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	‘70: Remembering a Revolution Alex DeVerteuil 2011, 47 min., Color, Trinidad & Tobago How did a handful of students change the course of history in Trinidad and Tobago? Between February and April 1970, the streets of Port of Spain were filled with young Black men and women chanting ‘Power to the People’, fists raised in a salute learned from the U.S. Black Panthers. This was the legendary Black Power revolution in Trinidad and Tobago, which captivated the imaginations of their yout... *More*

	Afroargentines Jorge Fortes & Diego H. Ceballos Producer: Jorge Fortes & Diego H. Ceballos 2003, 75 min., Color/BW, Argentina “Most Argentines, if you ask, will tell you: ‘In Argentina there are no black people.’” So opens AFROARGENTINES, a film which unearths the hidden history of black people in Argentina and their contributions to Argentine culture and society, from the slaves who fought in the revolutionary wars against Spain, to the contemporary struggles of black Argentines against racism and marginalization. The f... *More*

	Americano Carlos Ferrand Producer: Sylvain L'Esperance 2007, 110 min., Color, Canada "I’m on my way to reconnect with long lost friends, 'mi familia Americana'. I need them to help me take the pulse of the Americas." Carlos Ferrand AMERICANO is a personal journey through the back alleys of the Americas by Peruvian-Québécois filmmaker Carlos Ferrand. Travelling from Patagonia to Nu-navut over a period of four years, he revisits some of the men and women he befriended d... *More*

	The Amerindians Tracy Assing Producer: Tracy Assing 2010, 40 min., Color, US In this revealing documentary, Tracy Assing explores Trinidad’s indigenous history and the inner workings of the organization which represents these indigenous descendants, the Santa Rosa Carib Community--the only recognized group representing indigenous descendants in Trinidad and Tobago. Until now, Amerindian descendants have depended on the stories of their grandparents and great-grandparents f... *More*

	Angels of the Earth, The Patricio Luna Producer: CEFREC/CAIB 2001, 40 min., Color, Bolivia In his first trip to the city, Sinchi faces deceit, violence and rejection from strangers and from his long lost brother, Antonio. This short drama is a cautionary tale about the dangers of city life and the loss of indigenous pride and identity. TWN is proud to release the work of the Bolivian indigenous media collective CEFREC/CAIB. Since 1996, CAIB (Bolivian Indigenous Peoples’ Aud... *More*

	Arizona : Resisting SB 1070 Immigration Law Producer: NDLON, NDWA & Puente Movement 2011, 60 min., Color, US These four videos document the impact of SB 1070 and other immigration policies on the lives of immigrant families in Arizona, and the growing national efforts to end these violations of human and civil rights. SB 1070, signed into law by Arizona Governor Brewer in April 2010, made it a crime not to carry documentation at all times – and gave local police broad powers to detain anyone they suspec... *More*

	Art for Social Change Mary Wells 2007, 33 min., Color, Jamaica Jamaican filmmaker Mary Wells made ART FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, a perceptive half-hour film, in response to the launch of Frances-Anne Solomon’s heart-wrenching movie A Winter Tale when it opened in cinemas across Jamaica in 2008. There are many similarities between the film’s story and the present-day realities of crime and gun violence in Jamaica. Wells’ documentary introduces us to Micha... *More*

	Audre Lorde - The Berlin Years 1984 to 1992 Dagmar Schultz 2012, 79 min., Color, Germany 2012 marks the 20th anniversary of Audre Lorde’s passing, the acclaimed Black lesbian feminist poet and activist. Throughout the 70s and 80s, Lorde’s incisive writings and speeches defined and inspired the women of color, feminist and LGBT social justice movements in the United States. AUDRE LORDE - THE BERLIN YEARS 1984 TO 1992 explores a little-known chapter of the writer’s prolifi... *More*

	Bad Friday: Rastafari After Coral Gardens Deborah A. Thomas & John L. Jackson, Jr. & Junior “Gabu” Wedderburn Producer: Deborah A. Thomas, John L. Jackson, Jr., Junior “Gabu” Wedderburn, & Junior “Ista J” Manning 2011, 63 min., Color, Jamaica For many around the world, Jamaica conjures up images of pristine beach vacations with a pulsating reggae soundtrack. The country, however, has one of the highest per capita murder rates in the world, and the population is actively grappling with legacies of Western imperialism, racial slavery, and political nationalism – the historical foundations of contemporary violence in Jamaica and througho... *More*

	Between the Cup and the Election Monique Mbeka Phoba & Guy Kabeya Muya 2008, 56 min., Color/BW, DRC/Belgium Inspired by the 2006 elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formery Zaire, a group of film students sets out to make a film. With the help of veteran filmmakers Monique Mbeka Phoba and Guy Kabeya Muya, the young students track down members of the 1974 Leopards, Zaire's national soccer squad, the first team from sub-Saharan Africa to qualify for the World Cup. After a dismal first round... *More*

	Blaze: The Truth Through Hip Hop Maurice Lynch 2006, 90 min., Color, US In a society where artists are glorified for being gunned down, women are admired for wearing fewer clothes, and children are quoting lyrics to songs that should be deemed Rated X, how do you spell relief? B- L- A- Z- E! At the heart of this film is a desire to expose the "Other Side of Hip Hop". Candid interviews, music video clips, and concert performances, all blend to create this ... *More*

	Blood Judy Singh 2005, 40 min., Color, Cuba BLOOD features popular Canadian-Jamaican dub poet d’bi.young, with performances by the Cuban female Hip-Hop Group Las Krudas. The film is part extraordinary music video (shot on locations around Havana, Cuba) and part entertaining after-dinner conversation between d’bi and her friends. Part of the CaribbeanTales Collection.

