of the Sallie Family, one among the hundreds of families who where forcibly removed from District 6 when the apartheid government declared this part of Cape Town a “black spot” under the 1950 Group Areas Act. |
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2006 Films
Title: Dollars and White Pipes
Director: Donovan Marsh
Screenwriter: Donovan Marsh
Dir. of Photography: Rob Malpage
Music: Allin Richards & Mark Phillips
Editor: Donovan Marsh
Sound: Mark Phillips
Country: South Africa
Duration: 96
Year: 2005
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A rags-to-riches story following the journey of a man from gang culture to moral independence as he overcomes issues of race, education, addiction and racketeering, finally to become a well-respected and law-abiding businessman. Based on a true story. |
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Title: Dream to Change the World
Director: Horace Ové
Dir. of Photography: Phiip Chavannes
Editor: Pete Stern
Country: Trinidad/UK
Duration: 75
Year: 2005
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The multicultural history of Trinidad and its diaspora is the story of John La Rose: labor activist, publisher and poet, who through steelpan, calypso and the arts of carnival, leads the viewer through the links between art and social transformation. |
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2006 Films
Title: Electric Purgatory: The Fate of the Black Rocker
Director: Raymond Gayle
Screenwriter: Raymond Gayle
Dir. of Photography: Mel House
Editor: Raymond Gayle
Sound: Anura Neysadurai
Country: US
Duration: 83
Year: 2005
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Incredible music and performances punctuate this interesting exposé of the struggles of black rock musicians, the industry's ambivalence towards them and the dilemma they face in the Black community. Interviews with Fishbone, Flip Barnes, Darrell McNeil and Charlie Braxton. |
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2006 Films
Title: Emeka
Director: Chido Osueke
Screenwriter: Chido Osueke
Dir. of Photography: David Gibb
Music: Chido Osueke
Editor: Chido Osueke
Sound: Chido Osueke
Costume: Elise Lavender & Ben Batemen
Country: US
Duration: 13
Year: 2005
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A Nigerian family struggles to main their sense of identity and strength while living in America. The story parallels a West African folktale about a chameleon that refuses to change color in the midst of danger. |
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Title: Family Reunion: A South Central Story
Director: Adleane Hunter
Screenwriter: Tony Bracy
Dir. of Photography: Rob Moore
Music: Ted Sheibar
Editor: Rashad Frierson & Jeff Pulliham
Costume: Christann Chanell
Country: US
Duration: 34
Year: 2005
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When the Porter and Wilson families are brought together in a South Central emergency room, they are forced to confront the unresolved issues that have estranged them for almost 20 years. |
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2006 Films
Title: Favela Rising
Director: Jeff Zimbalist & Matt Mochary
Dir. of Photography: Jeff Zimbalist, Matt Mochary & Kelly Mark Green
Editor: Jeff Zimbalist
Country: Brazil/US
Duration: 80
Year: 2005
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A former drug-trafficker turns social revolutionary in Rio’s worst slum. Through hip-hop music and Afro-Brazilian dance he rallies his community to counteract the violent oppression of drug armies and corrupt police until a tragic accident threatens to silence him forever. Winner of over 10 international film festival awards. (Community Collaborator: The Hip-Hop Association) |
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2006 Films
Title: Fela: Fresh from Africa
Director: Jaheed Ashley
Dir. of Photography: Jaheed Ashley
Editor: Saleem Aziz
Country: US
Duration: 120
Year: 2006
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In the spring of 1986, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the legendary Nigerian musical warrior, triumphantly returned to New York City after a 17-year absence. Narrated by PeeKoo A. Lewis. |
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Title: Fight Song
Director: Brandele Randolph
Country: US
Duration: 92
Year: 2005
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A suspenseful tale of revenge in an ex-high school football star traps the coach who destroyed his future. An answer to Langston Hughes' question, "What happens to a dream deferred?" |
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2006 Films
Title: Flip the Script
Director: Terrah Bennett Smith
Screenwriter: Tiayoka McMillan
Dir. of Photography: Reynaldo Villalobos
Music: H-Dubb
Editor: Neguine Sanani Neguine Sanani Neguine Sanani
Costume: Bernie White
Country: US
Duration: 86
Year: 2005
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Forced with having to plan the funeral together, six college friends in their thirties come back to Los Angeles after the untimely death of a mutual friend. Old feelings re-surface and unfinished business emerges as the heartbreaks and joys of life through friendship and love are explored. Stars Miguel Núñez, Jr., Robin Givens, Laz Alonza, and Jazsmin Lewis. |
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2006 Films
Title: God's Waiting List*
Director: Duane Adler
Screenwriter: Nian Aster
Dir. of Photography: Lyn Moncrief
Music: Vincent Gillioz
Editor: Ann Keniston
Sound: Zsotf Magyar
Costume: Stacy Owens
Country: US
Duration: 94
Year: 2005
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Solomon borrows money from loan sharks to open a music store, but when he doesn't pay, his sister does. Guilt consumes him while she becomes a stronger person. A drama about love, loss, and faith. Stars Roger Guenveur Smith. |
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2006 Films
Title: Governor's New Clothes, The (Les Habits Neufs du Gouverneur)
Director: Mweze D. Ngangura
Screenwriter: Mweze D. Ngangura
Dir. of Photography: Alberto Iannuzzi
Music: Alain "Prince" Makaba
Editor: Sandra Boukhanny
Sound: Jean Timmerman
Country: Congo
Duration: 87
Year: 2005
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A musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale "The Emperor's New Clothes” features a story about a family on the verge of breakdown in an African state where two ethnic groups are in conflict. An entertaining exposé on the corruption of power. |
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2006 Films
Title: Haiti: the Sleeping Giant
Director: Love Aryeetey
Screenwriter: Love Aryeetey
Dir. of Photography: Curtis Nichols
Editor: Love Aryeetey
Country: US
Duration: 50
Year: 2005
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The history of Haitian Revolution which resulted in the first republic governed by Blacks in the Western Hemisphere. (Community Collaborator: Legislative Black Caucus Foundation) |
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2006 Films
Title: Hey Jimmy
Director: Ming-Chieh Sung
Screenwriter: Ming-Chieh Sung
Dir. of Photography: Ming-Chieh Sung
Music: Yu-Huan Lee
Editor: Ming-Chieh Sung
Sound: Adam Modley
