Tales of Ordinary People - Le Franc
In the film, Le Franc -by the iconoclastic Senegalese filmmaker Djibril Diop Mambety, Mambety uses the French government's 50% devaluation of the West African Franc (CFA) in 1994, and the resulting hardships as the basis..
The Big Sellout
Traveling throughout both the developing and industrialized world, [the film] brings us face-to-face with the architects of the reigning world economic order, as well as with the people bearing the brunt of their policie..
The Hero (O Herói)
The Hero (O Herói) is the story of Angola, a nation torn apart by forty years of uninterrupted war, and now trying imperfectly but courageously to piece itself back together. It is also the story of a city, Luanda, like..
The Language You Cry In
The Language You Cry In tells an amazing scholarly detective story that searches for -and finds- meaningful links between African Americans and their ancestral past. It bridges hundreds of years and thousands of miles fr..
The Manuscripts of Timbuktu
One of the definitions for Timbuktu in the Oxford Dictionary is “any distant or remote place”. Featuring the knowledgeable commentary by African scholars, rich reenactments, and an original musical score by Vieux Far..
The New Black: LGBT Rights and African American Communities
This award-winning documentary boldly examines the controversial and challenging issues facing African American communities on gay civil rights, campaigns for/against marriage equality and in particular the role of faith..
The Other Europe
On February 4, 2004 on the tidal flats of Morecambe Bay, England, a group of illegal Chinese immigrants picking cockles was trapped by 30-foot tides. 23 died in the worst industrial accident in Britain for 25 years. Dram..
The Raising of America: Episode 1 - The Raising of America
About the title: The U.S. is the wealthiest, most powerful country in the world. So why has our child well-being fallen to 26th? An alarming number of American children are following low developmental trajectories from t..
The Raising of America: Episode 2 - Once Upon A Time
About the title: Imagine how things might be different if all America’s children had access to high-quality early care and education for the past four decades? They almost did. Back in 1971, a bi-partisan Congress pas..
The Raising of America: Episode 3 - Are We Crazy About Our Kids?
About this title: A growing number of economists are worried about our investments in early childhood. Not because we’re spending too much but because we’re spending too little where it matters most. Nobel laureate ..