	C’est Quitte: The French Creoles of Trinidad Alex DeVerteuil 2004, 59 min., Color, Trinidad & Tobago The role of the Catholic church, of the French and Patois (Creole) languages, of educational institutions, of family values and the impact of racism, prejudice and cultural stereotypes are discussed frankly and fairly, as the camera roams from the living rooms of heritage houses to the streets and markets of Trinidad.

	Calypso @ Dirty Jim's Pascale Obolo 2005, 85 min., Color, Trinidad Featuring the last of the great calypsonians, bringing them all together to sing such classics as “Rum & Coca Cola,” “Jean and Dinah,” and “Shame and Scandal in the Family,” to name a few, the film provides an opportunity to recapture the sound of classic calypso in all of its splendour. Sparrow, Calypso Rose, Terror, Bomber, Superior and Relator are gathered around Syl Dopson’s orchestra on the s... *More*

	Calypso Dreams Geoffrey Dunn and Michael Horne 2004, 85 min., Color, Trinidad & Tobago An intimate portrait of some of the true calypsonians in Trinidad & Tobago, in performance and in conversation. Shot over three years in Port of Spain, Trinidad, the documentary includes such legendary calypsonians as Lord Pretender, Lord Kitchener, the Mighty Bomber, Relator, Lord Superior, Brigo, Mystic Prowler, Calypso Rose, the Mighty Sparrow, Terror, Valentino, Lord Blakie, David Rudder, Rege... *More*

	Caribbean Skin, African Identity Mandisa Pantin 2010, 33 min., Color, Trinidad & Tobago The documentary examines the concept of African identity as it has evolved over the generations in Trinidad & Tobago. In it, the director explores her own identity, using the Emancipation Day parade and its rituals as a starting point for her journey. Interviews with African-Caribbean people and scholars define and explain some of the complexities of race in this society. Part of the CaribbeanTale... *More*

	Come With It, Black Man Tamara Tam-Cruickshank 2012, 103 min., Color, Trinidad & Tobago This documentary features music and performances of legendary calypsonian Dr. Leroy Calliste, better known as Black Stalin.

	Conquering Fear a.k.a. Overcoming Fear María Morales Producer: CEFREC/CAIB 2004, 55 min., Color, Bolivia When an impoverished Aymara family migrates from the highlands to seek a better life elsewhere, the husband abandons his wife, Manuela, and their children. Manuela moves on with her life, becoming the leader of a woman's organization that fights for indigenous rights. An empowering fiction film about women’s property rights and domestic violence and abuse. TWN is proud to release the... *More*

	Cry of the Forest, The Alejandro Noza, Nicolás Ipamo, Iván Sanjinés Producer: CEFREC/CAIB 2008, 94 min., Color, Bolivia Bolivia’s first indigenous feature film, CRY OF THE FOREST is based on true events that led to the indigenous demonstrations of 1990 and 1996, two events that changed the political history of Bolivia forever. TWN is proud to release the work of the Bolivian indigenous media collective CEFREC/CAIB. Since 1996, CAIB (Bolivian Indigenous Peoples’ Audiovisual Council) in collaboration wit... *More*

	Diamonds in the Rough: A Ugandan Hip Hop Revolution Brett Mazurek 2009, 53 min., US/Uganda From the ashes of four decades of war, AIDS and corruption in Uganda, The Bataka Squad artists, Babaluku and Saba Saba, rise to forge a revolutionary path using music. They are on a mission to empower the forgotten youth of Africa from within, while spreading their message of hope around the globe. Narrated by Spearhead singer Michael Franti, follow the Bataka movement to amplify the spirit of the... *More*

	Directions Renne Pollonais 2008, 12 min., Color, Trinidad No one gives directions like a Trinidadian. Ask a Trini how to get to a certain place and if he doesn’t know the way, instead of admitting his ignorance, he’ll send you on a roundabout route guaranteed to get you hopelessly lost. In this short dramatization of that endearing, yet frustrating custom, a number of persons are asked to give directions to a well-known Port of Spain landmark, with unsur... *More*

	Don't Get Sick After June: American Indian Healthcare Chip Richie Producer: Steven R. Heape 2010, 60 min., Color, US Declared wards of the state, Native Americans were promised housing, education and healthcare in numerous treaties with the US Government. Like so many other federal promises, these too have not been met. The budget shortfall to the Indian Health Service continues. Add to this generational trauma of subjugation, reservations, boarding schools and alienation, their health and their healthcare is in... *More*