Costume: Jimmy Liao
Country: Taiwan/UK
Duration: 16
Year: 2004
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A contemporary urban narrative incorporating animation to create an affectionately comical insight into the socio-cultural complexities of a black Taiwanese drag queen. |
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2006 Films
Title: Hip-Hop Colony
Director: Michael Wanguhu
Screenwriter: Russell Kenya
Dir. of Photography: Michael Wanguhu
Music: Steve Ominde & Bruce Odhiambo
Editor: Michael Wanguhu
Sound: Michael Wanguhu
Country: Kenya
Duration: 90
Year: 2005
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A musically stirring examination of the rooting of Hip Hop in Kenya where modern rhythms are adapted to traditional elements to create a local off-shoot known as “Genge” which unifies the country’s youth to creatively address the country's social and political issues. (Community Collaborator: The Hip-Hop Association) |
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2006 Films
Title: Hit Me
Director: Steven Minor
Screenwriter: Rashim Cannad
Dir. of Photography: Tim Neighbors
Music: Rick St. Hilaire
Editor: Steven Minor & Rashim Cannad
Sound: Rick St. Hilaire
Country: US
Duration: 27
Year: 2006
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A professional gambler arrives at a day of reckoning when he is cornered by the hit man he hired. |
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2006 Films
Title: HM HM
Director: MoHaMeD GHaZaLa
Screenwriter: Mohamed Ghazala
Editor: Mohamed Ghazala
Country: Egypt
Duration: 3
Year: 2005
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A restaurant customer does not want to pay after eating. |
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2006 Films
Title: Hobson's Choice
Director: Nikklas "Nikki" Bates
Screenwriter: Steppbrothers
Editor: Martin Sterling
Country: US
Duration: 5
Year: 2005
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A 20-something African American male is caught in a dilemma when three young males obstruct his path on his way to work. |
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2006 Films
Title: Holla
Director: H.M. Coakley
Screenwriter: Byron Taylor & H.M. Coakley
Dir. of Photography: Ryan Postas
Editor: Zachariah Clark
Sound: William Hansen
Costume: Stephanie Wallace
Country: US
Duration: 75
Year: 2005
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A popular TV star is stalked by a sociopath while stranded in a secluded cabin with six of her closest friends over a weekend. An urban horror drama. |
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2006 Films
Title: Home, Charles Lloyd and Billy Higgins
Director: Dorothy Darr
Dir. of Photography: Dorothy Darr
Music: Charles Lloyd & Billy Higgins
Editor: Dorothy Darr
Country: US
Duration: 72
Year: 2005
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An extraordinary friendship between two extraordinary musicians--Charles Lloyd and Billy Higgins. After developing liver cancer in January, 2001, Billy arrived at Charles' home in Montecito, saying "We got to do something together." The result was the recording "Which Way is East" and this film. Billy died in May, 2001. |
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2006 Films
Title: Hope's War
Director: Ya'Ke
Screenwriter: Ya'Ke
Dir. of Photography: Lucas Millard
Music: C.J. Wheeler
Editor: Ya'Ke
Sound: Travis Ward
Costume: Matthew Kessler
Country: US
Duration: 13
Year: 2005
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After returning home from Iraq, a U.S. soldier struggles to adapt back to everyday life, but brutal visions of war threaten to destroy him.
2005 Director's Guild of America Student Film Award (African-American Category) |
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2006 Films
Title: How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
Director: Joe Angio
Screenwriter: Joe Angio
Dir. of Photography: Michael Solomon
Music: Jeremy Parise
Editor: Jane Rizzo
Country: US
Duration: 85
Year: 2005
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Feature-length documentary on renegade filmmaker, novelist, musician and theater impresario Melvin Van Peebles. |
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2006 Films
Title: Hula Girls
Director: Trevor Graham
Dir. of Photography: John Whitteron
Editor: Denise Haslem
Country: Australia
Duration: 52
Year: 2004
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A lush visual exploration of the sexual mythology that has for centuries defined our notions of the Pacific Island woman. |
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2006 Films
Title: Inspired by...*
Director: Layla Mashavu
Screenwriter: Layla Mashavu
Dir. of Photography: John Savedra
Music: Steve the "E" Ross
Editor: Layla Mashavu & Tony Best
Sound: Ivy Lindsey
Costume: Marvlyn Harrison
Country: US
Duration: 25
Year: 2005
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The steamy love affair between an egocentric singer-songwriter and a graduate student provides the inspiration for their mutual success. |
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2006 Films
Title: It Ain't What It Seems
Director: John Neal
Screenwriter: John Neal
Country: US
Duration: 72
Year: 2005
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Is there a time and place for everything? Wait!!! How about girls and partying? What about studying? John and Marlon are best friends entering their freshmen year of college. Come with us and see what you would do when faced with challenges that college life can present. |
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2006 Films
Title: Joebell and America
Director: Asha Lovelace
Screenwriter: Earl Lovelace & Asha Lovelace
Dir. of Photography: Walt Lovelace
Music: Walt Lovelace
Editor: Walt Lovelace
Country: Trinidad/Tobago
Duration: 83
Year: 2004
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After winning money gambling, a young man decides it's time to seize his dreams and embarks upon a journey to America. A poignant examination of cultural heritage and identity. |
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2006 Films
Title: Jumpin' the Broom
Director: Debra A. Wilson
Dir. of Photography: Scott Bayer
Editor: John Vincent Barrett
Country: US
Duration: 29
Year: 2005
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Black lesbian and gay couples share their personal and heartfelt stories of commitment, which redefine love, family values, politics and religion in today's society. Includes interview with Dr. Michael Eric Dyson. |
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2006 Films
Title: Kerosene Creek
Director: Michael Bennett
Screenwriter: Michael Bennett
Dir. of Photography: Leon Narbey
Music: Nic McGowan
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 13
Year: 2004
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An experience with first love on a playful afternoon ends in tragedy. |
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2006 Films
Title: King Leopold's Ghost
Director: also includes renowned actor James Cromwell as the voice of King Leopold and Emmy Award-winning actress Alfre Woodard as the voice of the Woman Ilanga. Little-seen archival footage makes this gem a must see!
