FEATURED EPISODES
- A Day Without MinesFilmmaker Adisa visits a village in Sierra Leone and commits himself to improving the lives of the youth who end up working in the diamond mines if their parents cannot afford the money to send them to school. But upon his return to the states he contracts a deadly virus and nearly dies. After his recovery and a new found respect for life and commitments, Adisa returns to the village having delivered on his promise to provide scholarships for as many of the village’s youth as a he can.
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- 2.87/5
- Tags: mines, diamond, sierra leone, africa, education
- AfroPoP Trailer: Season OneTrailer for the first season of NBPC's AfroPoP public television series, hosted previously by Idris Elba. Titles from Season One include "Hip Hop Revolution," "We Will Not Die Like Dogs," "Welcome to Nollywood," "10 Days In Africa," "Being Pavarotti" and "Mix." AfroPoP: the ultimate cultural exchange is supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and distributed by American Public Television (APT).
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- 2.84/5
- Tags: afropop, africa, documentary, public television, idris elba
- Being PavarottiA 13-year-old boy from a shantytown in South Africa, Elton's extraordinary voice is all he really has. Elton uses his singing to contribute to his mother's efforts to keep the family well. Navigating police restrictions and soon getting noticed and invited places to sing, 'Being Pavarotti' is the story of one small boy with a very big voice. Watch, and listen, as he tries to realize his dream against the harsh realities of poverty, parental pressure and the absence of love.
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- 2.96/5
- Tags: afropop, pavarotti, south africa, opera, music, documentary
- BukomIn this short atmospheric video youth filmmakers Maya Gilliam, Duran Butler, and Felix Ofosu Yeboah dig into the boxing culture of Bukom, Ghana. One of the most important small towns in all the world for recruiting young African boxers. What does it look like, and feel like, to be from Bukom?
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- 3.05/5
- Tags: ghana, africa, boxing, soccer
- MixAre they the 'lost generation' or simply a generation trying to find themselves? This documentary from SABC South Africa's Project 10, showcases two young women who make their mark as hip hop DJs. Traversing through peer and family misunderstandings, they are constantly tested and amidst all the confusion have to find the best way to remain true to their individual identities.
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- 2.88/5
- Tags: afropop, south africa, sabc, hip-hop
- One Plus OneFilm-maker George Amponsah and twin brother Ben, a former British army officer, return to Ghana, their ancestral homeland. They meet their father for the first time in twenty years. The journey provokes a series of bittersweet questions in the brothers about identity, similarity and difference.
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- 3.11/5
- Tags: english, ghana, africa, brothers, identity, family
- Rise Up TrailerA trailer for the feature documentary film Rise Up by Luciano Blotta, part of the third season of NBPC's public television series AfroPoP: the ultimate cultural exchange, an exploration of stories from the global black Diaspora. Here we visit the underground music scene in Jamaica.
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- 3.05/5
- Tags: rise up, reggae, jamaica, music, luciano blotta, turbulence, rasta
