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In Short

Sometimes brief glimpses are the most intriguing; flashes of insight, which are paradoxically fulfilling. These are titles, which explore broad themes within limited timeframes, push these media makers to the very edge of storytelling and visual innovation. This collection is populated with titles that rise to the challenge of engaging an audience over the nuances of character, plot and place, telling so much with so little.

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Black Body Radiation
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Black Body Radiation 38min 58secs

Hollablk’s short film, ‘Black Body Radiation’ imagines a future New York dominated by three rival, warring, black religious sects after two space ships mysteriously crash into Manhattan.

Jeremiah Strong
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Jeremiah Strong 25 mins

A short film about a drifter trying to make amends for past mistakes. While searching for a low-rent apartment, Jeremiah discovers affordable housing isn't the only thing that's difficult to regain in life.

Youth Media

Youth Media

An honest perspective of the world would not be near complete without the younger voices of any generation...

Citizen Journalism

Citizen Journalism

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

Black Locales

Black Locales

Tales of the Diaspora are many and here a global cross section will be selected to give life to contemporary...

BlackART Roots

BlackART Roots

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

Spotlight

Spotlight

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

Black Family

Black Family

Here are titles, which through the exploration of sometimes-controversial themes and characters highlight...

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Voters’ Rights Seized due to Incarceration

Once behind bars, most prisoners lose the right to vote and even after they are released they don’t...

Diversity In The Delta
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NMI 2007 ~ Diversity In The Delta 5mins 30secs

A short piece on diversity in the Mississippi Delta.

BLACKstream
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Blog: BLACKstream

A content youth review blog for blackpublicmedia.Org

Blog: Kenyan Pundit
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Blog: Kenyan Pundit

A Kenyan political and global culture blog.

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.

Virtual Harlem
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Virtual Harlem

A 3D rendition of 1920s Harlem in the online role playing world of Second Life.

Black Filmmakers On Film: Byron Hurt
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Black Filmmakers On Film: Byron Hurt 23mins 34secs

Filmmaker Noland walker interviews other black media makers on past and present projects.

Sojuke
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NMI 2007 ~ Sojuke 2mins

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

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Voters’ Rights Seized due to Incarceration

Once behind bars, most prisoners lose the right to vote and even after they are released they don’t...

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.

Ruff N' Tumble In Nigeria
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Ruff N' Tumble In Nigeria 9mins 33secs

Decade-long CNN journalist Carol Pineau profiles a successful entrepreneur in Lagos, Nigeria.

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.

Blues People ~ Jesse Robinson
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NMI 2007 ~ Blues People 2mins 47secs

As part of NBPC's 2007 New Media Institute, producers around the nation convened in Jackson Mississippi to document the blues through new media.

Pictoons: Animated In Senegal
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Pictoons: Animated In Senegal 6min 48secs

A professional animation house in Dakar, Senegal survives and creates amidst a still evolving landscape.

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.