Screenwriter: Pippa Scott & Oreet Rees
Dir. of Photography: Pippa Scott
Music: Craig Matthew
Editor: Yoav Goren
Sound: Oreet Rees
Costume: Anthony Bensusan
Duration: 108
Year: 2006
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The rule of King Leopold II of Belgium in the Congo is the story of greed, terror, and the world's first human rights movement. Atrocities inflicted by colonial policies are seen as the foundation of much of the recent history of the Congo. Narrated by Don Cheadle |
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Title: La Fabri_K: The Cuban Hip Hop Factory
Director: Lisandro Pérez-Rey
Country: Cuba
Duration: 62
Year: 2004
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Emerging from Cuba's cultural vibrancy is a unique brand of hip-hop. Two of its leading groups have formed the collective La Fabri-K in an effort to showcase their art and to raise political consciousness. Live musicianship is central to their art as they travel from shabby Cuban apartments to the legendary Apollo Theatre to open for the Roots and Kanye West. (Community Collaborator: The Hip-Hop Association) |
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2006 Films
Title: Last Stand, The
Director: Russ Parr
Screenwriter: Russ Parr
Costume: Michelle Britton
Country: US
Duration: 106
Year: 2005
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Reggie, TD, Bo and Dede seek success as performers at a Hollywood comedy club until life becomes too much to handle. |
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2006 Films
Title: Le Mozart Noir
Director: Raymond Saint-Jean
Screenwriter: Siobhan Flanagan & Robert Cohen
Dir. of Photography: Arthur E. Cooper
Editor: Craig Webster
Sound: David Rose
Costume: Joanna Syrokomla
Country: Canada
Duration: 53
Year: 2003
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The story of Joseph Boulogne, Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges, an ardent lover, renowned athlete, revolutionary and, above all, an extraordinary 18th century composer and performer whose work has been neglected due to the prejudices of history. |
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2006 Films
Title: Leila
Director: Hanelle Culpepper
Screenwriter: Hanelle Culpepper & Ann Culpepper
Dir. of Photography: Anne Etheridge
Music: Johnny Polanco
Editor: Stuart Robinson & Joe Woo
Sound: Brian Sorbo
Costume: Jennifer Kirschman
Country: US
Duration: 14
Year: 2005
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Vibrant dancer Leila survives an attack that extinguished her passion for dance. One day an eccentric stranger waltzes into her life and helps Leila reclaim her passion and life before it's too late. Cameo by Sinbad. |
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2006 Films
Title: Limp*
Director: Abdul Malik
Screenwriter: Abdul Malik
Dir. of Photography: Jameel Karim
Music: Jameel Karim
Editor: Jameel Karim
Sound: J.T. Muelek
Costume: Shayeeqah Karim
Country: US
Duration: 13
Year: 2005
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A man experiences his worst fear on his wedding night. |
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2006 Films
Title: Little Things, The
Director: Reina Webster
Screenwriter: Reina Webster
Dir. of Photography: Rhys Duncan
Music: Mark Michel & Chris Chetland
Editor: Owen Ferrier Kerr
Sound: Richard Flynn
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 12
Year: 2004
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Where do you go when it's your 14th birthday and no-one seems to notice? George is angry and neglected. A small gift brightens her day. |
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2006 Films
Title: Love & Suicide
Director: Lisa France
Screenwriter: Luis Moro & Lisa France
Dir. of Photography: Demian Lichtenstein
Music: Jokes Yanes
Editor: Bruno Briel & Jokes Yanes
Country: US
Duration: 85
Year: 2005
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A Cuban cab driver teaches a young man the "one thing" between love and suicide when he flees the US to Cuba after thinking about committing suicide. |
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2006 Films
Title: Love Trap
Director: Frank B. Goodin, II
Screenwriter: Frank B. Goodin, II
Dir. of Photography: Bernardo Santana
Editor: Frank B. Goodin, II
Costume: Frank B. Goodin, II
Country: US
Duration: 105
Year: 2005
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In love and engaged to the woman of his dreams, Richard hangs out with the guys at a local bar. When Angel, a vixen in a red dress, appears from nowhere and smothers him with attention, he is seduced into a situation that may wreck his life. |
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2006 Films
Title: Make It Funky!
Director: Michael Murphy
Screenwriter: Michael Murphy
Editor: Christy Suire
Sound: Gustavo Borner
Country: US
Duration: 110
Year: 2004
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A big, easy overview of New Orleans' rich musical heritage. The confluence of African and Caribbean rhythms with slave and immigrant cultures produced music that is a rich stew of syncopated influences. Interviews and performances with legendary NO musicians such as Fats Domino, Dr. John, Lloyd Price, Irma Thomas, Jon Cleary, Art Neville and drummer Earl Palmer. Neville Brothers' Art Neville narrates the town's history with satisfying detail. |
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2006 Films
Title: Mandinga em Manhattan
Director: Lázaro Faria
Screenwriter: Isabella Lago
Dir. of Photography: Maoma Faria & Lázaro Faria
Music: Isabella Lago
Editor: Alex Gomes & João Rodrigo Mattos
Country: Brazil
Duration: 55
Year: 2005
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The story of the internationalization of Capoeira Angola. After many years of absence from instructing students, grandmaster João Oliveira dos Santos began teaching again and relocated from Salvador to Manhattan in 1990. Once demonized and outlawed by the Brazilian government, Capoeira today is being recognized as one of Brazil's most important cultural treasures. |
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2006 Films
Title: Melvin: Portrait of a Player
Director: Lawrence Coke
Screenwriter: Lawrence Coke
Editor: Lawrence Coke & Reg Sathyadevan
Country: UK
Duration: 15
Year: 2003
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Melvin believes he is god's gift to women, but in reality nothing could be further from the truth. |
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2006 Films
Title: Message from Pops, A
Director: Edford Banuel Jr.
Screenwriter: Edford Banuel Jr.
Dir. of Photography: Parrish Smith
Music: Bob Durham
Editor: Deanna Nowell
Sound: Aron Siegel
Costume: Zenita Carswell
Country: US
Duration: 17
Year: 2005
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An imprisoned father makes a final attempt to reconnect with his son through a videotaped message. Throughout the tape, the father confronts his troubled past with the hope it will influence his son's future. But is it too late? |
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2006 Films
Title: Middle Man*
Director: Christopher R. Witherspoon
Screenwriter: Christopher R. Witherspoon
Dir. of Photography: Christopher R. Witherspoon
Editor: Christopher R. Witherspoon
Costume: Christopher R. Witherspoon
Country: US
Duration: 87
Year: 2004
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Maurice Keys, a skilled middle man in brokering illegal transactions, has a lapse in judgment leading him to break the rules and get caught in a whirlwind of peril. |
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2006 Films
Title: Miles from Home
Director: Ty Hodges
Screenwriter: Ty Hodges
Dir. of Photography: Todd Segal
Music: Jesse White
Editor: Todd Segal
Sound: Christopher Lee
Costume: Layla
Country: US
Duration: 97
Year: 2005
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Seventeen-year-old Miles is forced to fend for himself after his mother's drug addiction causes the family to lose everything. Stars Meagan Good. |
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2006 Films
Title: Monsieur Etienne
Director: Yann Chayia
Screenwriter: Yann Chayia
Dir. of Photography: Yohann Charrin
Music: Gabriel des Forêts
Editor: Serge Tirquier
Sound: Eddy Laurent
Costume: Marie Dubas
Country: France
Duration: 23
Year: 2005
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An old man who spent his life arbitrating the arguments of his two best friends finds himself on the way to their funerals. Incapable of choosing between the two processions, he undertakes a long and contemplative walk. |
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2006 Films
Title: mOrally Speaking*
Director: Lawrence Coke
Screenwriter: Lawrence Coke
Dir. of Photography: Lawrence Coke, Jules Becker & Daniel Dempster
Music: Mike Notes, Shanks & Bigfoot
Editor: Regilal Sathyadevan
Sound: Chris Storrar & Lauren Eagles
Country: UK
Duration: 15
Year: 2005
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It's Sheila's birthday and Sam has been planning this evening for weeks. After an expensive evening out, it's back home for a night of unbridled passion. But all goes wrong when Sam refuses to go “south”. |
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2006 Films
Title: More Than Love
Director: Camara Rose
Screenwriter: Camara Rose & Chantel Rose
Dir. of Photography: Ulf Soderquist
Music: Kevin T. Davis
Editor: Camara Rose
Country: US
Duration: 16
Year: 2005
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Grant and Aaliyah Parker fell in love; their seemingly perfect marriage starts to fall apart. |
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2006 Films
Title: My American Nurse
Director: Pascal Atuma
Screenwriter: Pascal Atuma
Dir. of Photography: Roy Kurtluyan & Steve Oluyede
Music: Kingsley O. Kings
Editor: Emmanuel U. Oyibocha
Sound: Omo Idumwonyi
Costume: Humphrey U. Amechi
Country: US/Nigeria
Duration: 90
Year: 2005
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Frustrated with the dating game in the US, Shehu travels home to Nigeria, returning with a new wife and fresh outlook. What he did not count on is his new wife’s embracing of American culture and customs. |
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2006 Films
Title: NDAP LI - Djibril N'Doye Lebou Artist
Director: Charlotte Blackmon Collins
Country: US
Duration: 81
Year: 2004
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A look at the unique artwork of Senegalese-born artist Djibril N'Doye. Now living in California and exhibiting at this festival, the film is filled with music, warmth, beauty and humor. |
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2006 Films
Title: Near Mrs.*
Director: Dale S. Lewis
Screenwriter: Sylvia V. Hillman
Dir. of Photography: Jon Hale
Music: One Trick Pony, J. Cooksey, G. Papania & Damon Vonn
Editor: Rashad Frierson
Sound: Greg Papania
Costume: Eshi Clothing/High Velocity
Country: US
Duration: 35
Year: 2004
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Looking for the perfect man? When he comes along, will you recognize him? |
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2006 Films
Title: New Orleans: My Home, My Life, My Love
Director: Jamie Balthazar
Dir. of Photography: Randall Perez
Music: Ray Chew
Editor: Randall Perez & P.J. Johnson
Country: US
Duration: 50
Year: 2005
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Having experienced the catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina, residents of New Orleans speak on their dreadfully uncertain futures. |
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2006 Films
Title: Next of Kin
Director: Stephen Collins
Screenwriter: Stephen Collins
Dir. of Photography: Ronald E. High
Editor: Janet Weinberg
Sound: Forrest Williams
Country: US
Duration: 19
Year: 2005
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Almost every day in America a soldier has to make a house call to the next of kin. |
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2006 Films
Title: NO!
