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	Americano Carlos Ferrand Producer: Sylvain L'Esperance 2007, 110 min., Color, Canada "I’m on my way to reconnect with long lost friends, 'mi familia Americana'. I need them to help me take the pulse of the Americas." Carlos Ferrand AMERICANO is a personal journey through the back alleys of the Americas by Peruvian-Québécois filmmaker Carlos Ferrand. Travelling from Patagonia to Nu-navut over a period of four years, he revisits some of the men and women he befriended d... *More*

	Arno Peters: Radical Map, Remarkable Man Ruth Abrams Producer: ODTmaps 2007, 30 min., Color, US "We don't need a new map, we need a new view of the world"-Arno Peters One of the most controversial images of the world, the Peters Map was first introduced by Dr. Arno Peters in 1974, and generated a firestorm of debate. Peters was one of the first to assert that maps are unavoidably political. His map claimed to show "Fairness to All Peoples" providing an area accurate portrayal of... *More*

	The Art of Love and Struggle Jessica Habie 2006, 78 min., Color, US In this film, artists, singers, emcees, activists, poets and writers come together in an explosive exploration of feminine creation. Each lady brings to the screen her innermost struggles in an attempt to outline the obstacles that face the female artist. "The Art of Love and Struggle" navigates the challenges of poverty, politics and personal sacrifice and explores love, identity and urban cultur... *More*

	AWOL Brigid Maher 2005, 20 min., Color, US/Iraq Keisha Johnson, an African American soldier, goes AWOL in Iraq after she flees a violent incident. On her "walkabout" journey, she encounters children who decide to help her. Keisha and the children grow to understand each other despite the political barriers that have torn their lives apart.

	Closer to the Dream (Long Version) Guetty Felin & Hervé Cohen 2008, 102 min., Color, US An electoral road movie about Barack Obama and the movement that united Americans across party, racial and ethnic lines. In 2008 Haitian-American filmmaker Guetty Felin, her husband, French filmmaker Hervé Cohen and their two biracial sons embark on a journey to witness the historical grassroots movement that elected the first US Black president. Shot in verité style, the film introduces us to the... *More*

	Closer to the Dream (Short Version) Hervé Cohen & Guetty Felin 2008, 54 min., Color, US An electoral road move about Barack Obama and the movement that united Americans across party, racial and ethnic lines. In 2008 Haitian-American filmmaker Guetty Felin, her husband, French filmmaker Hervé Cohen and their two biracial sons embark on a journey to witness the historical grassroots movement that elected the first US Black president. Shot in verité style, the film introduces us to the ... *More*

	Democracy in Dakar Ben Herson, Magee McIlvaine & Chris Moore Producer: Nomadic Wax and Sol Productions 2007, 66 min., Color, US/Senegal "Democracy in Dakar" explores the transformative role of Hip-Hop in politics in Senegal, West Africa during the 2007 presidential election campaign. This documentary mixes interviews, freestyles, and commentary from journalists, artists and politicians. Senegalese society is seen on the brink of democratic change, where Hip-Hop artists are one of the few groups unafraid of speaking out.

	An Empty House Falls Marta Rodríguez and Fernando Restrepo 2004, 52 min., Color, Colombia In the violent and complex conflict that has racked Colombia, the most vulnerable are always the most affected. The URABÁ TRILOGY presents the stories of Afrocolombian peasants displaced from their land in the armed conflict between the national army, Colombian guerillas, and the right-wing paramilitary in the isolated province of the Chocó. Marta Palma is just one of the countless re... *More*

	Frekuensia Kolombiana Vanessa Gocksch 2006, 58 min., Color, Colombia FREKUENSIA KOLOMBIANA profiles the grassroots Hip-Hop scene in Colombia, exploring the popularity of all the elements--MCing, breakdancing, graffiti, and DJing--and their relation to the political and class realities of Colombia. Told through interviews of Hip-Hop artists, as well as regular residents of communities in Medellin, Bogota, Cali, and Barranquilla, we see the ways in which Hip-Hop's m... *More*

	From Mali to Michigan: A Musical Bridge Louise Bourgault Producer: Louise Bourgault & Robert Thomson 2006, 28 min., Color, US/Mali A documentary about musical collaboration in the global age, From Mali to Michigan follows African World Music pop diva and griotte (traditional female bard) Naïny Diabaté during her 2005 visit to the Northern Michigan University. The film traces the musical history of Mali, including the development of pop music in the country. Shot on location in Mali and Michigan, the documentary highlights the... *More*

