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AfroPoP

Many complicated and opposing, not to mention controversial, viewpoints are often presented about Africa. The AfroPoP series is a cultural celebration with films tailored to a world audience from filmmakers with insightful, artful and often unique local perspectives. (See the AfroPoP website: http://afropop.tv). The current season is hosted by critically acclaimed actress, Anika Noni Rose, of Dreamgirls and HBO's No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency fame.

"AfroPoP" is sponsored by the Coporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).

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10 Days In Africa
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10 Days In Africa 45 mins

In a wonderfully textured narrative style, African American filmmaker Regi Allen makes a sojourn to three West African countries to discover for himself the truth behind the myths that separate black identity in Africa from black identity in the Diaspora.

AfroPoP Trailer
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AfroPoP Trailer 6mins 26secs

A preview of the titles in NBPC's inaugural documentary series on contemporary African life and popular culture,

Being Pavarotti
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Being Pavarotti 56mins

A 13-year-old boy from a shantytown in South Africa gets some fame for his operatic singing skills.

Mandisa
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Mandisa 4mins 20secs

Mandisa, a young poet living in a township of Durban, South Africa, shares her challenges pursuing a career in the arts.

Mix
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Mix 55mins 21secs

A South African post-apartheid documentary exploring identity with two female DJs, one white, one black.

We Will Not Die Like Dogs
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We Will Not Die Like Dogs 50mins

African AIDS activists from a diverse array of generations and countries tell stories of their work and the challenges they face.

Hip Hop Revolution
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Volume I ~ Disc 1: Hip Hop Revolution (DVD) 48 mins

Using an experimental narrative style, South African filmmaker Weaam Williams tells the story of hip hop in a South African context.

Ten Days In Africa
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Volume I ~ Disc 2: Ten Days In Africa (DVD) 45 mins

African American filmmaker Regi Allen journeys to Ghana, Senegal and Cote d' Ivoire in

Welcome to Nollywood
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Welcome to Nollywood 56 mins

'Welcome To Nollywood' is a behind-the-scenes look at the fast-paced world of video film making in Nigeria's film industry - Nollywood.

Citizen Journalism

Citizen Journalism

Thanks to the advent of technology and the popularity of web destinations which offer easy access to...

The Open Letter Project (NMI 2008)

The Open Letter Project (NMI 2008)

The Open Letter Project is a national collaboration of producers from the third annual New Media Institute,...

BlackART Roots

BlackART Roots

The popularization of black art and culture is a story with many chapters. In these selections an attempt...

AfroPoP

AfroPoP

Many complicated and opposing, not to mention controversial, viewpoints are often presented about Africa....

In Short

In Short

Sometimes brief glimpses are the most intriguing; flashes of insight, which are paradoxically fulfilling....

Spotlight

Spotlight

The process of independent filmmaking, especially in terms of documentary content, is one that has constantly...

Blog: Black Looks
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Blog: Black Looks

An Africanist blog from Nigerian writer Sokari Ekine.

Burning in the Sun [Remix]
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Burning in the Sun [Remix] 11mins

Daniel Dembele returns home to Mali with an idea, cheap renewable energy for the masses, can he make his solar panel social business stick in West Africa?

This War At Home
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This War At Home 7mins

In a letter to a namesake uncle lost in Vietnam author Ivan Sanchez ponders the value of war, and connects this generational void to the deterioration of his Bronx neighborhood.

Mandisa
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Mandisa 4mins 20secs

Mandisa, a young poet living in a township of Durban, South Africa, shares her challenges pursuing a career in the arts.

Never Will Be Forgotten: Oscar Grant Tribute
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Never Will Be Forgotten: Oscar Grant Tribute 8mins

Youth producers at Youth Movement Records reflect on the injustices they witness in the aftermath of the police shooting of young Oscar Grant.

Remix: In Search of Our Fathers
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Remix: In Search of Our Fathers

Filmmaker Marco Williams documents his journey to finding his biological father.

Sojuke
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NMI 2007 ~ Sojuke 2mins

A poem by poet Bryonn Bain, accompanying the 2007 NMI project Juke Joint Live.

PRX Public Radio Talent Quest: State of Reunion
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PRX Talent Quest ~ State of Reunion 50mins

The Public Radio Exchange's Talent Quest offers up this brilliantly produced potential series for national radio distribution.

Perceptions Shattered
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Perceptions Shattered 51' 26

A series of audio stories produced by youth producers in partnership with Public Radio Exchange (PRX) and WBEZ Chicago working with a variety of youth producers.

Single Father
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Single Father 12mins 37secs

According to a 2006 report by the US Census Bureau there are 2.5 million single fathers in America, in 1970 there were 400, 000.

Prison
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Prison 09mins 49sec

Students at Hampton take on the US prison system.

The Other Side
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NMI 2006 ~ The Other Side 3mins 16secs

Ever wondered what would happen if you kept throwing a tennis ball at a wall?

Black Hole
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NMI 2006 ~Black Hole 2 mins

A video-textural exploration of the physics of well-being as it relates to blackness.

Made In Lesotho
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Made In Lesotho 5mins 36secs

Jennifer Chen runs a socially conscious production factory in Lesotho that ships to global businesses like Footlocker and The Gap.

House, Home & Finance
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House, Home & Finance 8mins 31secs

A profile of a successful mortgage lending business in Ghana.

Daallo Airlines
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Daallo Airlines 6mins 41secs

Not withstanding a collapsed government, Somalian businessman Mohammed Yassin Olad maintains a successful, and critical, airline business.

Touch Adventure In Zambia
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Touch Adventure, In Zambia 9mins 16secs

Tourism and business meet again, and this time with thrilling results in Zambia, Africa.

Face Of Tomorrow
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NMI Africa 2007 ~ Face Of Tomorrow 6mins 23secs

Student filmmaker Barakatu

Breaking Silences
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Breaking Silences 10mins

A discussion of the alarming rate of domestic violence against women of color on college campuses.