Director: Aishah Shahidah Simmons
Screenwriter: Aishah Shahidah Simmons
Dir. of Photography: Joan W. Brannon
Music: Giscard Xavier
Editor: Sharon M. Mullally & Gail Lloyd
Sound: Mishann Lau
Country: US
Duration: 94
Year: 2005
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Through testimonies from survivors, commentaries from acclaimed scholars and community leaders, impactful archival footage, spirited music, dance and performance poetry, the reality of rape, other forms of sexual violence, and healing in African American communities are unveiled. |
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2006 Films
Title: On The Verge of A Fever (Le Goût des Jeunes Filles)*
Director: John L’Ecuyer
Screenwriter: Dany Laferriere
Dir. of Photography: Jean-Pierre St-Louis
Music: Ned Bouhalassa & Luck Mervil
Editor: Aube Foglia
Sound: François Grenon
Costume: Denis Sperdoukis
Country: Canada
Duration: 88
Year: 2004
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Against the backdrop of poverty, fear and the brutal dictatorship of 1971 Haiti, Fanfan, a 15-year-old boy just wants to experience life for himself. One evening Fanfan experiences a terrifying incident involving a Tonton-Macoute. As a result, he decides to hide out at his beautiful neighbor's house. There, he is trapped between his fear of getting caught and fulfilling his fantasy. |
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2006 Films
Title: One
Director: Marcus Glasgow
Screenwriter: Marcus Glasgow
Dir. of Photography: Marcus Glasgow
Music: Jim Hunt
Editor: Lori Glasgow
Sound: Michael Banton
Costume: Lori Glasgow & Marcus Glasgow
Country: US
Duration: 145
Year: 2005
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Two egotistical best friends--a successful street hustler and a rich, famous professional athlete--embark on a journey that takes them from a life of luxury to a struggle for survival. Eventually they find happiness and success through mental and spiritual enlightenment, learning how to love and appreciate a good woman in the process. |
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2006 Films
Title: Oops...
Director: Kevin Branch
Screenwriter: Kevin Branch
Dir. of Photography: Edward Bartel
Music: Ray Hall
Editor: Kevin Branch
Sound: Mark Rosera
Country: US
Duration: 13
Year: 2005
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Who will get the last laugh when four couples get together for an evening of fun? |
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2006 Films
Title: Orange Bow
Director: Dee Rees
Screenwriter: Dee Rees
Dir. of Photography: Cybel Martin
Editor: Kwame Horne
Sound: Hakim Robinson
Country: US
Duration: 14
Year: 2005
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A Brooklyn teen navigates seemingly mundane obstacles on his way to a neighborhood birthday party. Inspired by a true story. |
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2006 Films
Title: Origin of AIDS, The
Director: Peter Chappell & Catherine Peix
Screenwriter: Peter Chappell, Arnie Gelbart & Stéphane Horel
Dir. of Photography: Peter Chappell
Editor: Catherine Peix
Country: Canada/France
Duration: 90
Year: 2003
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Was AIDS inadvertently created in a laboratory in the Belgian Congo in the late 1950’s? Blending archival film and photos with interviews with scientists, specialists and journalists, the filmmakers fearlessly connect the origin of AIDS with the injection of nearly a million Africans with an experimental polio vaccine. A MUST SEE! |
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2006 Films
Title: Oxtails
Director: Antonia March & Jacqueline McKinley
Screenwriter: Antonia March & Jacqueline McKinley
Dir. of Photography: Keith Smith
Music: Garnett March
Editor: Johnathan Launer
Sound: Ernest Saunders
Costume: Sonya Vaughn
Country: US
Duration: 22
Year: 2005
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Xavier wants to avoid eating his girlfriend's food due to a fear that she will put "roots" on him. Is the way to a man's heart through his stomach? |
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2006 Films
Title: Package, The
Director: B. Radical
Screenwriter: B. Radical
Dir. of Photography: Jonathan Hale
Music: Paul Linford
Editor: Andy Castor
Sound: Jim Miller
Costume: Kate Crowley
Country: US
Duration: 23
Year: 2005
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A senseless con and his half-witted brother convince their ex-partner in crime to help them bury a mysterious package in the desert. There’s a $75,000 payday waiting if they follow the instructions on the ransom-style note. |
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2006 Films
Title: Papa Joe
Director: Anthony Coleman
Screenwriter: Anthony Coleman
Dir. of Photography: Anthony Coleman
Music: Megatrax Production Music
Editor: James Veit
Sound: Kevin Summers
Costume: Tricia Stubbs
Country: US
Duration: 17
Year: 2006
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Papa Joe, a widower, is mad at the world since the death of his wife. |
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2006 Films
Title: Project 313*
Director: Darren Brown
Screenwriter: Jay White
Dir. of Photography: Darren Brown
Music: K.I.D.D.
