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21 UP SOUTH AFRICA
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Inspired by Michael Apted's Up Series, this documentary from Academy Award Nominee Angus Gibson (Mandela) meets back up with the group of South African children first profiled in 1992 at 7 years of age. Now 21, this compelling film tracks how the lives of these black and white, rich and poor boys and girls have been shaped by the social and political upheavals that occurred in South Africa since the dismantling of apartheid. Tragically, AIDS has already claimed the lives of three of these children. Angus Gibson---South Africa---2006---70 mins.
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AFRICAN LEADERS (AMILCAR CABRAL / FRANTZ FANON)
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Two profiles of African leaders who defied colonialism: Amilcar Cabral, who led the Liberation Movement, and Frantz Fanon, spokesman for the Algerian revolution.
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AFRICAN RITUAL & INITIATION
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Dr. Malidoma Patrice Some explains that during his childhood among the Dagara people, ritual established a link with the worlds of ancestors and spirits. This shaman will lead you to other dimensions of reality. 60 mins.
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AMANDLA!: REVOLUTION IN FOUR-P
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The history of black South African music and its central role in the fight against apartheid is the focus of this rousing documentary. Filmmaker Lee Hirsch spent nine years compiling interviews and performance footage that reveal the spiritual dimension behind both the music and the struggle for freedom. Winner of the Documentary Audience Award and the Freedom of Expression Award at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. "One of the most emotionally charged musicals you're likely to see" (Andrew Lewis Conn, Time Lee Hirsch---South Africa/USA---2002---108 mins.
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ART STAR AND THE SUDANESE TWINS, THE
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During a photo shoot of nude women in Sudan, conceptual artist Vanessa Beecroft became obsessed with adopting two orphaned babies despite the objection of her husband and Congolese authorities. The Art Star is Kiwi filmmaker Pietra Brettkelly's nonfiction account of Beecroft's trip back to Africa during a 16-month campaign to adopt the children. "Provocative result is not a straightforward artist's profile, political commentary or domestic drama, but a poetic fusion of the three" (Variety). Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema Documentary at Sundance.
Pietra Brettkelly---New Zealand---2007---98 mins.
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COMING TO SAY GOODBYE
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A devastating documentary about individuals living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya and Tanzania that puts a human face on what is too often seen as an abstract, unsolvable problem. By exploring the contributing problems of poverty, lack of adequate health care, and lack of educational opportunities, the film both outlines the situation's specifics and urges viewers to become global advocates for change. 2002, 30 mins.
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CUBA: AN AFRICAN ODYSSEY
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This revealing French documentary adds to our understanding of the Cold War through its least-known context--Africa. From 1961 to 1991, the Dark Continent was a battleground for four competing interests. The Soviet Union wanted to extend its influence into a new continent; the USA lusted after Africa's natural resources; former European empires felt their grip on the area weaken; and newly formed African nations fought to defend their recently won independence. When the latter called on Cuban guerillas to aid in their struggle, Fidel Castro stepped in to build a new offensive strategy, which would have long-lasting influence on developing countries in their battles against colonialism. From Che Guevara's efforts in the Congo to the triumphant battle at Cuito Cuanavale, Cuba: Une Odyssee Africaine tells the story of those internationalists who won their battles but ultimately lost the war. In French, English, German, Spanish, or Portuguese with optional English Jihan El-Tahri---France---2007---190 mins.
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DARFUR DIARIES
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Frustrated by the lack of mainstream media attention given to the political and humanitarian crisis in Darfur, independent documentarians Aisha Bain, Jen Marlowe, and Adam Shapiro travelled to Darfur, Sudan, and eastern Chad to talk to displaced persons about their experiences living through what has been termed a genocide. Refugees, civilians, armed rebels, teachers, students, parents, and community leaders all contribute to this extraordinary Aisha Bain/Jen Marlowe/Adam Shapiro---USA---2004---57 mins.
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DARFUR NOW
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This Image Award-winning documentary was created to draw attention to the ongoing genocide in Sudan's western region of Darfur. Director Ted Braun focuses on six activists who are working to spread awareness about the crisis. Activists like Don Cheadle, who also produced Darfur Now. "A quiet, methodical call to action" (Stephen Holden, New York Times). Ted Braun---USA---2007---99 mins.
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DEVIL CAME ON HORSEBACK
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Winner of the Witness Award at the Silverdocs Documentary Festival, this uncompromising film looks at the genocide in Darfur through the eyes of a returning U.S. Marine Captain Brian Steidle, who witnessed the tragedy firsthand. His honest testimony accompanies troubling images he photographed while in the heart of Sudan. From the directors of The Trials of Darryl Hunt. "An outstanding film...It's superb. Period" (New York Times). Ricki Stern/Anne Sundberg---USA---2007---85 mins.