	I Love Hip Hop in Morocco Joshua Asen & Jennifer Needleman Producer: Rizz Productions, Inc. 2007, 80 min., Color, US/Morocco This feature-length documentary follows the creation of Morocco's first-ever Hip-Hop festival, from inception all the way to the stage. Along the way we meet DJ Key, a self-taught turntable prodigy who is torn between his love for Hip-Hop and his devotion to Islam; H-Kayne, a pioneer rap group on the verge of stardom; and Fati, a high school girl who's trying to make it as a female rapper in... *More*

	In My Genes: Lupita Nyong'o 2009, 78 min., Kenya What is it like to be 'white' in a 'black' society? IN MY GENES shares the lives of 8 people with albinism in Kenya. It reveals the uplifting life story of Agnes, a woman with albinism of few means who heads a household of 7 children, her 17-year-old daughter expecting another. During the course of the documentary, Agnes discovers she has skin cancer and finds out the real reason why she lost both... *More*

	Inventos: Hip Hop Cubano Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi 2005, 50 min., Color, US/Cuba INVENTOS explores the burgeoning Hip-Hop scene in Cuba. In spite of the US trade embargo against Cuba, the Hip-Hop movement is flourishing with popular innovative groups such as EPG&B, Grandes Ligas, Anonimo Consejo, and Sexto Sentido offering creative energy and powerful social commentary on Cuban social issues and politics. Groups such as Orishas are profiled as one of the few Cuban Hip-Hop grou... *More*

	Jails, Hospitals, and Hip Hop Mark Benjamin & Danny Hoch 2000, 90 min., US From the mind of Brooklyn actor, performance artist and Hip-Hop activist Danny Hoch, spins out the stories of ten lives shocked by global Hip-Hop, the prison system and life in general. Moving masterfully in and out of the characters while the camera cuts from film narrative to live performances, Danny blows your mind and makes you look at cultural power in a new way that is hysterically funny, tr... *More*

	Ki-Hi-Ka Ste': Life of Chief George Tall Chief Amy Tall Chief 2010, 63 min., Color, US Ki-Hi-Ka Ste' is a heartfelt story of one man's journey through life, the many lives he impacted and the legacy that he will leave behind. At age 93, George Eves Tall Chief is currently the oldest member of the Osage Nation. At age 9, he survived the murder of his father during the "Reign of Terror." This event caused him and his 4 younger brothers to be placed into boarding and military school... *More*

	L’Esprit: Prêt-à-Partager Jamika Ajalon 2009, 28 min., Color, Germany/Senegal Documents an art workshop held in Dakar, Senegal, in 2008, where artists from Africa and Europe explore issues surrounding fashion, sport and diasporic art and identities. The artists collaborate with each other and locals to create work which is built on cultural exchange, dismantling antiquated frames of essentialists Black and African identity aesthetic and narratives, but also the ever present... *More*

	Locations of the M/othership: Black Women as Fugitive Archetype of Resistance Jamika Ajalon 2009, 20 min., Color/BW, UK/US A live audio/visual installation using images of subversive and legendary Black women and excerpts from sci-fi films and TV series. Ajalon explores the intersection of Black women’s representations and subjective identities as simultaneously a site of both resistance and possible futures. The trick is to elucidate her space in history and beyond as an archetype of resistance not solely against opp... *More*

	Lockdown, USA Michael Skolnik & Rebecca Chaiklin 2006, 84 min., Color, US In 1973, New York State enacted the Rockefeller Drug Laws, which are the harshest drug control measures ever passed in any democratic nation. President Reagan declared the National “War on Drugs” in 1982 and cited The Rockefeller Laws as the model for new drug regulations. By 1983, 48 states had passed drug control measures based on the Rockefeller Drug Laws. These laws have resulted in the US pri... *More*

	Masizakhe: Building Each Other Angelica and Scott Macklin Producer: Open Hand Reel 2008, 80 min., Color, South Africa/US "Masizakhe, Building Each Other" explores the role of art, social activism and Hip-Hop in education and presents students, teachers, artists and principals working to support each other while re-establishing individual and cultural identities.This is an important and inspiring film that demonstrates that Hip-Hop is a global culture committed to peace and youth liberation. It has been a powerful me... *More*