Editor: Ken Baker
Sound: Ken Baker
Country: US
Duration: 145
Year: 2005
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Living in desperate situations, two young men devise a plan to “get rich quick” by robbing an unsuspecting high roller exiting a casino. Stars Big Herk, BET comedian Tony Roberts and the mean streets of Detroit. |
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2006 Films
Title: Promise Keeper, The
Director: Martin Whitehead
Screenwriter: Martin Whitehead
Dir. of Photography: Bo Hakala
Music: Joe Hogan
Editor: Jeremy Bird
Sound: Clatter & Din
Country: US
Duration: 71
Year: 2005
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A supernatural entity threatens the lives of three attorneys through the use of their drives and compulsions. After one of the partners is killed, the burden falls on the founding partner to unravel the mystery lest he risk the destruction of everyone and everything he loves. |
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2006 Films
Title: Quiet Storm
Director: Shango B'Sang
Screenwriter: Shango B'Sang
Dir. of Photography: Shango B'Sang
Music: Nick Saunders & King of Cosmos
Editor: Nick O'Mahoney
Costume: Herukuti
Country: UK
Duration: 82
Year: 2003
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After meeting at a conference, four men conclude that that to change, the policies of corrupt leaders, the IMF and World Bank must be taken on. To bring about change in African social and economic conditions, four men take matters into their own very competent hands, confronting corrupt African puppet leaders and their powerful patrons who have misappropriated the continent's resources. A Suspense Thriller! |
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Title: Reflections on Women of Color and Hip-Hop: A Student Documentary
Director: Nuala Cabral
Editor: Nuala Cabral
Sound: Nuala Cabral
Country: US
Duration: 34
Year: 2003
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While still embracing the Hip-Hop culture they love, young people speak critically and sometimes humorously on the controversial relationship between Black women and hip-hop music. (Community Collaborator: The Hip-Hop Association) |
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Title: Refugee All Stars, The
Director: Zach Niles & Banker White
Screenwriter: Zach Niles, Banker White & Jim Bruce
Dir. of Photography: Andy Mitchell, Banker White & Christopher Jenkins
Music: Chris Velan
Editor: Banker White & Jim Bruce
Country: US/Sierra Leone
Duration: 78
Year: 2005
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Fleeing a cruel and bloody civil war, a group of Sierra Leonean musicians living in refugee camps form a band-in-exile to keep their music alive and relieve the daily struggles of their fellow refugees. A celebration of the resilience of the human spirit. |
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2006 Films
Title: Resistencia: Hip-Hop in Colombia
Director: Tom Feiling
Dir. of Photography: Tom Feiling
Editor: Daniel Wilson
Country: UK
Duration: 54
Year: 2002
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Caught between left-wing guerillas and right-wing paramilitaries, young people turn to rap music as a way to express their points of view on the realities forced upon them by long-running civil war violence, cultural crisis and the cocaine trade. (Community Collaborator: The Hip-Hop Association) |
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2006 Films
Title: Restoring Honor: The Case of Chaplain Plummer
Director: Keith B. Plummer
Dir. of Photography: Keith B. Plummer
Editor: Keith B. Plummer
Country: US
Duration: 43
Year: 2005
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In 1884, Henry Vinton Plummer became the first African American chaplain in the Regular Army. In 1894, he was charged with "conduct unbecoming an officer" and was court-martialed under questionable circumstances. |
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2006 Films
Title: Restraining Order
Director: Reggie Gaskins
Screenwriter: Reggie Gaskins
Dir. of Photography: Diane Farrington
Editor: Stephan Minor
Country: US
Duration: 97
Year: 2006
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A young idealistic attorney gets involved in the marital problems of his best friend. Plot twists and turns punctuate this tale of love and deception developed into a classic suspense thriller. Stars Robin Givens, N’Bushe Wright, James Avery, Sean Blakemore and Reggie Gaskins. |
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2006 Films
Title: Reunion
Director: Sheila Marie Norman
Screenwriter: Sheila Marie Norman
Dir. of Photography: Tom Clancey
Music: Lenny Greene, Jeff Fishman, Aggie "Misty" Owens, Doug Williams
Editor: Penny Styles McLean
Sound: Kevin Grasca
Country: US
Duration: 110
Year: 2005
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A dying woman begrudgingly attends her family reunion, which is plagued with internal family rivalries including a longstanding antagonism between her and her younger sister. |
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2006 Films
Title: Revolution: Why It's Necessary-Why It's Possible-What It's All About
Director: Stephen Jones
Editor: Randie Summer
Sound: Mark Sperry
Country: US
Duration: 24
Year: 2004
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The first part of an historic talk delivered by Bob Avakian, Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA, breaking down the very nature of the society we live in and how humanity has come to a time where a radically different society is possible. |
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2006 Films
Title: Rifle Road
Director: Akin Omotoso
Screenwriter: Akin Omotoso
Dir. of Photography: Zeno Petersen
Music: Zwai Bala
Editor: Ziggy Hofmeyr
Sound: Lennie Nzoyi
Country: South Africa
Duration: 11
Year: 2005
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The gun-loving, testosterone-filled lives of Shadow and his friends change after an unforeseen tragic event. |
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2006 Films
Title: Rock the Paint
Director: Phil Bertelsen
Screenwriter: Dallas Mitchell Brennan
Dir. of Photography: John Foster
Music: Wyclef Jean
Editor: Bryan Cole
Sound: Georgia Hilton
Costume: Zulema Griffin
Country: US
Duration: 90
Year: 2005
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A racially charged coming-of-age story ignites when teenager Josh Sendler has to pack up his hoop dreams and move from the cornfields of Indiana to the inner-city streets of Newark, N.J. Basketball phenom Antwon Jackson befriends him and together they make a run for the high school state championship but not without their friendship being tested. |
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2006 Films
Title: Rubber Soles
Director: Christine Turner
Screenwriter: Christine Turner
Dir. of Photography: Marshall Stief
Editor: Jamaal Parham
Country: US
Duration: 10
Year: 2005
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Francis is an 11-year-old record collector who got a brand new bag. |
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2006 Films
Title: Saint Martin de 4th Street
Director: Robert Banks Ramirez
Screenwriter: Robert Banks Ramirez
Dir. of Photography: Gil Machado
Music: Robert Banks Ramirez & Javier Ortega, Jr.
Editor: Gil Machado
Sound: Carolina Rivas
Costume: Javier Ortega, Jr.
