Black Locales
Tales of the Diaspora are many and here a global cross section will be selected to give life to contemporary cultures of blackness no matter where they may be. These are global stories which attempt to probe definitions of self through our politics of place. Stories that urge us to stand in the places we live and absorb the elements which truly make it our own – homes, schools, places of worship – these stories bring us into often difficult questions without straightforward answers, however in the journey of our searches we are ultimately in control of our own understanding.
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Channel: Black Locales
Bamako Sigi Kan 77mins
Documentary filmmaker Manthia Diawara returns to his hometown in Mali, West Africa, in order to explore changes around globalization.
I Was Born A Black Woman 56mins
A documentary on Benedita da Silva, a self-made brazilian doemstic worker and mother turned political leader.
Tales of the Diaspora are many and here a global cross section will be selected to give life to contemporary...
"Africa: Open For Business" probes into the world of successful African businesses and exposes myths...
The popularization of black art and culture is a story with many chapters. In these selections an attempt...
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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 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.
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
Filmmaker Marco Williams documents his journey to finding his biological father.
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.
Black Filmmakers On Film: Byron Hurt 23mins 34secs
Filmmaker Noland walker interviews fellow contemporary Byron Hurt.
NMI 2007 ~ Sojuke 2mins
A poem by poet Bryonn Bain, accompanying the 2007 NMI project Juke Joint Live.
NMI 2006 ~Black Hole 2 mins
A video-textural exploration of the physics of well-being as it relates to blackness.
NMI 2006 ~ The Other Side 3mins 16secs
Ever wondered what would happen if you kept throwing a tennis ball at a wall?
From Black Power To Black Monday 11mins 51secs
Produced by Howard University students for NBPC's Eyes On The Prize New Media Competition
Breaking Silences 10mins
A discussion of the alarming rate of domestic violence against women of color on college campuses.
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.
Touch Adventure, In Zambia 9mins 16secs
Tourism and business meet again, and this time with thrilling results in Zambia, Africa.
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.