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Black Locales

Black Locales

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

Spotlight

Spotlight

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

AfroPoP

AfroPoP

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

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,...

The Masculinity Project

The Masculinity Project

What does it mean to be a man? The Masculinity Project will gather multi-generational voices to explore...

In Short

In Short

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

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.

None on Record: Nick
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None on Record: Nick 05mins 24secs

After arriving to New York City, Nick entered into Columbia University on fellowship. Transitioning from female to male in his third year of study.

Education
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Education 08mins 30secs

Education and the black male, youth in general, link to many wide themes within the black community, here the students of Hampton explore it.

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

Filmmaker Noland walker interviews fellow contemporary Byron Hurt.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

Remixing The Blues ~ Africa
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NMI 2007 ~ Remixing The Blues 1min 34secs

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

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

Student filmmaker Barakatu

Blues People ~ Super Chicken
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NMI 2007 ~ Blues People 2mins 07secs

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