Country: US
Duration: 30
Year: 2004
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Martin, a 13-year-old boy, can't stand his mother's new girlfriend, a domineering vixen. What's a boy to do but pray to Saint Martin de Porres in this battle between good and evil? |
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2006 Films
Title: Scent of Oak (Roble de Olor)
Director: Rigoberto López Prego
Screenwriter: Rigoberto López Prego & Eugenio Hernández
Dir. of Photography: Livio Delgado
Music: Sergio Vitier
Editor: Nelson Rodríguez
Sound: Ricardo Iztueta
Costume: Vladimir Cuenca & Diana Fernández
Country: Cuba
Duration: 127
Year: 2003
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Set in early 19th-century Cuba, a free Black woman and her German lover challenge the taboos and power structure when they establish a coffee plantation free from the cruelty and inhumanity of the slave system. |
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2006 Films
Title: Second Chance, The
Director: Steve Taylor
Screenwriter: Steve Taylor, Ben Pearson & Henry O. Arnold
Dir. of Photography: Ben Pearson
Music: Michael W. Smith
Editor: Matthew Sterling
Sound: Nick Palladino
Costume: Alvonso V. Wilson
Country: US
Duration: 100
Year: 2005
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A White church in the wealthy suburbs discovers that its "outreach" to an inner-city Black congregation is creating resentment and distrust. A rebellious son and a street-smart pastor bridge the gap between their respective churches and cultures. |
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2006 Films
Title: Section 8
Director: Carl Gilliard
Screenwriter: Tony Winters
Dir. of Photography: Aaron Kirsch
Music: Jack Allen
Editor: Tré Walker
Sound: Umbay Adan
Costume: Tuesday Connor
Country: US
Duration: 93
Year: 2005
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Proverbial skeletons are dragged from the family closet when a deadbeat dad and his college-bound son are forced under the same roof of the father's shabby, low-income apartment. |
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2006 Films
Title: Seeker
Director: Omelihu Nwangoma & Adam Hutchings
Screenwriter: Omelihu Nwangoma & Adam Hutchings
Dir. of Photography: Marcus Domleo
Music: Atif Choudhury & Paul Tonga
Editor: Lois Bygrave
Sound: Simon Gillman
Costume: Calandria Meredith
Country: UK
Duration: 10
Year: 2005
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A Nigerian immigrant resorts to desperate measures to survive in London in a bid to convince his family back home that he is living the rich life they expect of him. |
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2006 Films
Title: Segregating the Greatest Generation
Director: Woodie King, Jr.
Screenwriter: Woodie King, Jr.
Dir. of Photography: Irving Vincent
Music: Ernest McCarty
Editor: George Argento, Xiaoli Li Tan & Miriam Neptune
Country: US
Duration: 90
Year: 2005
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Artists and actors are interviewed about how World War II changed their lives. Interviewees include Ossie Davis, Luther Henderson, Neal Tate, William Greaves, Gertrude Jeanette, Camille Billops and Lloyd Richards. Narrated by Ruby Dee and Michael Tolan. |
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2006 Films
Title: Shared History
Director: Felicia Furman
Screenwriter: Lillian Benson & Felicia Furman
Dir. of Photography: Frost Wilkinson
Music: Charles Washington
Editor: Lillian Benson
Country: US
Duration: 57
Year: 2005
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Descendants of slaves and slave owners of Woodlands Plantation meet to uncover the mythologies about the old relationship through family interviews and archival evidence. |
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2006 Films
Title: Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela
Director: Maurizio Benazzo & Nick Day
Dir. of Photography: Maurizio Benazzo
Music: Bob Muller
Editor: Nick Day
Sound: Tom Paul
Country: US
Duration: 85
Year: 2004
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Every 12 years, over 70 million pilgrims gather at the meeting of India's holiest rivers, the Ganges and the Yamuna, for a spectacular spiritual festival. Featuring encounters with some of India's most respected holy men and exclusive footage of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. |
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2006 Films
Title: Single Black Female
Director: David De Leon
Screenwriter: Denice J. Sealy
Dir. of Photography: Peter Bonilla
Editor: David De Leon
Sound: David De Leon
Country: US
Duration: 15
Year: 2005
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A young African American woman goes on a series of nightmare dates after being dumped. |
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2006 Films
Title: Slave Reparations: The Final Passage
Director: John Eisler
Country: US
Duration: 28
Year: 2004
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Leading proponents of reparations including, Prof. Manning Marable and Dr. Alvin Poussaint, draw causal links between slavery and the difficulties experienced within the African American community today. |
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2006 Films
Title: Sleeping Dogs Lie
Director: John Bradshaw
Screenwriter: Mason Haigh
Dir. of Photography: Ron Stannett
Music: Terrence Gowan
Editor: Ron Wisman Jr.
Sound: Philip Stall
Costume: Sheryl Willock
Country: Canada
Duration: 10
Year: 2005
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A family secret is finally exposed after the funeral of the family patriarch. |
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2006 Films
Title: Son of Man
Director: Mark Dornford-May
Producer: Mark Dornford-May, Camilla Driver, Brigid Olen
Screenwriter: Mark Dornford-May & Andiswa Kedama
Dir. of Photography: Giulio Biccari
Editor: Anne Sopel, Ronelle Loots
Country: South Africa
Duration: 86
Year: 2006
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Billed as the world's first black Jesus movie, "Son of Man" portrays Christ as a modern African revolutionary and aims to shatter the Western image of a placid savior with fair hair and blue eyes. The life and death of Christ is transplanted from first century Palestine to a contemporary African state racked by war and poverty.
Jesus is born in a shanty-town shed, a far cry from a manger in a Bethlehem stable. His mother Mary is a virgin, though feisty enough to argue with the angels. Gun-wielding authorities fear his message of equality and he ends up hanging on a cross.
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2006 Films
Title: Son Up
Director: Andrew Shearer
Screenwriter: Andrew Shearer
Dir. of Photography: Marc Levy
Music: John O'Connell, Bob Peck
Editor: Nicholas Sherman
Sound: Ben Russell
Costume: Kelly Kwon
Country: US
Duration: 24
Year: 2005
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Shadd Johnson just got released from juvy, only to return to a dead-end, rural hometown where he feels just as imprisoned. |
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2006 Films
Title: Soul of Justice: Thelton Henderson's American Journey
Director: Abby Ginzberg
Screenwriter: Rick Goldsmith
Dir. of Photography: Vicente Franco
Editor: Rick Goldsmith
Country: US
Duration: 60