	Mr. Devious John Fredericks 2006, 73 min., South Africa MR. DEVIOUS is an exploration of the life and impact of South African Hip-Hop artist Mr. Devious on the youth and community of Cape Flats in Cape Town, South Africa. The film traces Mr. Devious' introduction to Hip-Hop, his hardcore style of rapping about ghetto life in Cape Flats, his experiences being signed to a major record label and then returning to life as an independent artist, his interna... *More*

	Never Again Marta Rodríguez and Fernando Restrepo 2001, 56 min., Color, Colombia In the violent and complex conflict that has racked Colombia, the most vulnerable are always the most affected. The URABÁ TRILOGY presents the stories of Afrocolombian peasants displaced from their land in the armed conflict between the national army, Colombian guerillas, and the right-wing paramilitary in the isolated province of the Chocó. Survivors of gruesome massacres by paramili... *More*

	One People Al Santana Producer: Laura L. Fowler & Al Santana 2007, 30 min., Color, US Is everything political? Against the backdrop of a gentrified Harlem community, the story centers on two sisters who have opposite views about social responsibility and the role of artists. Aliyah, a self-styled revolutionary filmmaker, is producing a documentary about the 1960's black power movement. Her sister, Valerie, is a poet whose work centers on themes of sensuality and love. They challeng... *More*

	Parallel Adele Adele Pham Producer: Adele Pham 2008, 16 min., Color, US Two half Vietnamese documentary filmmakers, both named Adele, weave a shared narrative of mixed Asian (hapa) experiences through interviews with 7 other mixed race subjects. History, memory, and anecdotes on multiracial ethnicity are represented through archival images, super 8 film, verité, and interview.

	PRIMETIME: Fighting Back Against Foreclosure Jennifer Fasulo & Manauvaskar Kublall Producer: TWN Production Workshop 2009, 23 min., Color, US This timely film takes the viewer behind the foreclosure statistics and into the homes and hearts of two NYC women who have been pummeled by the foreclosure tsunami. It breaks down the complex issues of the sub-prime mortgage industry into easy to understand language and reveals the systematic culpability of the financial institutions. PRIMETIME weaves individual stories into a coll... *More*

	Promised Land Yoruba Richen Producer: Yoruba Richen 2010, 57 min., Color, South Africa/US Though apartheid ended in South Africa in 1994, economic injustices between blacks and whites remain unresolved. As revealed in Yoruba Richen’s incisive PROMISED LAND, the most potentially explosive issue is land. The film follows two black communities as they struggle to reclaim land from white owners, some of whom who have lived there for generations. Amid rising tensions and wavering government... *More*

	Rebirth of a Nation DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid 2004, 100 min., Color/BW, US First released in 1915, D.W. Griffith's BIRTH OF A NATION ignited worldwide controversy with its graphic depiction of racism and white supremacy in the post-Civil War south. Nearly 100 years later, conceptual artist/ musician/writer DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid creates a daring remix of Griffith's epic to expose the film's true meaning and relate it to the socio-political conflicts of America tod... *More*

	Red Card: Soccer and Racism Rodolfo Muñoz 2007, 93 min., Color, Ecuador This award-winning documentary about racism in Ecuador tells the story of Afro-Ecuadorian soccer player, Agustin "El Tin" Delgado. Arguably the best soccer player in the Ecuadorian national team, Delgado exposes the deep racial divide in this multiracial country and argues that Black Ecuadorians have been penalized both on the soccer field and in everyday life.

	The River Where We Live Sylvain L'Espérance 2006, 92 min., Canada/Mali The Niger River in Mali crosses a vast plain in the heart of the Sahel. It is a vivid patchwork of canals, rivers, lakes, islands, seas, prairies and flood zones. Throughout this territory, human societies have learned to live together, in a symbiotic relationship with the cycles and movements of the river. During the dry season, as water levels began receding, filmmaker Sylvain L'Esperance follow... *More*

	Seen, But Not Heard: AIDS and the Untold War Against Black Women Cyrille Phipps 2008, 12 min., Color, US SEEN, BUT NOT HEARD is a short documentary that will explore the historical antecedents, current trends, and emerging activism concerning HIV/AIDS and women of African descent. Through raw and revealing personal accounts and comprehensive investigative journalism, SEEN, BUT NOT HEARD seeks to challenge, inform, and inspire viewers to look past the daunting HIV/AIDS statistics - to see and hear th... *More*