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DIAMONDS OF WAR: AFRICA'S BLOO
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Before American entertainers like Leonardo DiCaprio and Kanye West tried to raise awareness with Blood Diamond and "Diamonds From Sierra Leone," National Geographic had already ventured down the blood-soaked path. Intent on showing how diamonds represent much more than mere marital bliss and hip-hop wealth, this program travels from the muddy mines of Sierra Leone, where the gem has financed a hellish insurrection, to the diamond merchants in Antwerp, Belgium, and the shimmering jewelry store windows of New York City. USA, 2003,
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ET SI LATIF AVAIT RAISON
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Senegalese filmmaker Joseph Gai Ramaka reworks a damning piece by journalist Abdoulatif Coulibaly into this documentary on the 1993 killing of Constitutional Council vice-president Babacar Seye, the alleged complicity of President Abdoulaye Wade, and the victims of his corrupt government. In French with optional English subtitles. Joseph Gai Ramaka---Senegal---2006---90 mins.
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ETHIOPIA FOR KIDS
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Shot on location in Ethiopia and narrated by three African children, this program introduces young viewers to the treasures of Ethiopia, including the southern Omo region, the northern cities of Lalibela and Gonder, with their Christian Orthodox legacies, the capital city of Addis Ababa, as well as the ancient market town of Harar. Elmer Hawkes---USA---2008---29 mins.
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FAMBUL TOK
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In the aftermath of Sierra Leone's 11-year civil war that left over 50,000 dead, reconciliation is a slow process. Instead of traditional tribunals, one Sierra Leonean, John Caulker, is trying to spread the idea of openness and forgiveness instead of hiding and retribution. He travels from village to village and hosts Fambul Tok, or "family talks," in which...
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IN THE TALL GRASS
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A powerful compliment to Hotel Rwanda, this raw documentary deals with Gacaca, the network of grassroots community courts currently acting as a justice system in Rwanda. Dealing with survivors of the genocide of 1994, the film tells the story of a woman attending the trial of the man she accused of murdering her husband. Though she receives some degree of closure, her story is but one among many in the difficult transition from state-wide violence to peace on a regional and personal level. In Rwandan with English subtitles. 57 mins.
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KENYA: NO EASY WALK- PP
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This video traces the history of Kenya's opposition to white rule, from the arrival of the first settlers in the 19th century to the Mau-Mau rebellion in 1952, in which the struggle for land rights was central. Early newsreels and missionary films are combined with interviews to trace the growing frustration among Kenyans, in particular the Kikuyu and their leader Jomo Kenyatta. Eyewitness survivors to the early stages of Kenya's struggle recount their experiences, including living under regulations such as "Kipande," the local pass-law system, which was one of many factors contributing to the violence and fear of the Mau-Mau rebellion. Bernard Odjidja---Great Britain---1988---60 mins.
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KENYATTA
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Jomo Kenyatta's death in 1978 brought to an end a political career that encompassed more than 50 years of African history. Kenyatta entered politics in the mid 1920s and then spent 17 years in exile in Europe. He returned to Kenya in 1946, and was elected President. Arrested in 1952 and imprisoned, he was released in 1961 and two years later became Kenya's first Prime Minister. In power, the man whom Europeans had once reviled as "the leader to darkness and death" was eulogized by them as a pillar of stability. Kenyatta weaves archival and contemporary images with interviews with friends and relatives, comrades and opponents, to create a biographical portrait of a key figure in 20th century politics, and a case study of nationalism as a David Koff/Anthony Howarth---Great Britain---1986---52 mins.
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KENYATTA PP
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Jomo Kenyatta's death in 1978 brought to an end a political career that encompassed more than 50 years of African history. Kenyatta entered politics in the mid 1920s and then spent 17 years in exile in Europe. He returned to Kenya in 1946, and was elected President. Arrested in 1952 and imprisoned, he was released in 1961 and two years later became Kenya's first Prime Minister. In power, the man whom Europeans had once reviled as "the leader to darkness and death" was eulogized by them as a pillar of stability. Kenyatta weaves archival and contemporary images with interviews with friends and relatives, comrades and opponents, to create a biographical portrait of a key figure in 20th century politics, and a case study of nationalism as a David Koff/Anthony Howarth---Great Britain---1986---52 mins.
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MAHALEO
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Formed in 1972, Mahaleo, Madagascar's most popular music group, made a name for themselves by singing urban pop music in their native tongue at a time when they were still under Portuguese rule. In the years since, group members have gone on to become surgeons, farmers, sociologists, activists, and even public servants, but music still remains a part of their lives. "The beauty of Malagasy music, with its mellow guitars and whiff of Polynesian melody, is given a political context in this colorful look back at the anti-colonial movement" (Variety). In Malagasy and French with optional English subtitles.
Cesar Paes/Raymond Rajaonarivelo---Madagascar/France---2005---98 mins.
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MAU MAU
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In October 1952 the British government declared a State of Emergency in Kenya. Its object: the defeat of "Mau Mau." In the war that followed, fewer than 40 of 40,000 white settlers were killed while more than 15,000 Africans lost their lives, and hundreds of thousands more were arrested and subjected to a humiliating and often brutal process of "rehabilitation." But what was Mau Mau? A movement based, according to the British Colonial Secretary, on a "perverted nationalism and a sort of nostalgia for barbarism"? Or the Land Freedom Army, an organized political and military response to repression and armed aggression? Using newsreel and previously inaccessible archive footage, and drawing on interviews with participants on both sides, Mau Mau examines the myth and reality of Africa's first modern guerrilla war. David Koff/Anthony Howarth---Great Britain---1986---52 mins.
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