Year: 2005
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With rulings repelling attacks on affirmative action, few judges provoke the ire of conservatives more than Thelton Henderson, Senior Judge of the Federal District Court of Northern California. His career in many ways parallels the larger historic arc of the Civil Rights Movement and the changing vision of government. Narrated by Carl Lumbly. |
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2006 Films
Title: Souls
Director: Zoe Bridgeman
Screenwriter: Zoe Naomi Bridgeman
Country: Canada
Duration: 13
Year: 2005
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Set in 1860 and 2005, Lola shares the story of the hardships of the past that has made her who she is today. |
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2006 Films
Title: Sp!t
Director: Rotimi Rainwater
Screenwriter: Rotimi Rainwater
Dir. of Photography: Ben Kutchins
Music: Rotimi Rainwater
Editor: Jesse Atlas
Sound: Rhea Meyers
Costume: Patricia Rainwater
Country: US
Duration: 105
Year: 2005
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The world of spokenword, with its power to change people's lives and give hope, is seen through the eyes of four up-and-coming poets. Stars PAFF’s own Shihan. Interviews with Nikki Giovanni, The Last Poets, Russell Simmons, and Rosario Dawson. |
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2006 Films
Title: State of Grace, The
Director: Ron Mayes
Screenwriter: Ron Mayes & T. Bryant
Dir. of Photography: Todd dos Reis
Music: Dennis Dortch
Editor: Tangier Clarke
Sound: Dave Anglero
Costume: Marvlyn Harrison
Country: US
Duration: 22
Year: 2005
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Watching her only son harden into a wanton criminal behind prison walls, Grace Henderson must confront the grieving mother of her son's victim if she is to have any hope of saving him. |
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2006 Films
Title: Step 2 This
Director: Edward Carter
Duration: 106
Year: 0000
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A Chicago drug dealer gets caught by the law and is sentenced to return to the college life he once knew. The question is--what made him leave in the first place? |
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2006 Films
Title: Summer Blame
Director: Brandon Hammond
Screenwriter: Brandon Hammond
Dir. of Photography: Brian Bedell
Music: Doc Powell
Editor: Brian Bedell
Sound: Sara Glaser
Country: US
Duration: 17
Year: 2005
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What starts out as an average summer day falls into tragedy due to limited summer programs for a group of 11-year olds. |
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2006 Films
Title: Taarab: An Ocean of Melodies
Director: Abdulkadir Ahmed Said
Country: South Africa/Zanzibar
Duration: 52
Year: 2003
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A rich culture has been forged through 2000 years of trade and exchange between the peoples of the East African coast, the Persian and Arabian gulfs and the west coast of India. Nowhere is this blending of cultures more prominent than on the island of Zanzibar where the sublime music of Taarab accommodates the rhythms of all the region's peoples. |
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2006 Films
Title: Tales of Sand and Snow
Director: Hyacinthe Combary
Screenwriter: Hyacinthe Combary
Dir. of Photography: Michel La Veaux
Music: La Troupe Boayaba
Editor: Jose Heppell
Sound: Jean-Denis Daoust & Richard Lavoie
Country: Canada
Duration: 49
Year: 2004
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A moving cinematic dialogue between the Gourmantche of Burkina Faso, who practice the divinatory art of geomancy, and the Atikamekw of Wemotaci (Northern Canada), who connect with the spirits through sweat lodges. |
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2006 Films
Title: Tasuma, the Fighter
Director: Daniel Kollo Sanou
Music: Cheick Tidiane Seck
Country: Burkina Faso
Duration: 90
Year: 2004
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Sogo is a former French soldier, one of the African troops who fought for the French in their colonial wars. Although an honored veteran, he is still waiting for his pension. A comic but revealing story of the conditions that many African veterans experience. |
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2006 Films
Title: Tears of a Clown
Director: Tony Spires
Screenwriter: Tony Spires
Dir. of Photography: Keith L. Smith
Music: Derrell Spires & Collins Wright
Editor: Francis Deloach
Sound: Geoff Greene
Costume: Harold Crawford
Country: US
Duration: 120
Year: 2005
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Comedian Cole Black has it all--a beautiful wife, successful career, and the adoration of his fans. However, he also leads a secret life of partying and self-abuse which almost leads to his self-destruction. Stars Don “D.C.” Curry. |
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2006 Films
Title: Thangs
Director: Jason VanVeen
Screenwriter: PSTOLA
Dir. of Photography: Jerimiah Smith
Music: PSTOLA
Editor: Jason Van Veen
Sound: PSTOLA
Country: US
Duration: 14
Year: 2005
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Gangsterism has become stylish within African American culture. To succeed with the ladies, a preppy gent adopts gangster fashion and buys a tricked-out car, getting more than he bargained for. |
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2006 Films
Title: That's My Face (É Minha Cara)
Director: Thomas Allen Harris
Screenwriter: Thomas Allen Harris & Don Perry
Dir. of Photography: Thomas Allen Harris & Albert Sidney Johnson, Jr.
Music: Vernon Reid & Jason Stanyek
Editor: Emir Lewis & Thomas Allen Harris Emir Lewis &
Country: US/Brazil/Tanzania
Duration: 56
Year: 2001
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A mythopoetic odyssey filmed in the U.S., East Africa and Brazil explores identity and spirituality across three generations of an African-American family while exploring the cultural yearning of the diasporic search for a mythic motherland beyond the political movements and into the spiritual realm. |
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2006 Films
Title: There's No Jennifer Here
Director: Eddie Boles
Screenwriter: Jodi Smith
Dir. of Photography: Adam Rimler
Music: Josef Lord & Jacques Slade
Editor: Nneka Goforth
Sound: Chauncy Godwin
Country: US
Duration: 6
Year: 2005
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One night, a single woman living alone begins to get strange calls. |
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2006 Films
Title: Ties That Bind
Director: Angela E. Gibbs
Screenwriter: Angela E. Gibbs
Dir. of Photography: Jonathan Ingalls
Music: Amil Gibbs
Editor: Jonathan Ingalls
Costume: Adela Farmer
Country: US
Duration: 27
Year: 2005
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A young woman seems to have everything… successful business, big house, loving boyfriend… and an abusive mother. Stars Marla Gibbs, Karen Malina White, Tico Wells, and Starletta DuPois. |
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2006 Films
Title: Traci Townsend*
Director: Craig Ross, Jr.
Screenwriter: Bobby Thompson
Dir. of Photography: Carl Bartels
Music: Geno Young
Editor: Craig Ross, Jr.