	Slave Routes: Resistance, Abolition and Creative Progress Jayne Cortez Producer: Manthia Diawara 2009, 100 min., Color, US From the 1400s to the 1800s millions of Africans were forcefully removed from Africa and shipped across the Atlantic to the so-called "New World". In 1808, the passage of the Transantlantic Slave Trade Act made transporting or importing slaves in the United States or its territories illegal. Slave Routes: Resistance, Abolition and Creative Progress was an international symposium held ... *More*

	A Song for Ourselves Tadashi Nakamura 2009, 35 min., Color, US A SONG FOR OURSELVES is an intimate journey into the life and music of Asian American Movement troubadour Chris Iijima. Struggling to make sense of their father’s early death, Iijima's teenage sons learn that during the 1970s when Asians in America were still considered “Orientals,” Chris’ music and passion for social justice helped provide the voice and identity an entire generation had been in ... *More*

	Soraya, Love Is Not Forgotten Marta Rodríguez and Fernando Restrepo 2006, 52 min., Color, Colombia In the violent and complex conflict that has racked Colombia, the most vulnerable are always the most affected. The URABÁ TRILOGY presents the stories of Afrocolombian peasants displaced from their land in the armed conflict between the national army, Colombian guerillas, and the right-wing paramilitary in the isolated province of the Chocó. "Soraya Palacios has to abandon her homelan... *More*

	Three Queer Mice SupaFriends, Daniel Feliciano, Amanda Moscoso, Tatiana Lam Lo, Corina Leu & Alcides Torres Producer: SupaFriends & Global Action Project 2007, 3 min., Color, US This short animation is a remake of the nursery rhyme "Three Blind Mice". We find three very queer mice in a lot of trouble when their rights are being violated. Based on real events. Global Action Project works with young people most affected by injustice to build the knowledge, tools, and relationships needed to create media for community power, cultural expression, and political ch... *More*

	Variety Survival Talkshow Se Young JO 2009, 72 min., Color, South Korea “I was about six. Back then I didn't know what it was or what it was called, so I couldn't tell anyone. But even after I knew what it was, I still couldn't speak out.” --KangYoung, Korean performance artist In South Korea, only seven percent of female victims of rape or attempted rape report their case to the authorities. Through interviews, testimonies, performances and animation, th... *More*

	Venezuela Bolivariana: People and the Struggle of the Fourth World War Marcelo Andrade Arreaza 2004, 76 min., Color, Venezuela From the Caracazo riots in 1989 to the popular re-election of Hugo Chavez, this film examines Chavez's presidency as it relates to the worldwide movement against neoliberalism and globalization.

	Waiting for Mercy: The Case against Mohammed Hossain and Yassin Aref Ellie Bernstein Producer: Tony Grocki 2009, 68 min., Color, US Were these two Muslim men who had no prior criminal history set-up to appear as criminals or were they possible terrorists? This documentary tells the story of a fictitious FBI plot in Albany New York to entrap Yassin Aref, 37 a refugee from Kurdistan in northern Iraq and Mohammed Hossain, 51, a United States citizen and an immigrant from Bangladesh. The plot was organized by the Al... *More*

	The Way North: Maghrebi Women in Marseille Shara K. Lange 2008, 60 min., Color, France "I thought that in France life would be easier—it’s the land of liberty. But it wasn’t like that at all." --Fatima Rhazi From Marseille come the stories of North African women making new lives for themselves in tense, complex, contemporary France. Riots throughout France in November 2005 and the presidential election in 2007 are backdrops to this documentary about the wo... *More*

	Who Gives Kisses Freely From Her Lips Simin Farkhondeh 2009, 41 min., Color, US/Iran Inspired by the work of Sara Gomez and Cuban Imperfect Cinema, Who Gives Kisses Freely From Her Lips, weaves together fiction and documentary to tell the story of a filmmaker determined to make a film on temporary marriage, a taboo subject in Shia Iran. Salomé, conducts documentary interviews with real Iranians who have engaged in temporary marriage. They speak frankly about the pros and cons of t... *More*

	Yanqui Walker and the Optical Revolution Kathryn Ramey 2009, 33 min., Color, US/Nicaragua This film explores a now-obscure American expansionist, William Walker, who through military force and coercion became president of Nicaragua in 1856. Walker was one of many expansionists who believed it was America's Manifest Destiny to conquer all of the Americas and who engaged in border raids in Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America. Filmmaker Kathryn Ramey blends found footage, do... *More*

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