Sound: Brandon Barnts
Costume: Oneita Parker
Country: US
Duration: 88
Year: 2005
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Traci has never had a problem attracting men but keeping them is another story. After yet another failed relationship, Traci interviews her previous three boyfriends to find out why they never proposed. Stars Jazsmin Lewis, Mari Morrow and Richard T. Jones. |
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2006 Films
Title: Trespassing
Director: Carlos DeMenezes
Screenwriter: Susana Lagudis
Dir. of Photography: Carlos DeMenezes
Editor: Carlos DeMenezes
Sound: Susana Lagudis & Tijana Agic-Gaudio
Country: US
Duration: 116
Year: 2005
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The struggles of Native Americans and other ethnic groups confront the effects of United States' policy and the nuclear industry. From broken treaties to the desecration of sacred lands, traditional ways of life, cultural diversity and civil rights collide with National Security, special interests and federal mandates. |
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2006 Films
Title: Triple Minority
Director: Amber Sharp
Screenwriter: Amber Sharp
Dir. of Photography: Jean Kim
Music: Darrell Raby
Editor: Bryan Colvin
Sound: Reza Moosavi
Costume: Christann Chanell
Country: US
Duration: 15
Year: 2005
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A gay Black woman wants to reconcile her relationship with her religious parents without compromising her identity. (Community Collaborators: United Lesbians of African Heritage; The Hole on the Wall Social Club for Lesbians) |
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2006 Films
Title: Tsotsi
Director: Gavin Hood
Screenwriter: Athol Fugard & Gavin Hood
Dir. of Photography: Lance Gewer
Music: Paul Hepker, Mark Kilian & Vusi Mahlasela
Editor: Megan Gill
Sound: Shaun Murdoch
Country: South Africa
Duration: 94
Year: 2005
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A gritty and moving portrait of an angry young man living in a state of extreme urban deprivation. His world pumps with the raw energy of “Kwaito” (South African Hip Hop) music - the modern beat of the ghetto that reflects his troubled state of mind. A psyschological thriller in which the protagonist is compelled to confront his own brutal nature and face the consequences of his actions. Ultimately a story of hope and a triumph of love over rage, a human face is put on both the victims and the perpetrators of violent crime. After a brutal alcohol-fueled fight in a local bar, a violent young many shoots and carjacks a woman only to find her three-month-old baby in the backseat. |
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2006 Films
Title: Tudo Azul (Everything Blue)
Director: Jesse Acevedo
Screenwriter: Jesse Acevedo
Dir. of Photography: Claudio Rocha
Editor: Eduardo Machado
Country: US/Brazil
Duration: 80
Year: 2005
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An unprecedented exploration of the long history of struggle, sorrow and political dissent that embodies the soul of samba. Featuring spectacular landscape cinematography with performances by world-famous Caetano Veloso, Fernanda Montenegro and Virginia Rodriguez. |
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2006 Films
Title: Tusamehe
Director: Josiah Kibira
Screenwriter: Josiah Kibira
Dir. of Photography: Jeff Green
Editor: Jeff Green
Sound: Mark Fischer
Costume: Bethany Krause
Country: Tanzania/US
Duration: 108
Year: 2005
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Life is great for Moses. He is successful in a great job. He has a big house and a beautiful new wife who is expecting their first child. But when he gives in to the seductions of his former girlfriend, his life spirals out of control. |
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2006 Films
Title: Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela: A Son's Tribute to Unsung Heroes
Director: Thomas Allen Harris
Screenwriter: Thomas Allen Harris
Dir. of Photography: Jonathan Kovel & David Forbes
Music: Vernon Reid
Editor: Sam Pollard & Sabine Hoffman
Country: US/South Africa
Duration: 73
Year: 2005
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Confronted by the death of his stepfather, the filmmaker embarks on a journey of reconciliation with the man who raised him as a son, but whom he could never call "father." Benjamin Pule Leinaeng (Lee) was an ANC foot soldier who sacrificed his life for the freedom of his country. |
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2006 Films
Title: Under the Moonlight (Sous la Clarté de Lune)
Director: Apolline Traoré
Screenwriter: Apolline Traoré
Dir. of Photography: Daniel Barrau
Music: Sekumba Bambino
Editor: Lucie Thierry
Sound: Prospero Ouédraogo
Costume: Mema Traoré
Country: Burkina Faso
Duration: 90
Year: 2004
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Patrick returns to Africa to repair the water pump he installed nine years previously. He brings with him his daughter Martine. Kaya, a traumatized village girl who has lost the ability to speak, kidnaps Martine and disappears with her into the dangers of the bush. |
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Title: United Nations of Hip Hop
Director: Christina Choe
Dir. of Photography: John Demps
Music: Ben Herson
Editor: Christina Choe
Country: Senegal
Duration: 10
Year: 2005
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Jay-Z posters adorn bedroom walls, youth sport Adidas, MCs battle on street corners. No, this is not New York or L.A. This is Senegal, West Africa, where MCs talk about African debt dependency, Islam and poverty over powerful beats. (Community Collaborator: The Hip-Hop Association) |
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2006 Films
Title: Unseen, The
Director: Lisa France
Screenwriter: Lisa France
Dir. of Photography: Jim Hunter
Music: Dean Paker
Editor: Noel Dowd
Sound: Blake Eiseman
Costume: Alicia Belle & Phillip Block
Country: US
Duration: 102
Year: 2005
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Two boyhood friends, one white, one black, are separated by a father's bigotry and brutality, which follows them throughout their lives. Stars Steve Harris (“The Practice”) and Shirley Caesar. |
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Title: Vintage-Families of Value
Director: Thomas Allen Harris
Screenwriter: Thomas Allen Harris
Dir. of Photography: Miguel Díaz-Olmo, Chris Fish & Thomas Allen Harris
Music: Vernon Reid
Editor: Thomas Allen Harris & Chris Kuhrt
Sound: Jennifer Lewis
Country: US
Duration: 72
Year: 1995
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An intimate look at three black families through the eyes of lesbian and gay siblings. (Community Collaborator: National Black Justice Coalition) |
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2006 Films
Title: Walk in the Light
Director: M.R. Stiff
Dir. of Photography: Nicola Marsh
Music: Vicki Randle & Juliet Prater
Editor: Meagan Keane & Philip Davis
Sound: Simone Valentine & Joshua Wilkinson
Country: US
Duration: 27
Year: 2005
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An exploration of the lives of lesbian and gay people who yearn for a relationship with God but are turned away by the traditional Christian church. |
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2006 Films
Title: Wanna Be
Director: Shani Harris Peterson
Screenwriter: Shani Harris Peterson
Dir. of Photography: Jeff Stepp
Music: Trévor "Tru.ski" Peterson
Editor: Shani Harris Peterson
Sound: Michael Whitman
Country: US
Duration: 13
Year: 2005
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Tat dreams of being a video vixen! So, with money originally earmarked for college, she heads to Atlanta to attend a workshop taught by the infamous Lady Jae - the #1 video girl in the biz. |
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Title: Will to Survive: The Story of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, The
Country: US
Duration: 45
Year: 2005
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Travel to Sapelo Island, Georgia, a hidden society and one of the last remaining intact Geechee communities. Explore the history…the present…and the future of the most authentic African-American community in the United States which for more than 200 years has survived in almost total obscurity. |
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Title: Yolngu Boy
Director: Stephen Johnson
Country: Australia
Duration: 85
Year: 2000
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When one of them runs afoul of the law, three Aboriginal teenagers who once shared a dream of becoming great hunters must journey to a remote area to beg the elders' pardon. In order to survive on their long trek, they must call upon the ancient knowledge they learned as children, street smarts and, most importantly, bonds of friendship. |
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2006 Films
Title: You Got It Twisted: Vol.1 Battle of the Sexes
Director: Kristal Burch
Screenwriter: Janice Cook
Dir. of Photography: Kristal Burch
Music: Mr. Holloway
Editor: Erin Peters
Sound: Kiran Rouzie
Country: US
Duration: 60
Year: 2005
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With wit and insight, men and women address relationship issues such as cheating, golddigging, safe sex, etc. |
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2006 Films
Title: Youngster
Director: Will Canon
Screenwriter: Will Canon & Douglas Simms
Dir. of Photography: Jason Croft
Music: Daniel Marocco
Editor: Will Canon
Sound: Daniel Marocco & Blake Vickrey
Costume: Lillian Lin
Country: US
Duration: 8
Year: 2005
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Without getting paid, a 12-year-old drug dealer gives a crack rock to a pushy addict. Now he must find a way to retrieve the money or the drugs. |
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2006 Films
Title: Zulu Love Letter
Director: Ramadan Suleman
Screenwriter: Bhekizizwe Peterson & Ramadan Suleman
Dir. of Photography: Manuel Terran
Music: Zim Ngqawana
Editor: Jacques Comets
Country: South Africa
Duration: 100
Year: 2004
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A 30-something single mother and journalist can't shake her personal demons and desperately wants to reach out to her 13-year-old deaf daughter. A stirring portrait of the women left behind due to the ravages of apartheid. |
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