	Drummit 2 Summit Christopher Laird 2009, 45 min., Color, Trinidad On April 18th, 2009, the Rights Action Group and Fishermen and Friends of the Sea held a public event in the St. James Amphitheatre, Trinidad. This event, called a “Drummit 2 Summit,” was to allow for public declarations to be made about the way the society was going in contrast to what was on the agenda at the 5th Summit of the Americas. The event had no sooner begun when the police started to ex... *More*

	Dusting Off Our History Alfredo Copa Producer: CEFREC/CAIB 1999, 27 min., Color, Bolivia Leaders of three different Ayllus, or indigenous communities, meet to celebrate their common traditions, their love for music and sports, and to reflect on the rapid changes in agriculture, education, health services and telecommunications that are transforming their towns. TWN is proud to release the work of the Bolivian indigenous media collective CEFREC/CAIB. Since 1996, CAIB (Boli... *More*

	Ebony Goddess: Queen of Ilê Aiyê Carolina Moraes-Liu Producer: Carolina Moraes-Liu and Chung Liu 2010, 20 min., Color, Brazil/US EBONY GODDESS: QUEEN OF ILÊ AIYÊ follows three women competing to be the carnival queen of Ilê Aiyê, a prominent and controversial Afro-Brazilian group with an all-black membership. The selection is based on Afro-centric notions of beauty, in counterpoint to prevailing standards of beauty in Brazil, a country famous for slim supermodels and plastic surgery. Contestants for the title of Ebony Godde... *More*

	Edouard Glissant: One World in Relation Manthia Diawara 2010, 50 min., Color, US In 2009, Manthia Diawara, with his camera, followed Edouard Glissant on the Queen Mary II in a cross-Atlantic journey from South Hampton (UK) to Brooklyn (New York). This poetic meditation continued in Martinique, the native home of Edouard Glissant. The extraordinary voyages resulted in the production of an intellectual biography in which Glissant elaborates on his theory of Relation and the conc... *More*

	Enemy Alien Konrad Aderer 2011, 82 min., Color, US ENEMY ALIEN is the gripping story of the fight to free Farouk Abdel-Muhti, a Palestinian-born human rights activist detained in a post-9/11 sweep of Muslim immigrants. Told through the eyes of the filmmaker, the grandson of Japanese Americans interned during World War II, this documentary takes on unprecedented intimacy and historical resonance. As the filmmaker confronts his own family legacy of ... *More*

	Entry Denied Christopher Browne 1997, 21 min., Color, Jamaica A young Jamaican footballer, from the ghetto areas of Kingston, is refused a visa to take up a scholarship at a university in the United States. Dramatic events and coincidences conspire to take this story to an alternate conclusion.

	Favela Rising Jeff Zimbalist & Matt Mochary Color, Brazil Their music fueled a movement. His message fought a war. FAVELA RISING documents a man and a movement, a city divided and a favela (Brazilian squatter settlement) united. Haunted by the murders of his family and many of his friends, Anderson Sá is a former drug-trafficker who turns social revolutionary in Rio de Janeiro’s most feared slum. Through hip-hop music, the rhythms of the str... *More*

	Finding D-QU: The Lonely Struggle of California's only Tribal College Chris Newman Producer: Chris Newman 2010, 26 min., Color, US In 2005, D-Q University, California’s only tribal college, was shut down after a 35-year struggle. Since then, the school’s board of trustees, past students, and community members have tried to reopen the school against all odds. This 30-minute video documentary is structured around a group of occupants who illegally live at the closed D-QU campus amid threats of arrest by the school’s board of tr... *More*

	Follow Your Heart: China's New Youth Movement Duncan Jepson 2007, 89 min., Color, China A revealing documentary on the work and life of successful and independent Chinese Hip-Hop artists and their cultural influence in a society rapidly changing from communism to consumerism. Clashing with both traditional Chinese values and new modern ones, these artists believe that Hip-Hop allows for the expression of freedom and being true to oneself. Furthermore, the film describes the high opti... *More*

	For a Better Life CEFREC/CAIB Producer: CEFREC CAIB 2008, 55 min., Color, Bolivia With exclusive footage, this film documents the drafting of the 2009 Bolivian constitution, and the long history of indigenous activism that led to this revolutionary movement for ethnic and linguistic equality. TWN is proud to release the work of the Bolivian indigenous media collective CEFREC/CAIB. Since 1996, CAIB (Bolivian Indigenous Peoples’ Audiovisual Council) in collaboration ... *More*

	Forward Home: The Power of the Caribbean Diaspora Lisa Wickham 2011, 50 min., Color Shot in nine countries, this documentary reveals the economic power of the people of the Caribbean Diaspora living in global cities; the significance of their contribution to their homeland, as travelers and entrepreneurs.

	Gershwin & Bess: A Dialogue with Anne Brown Nicole Franklin Producer: EPIPHANY Inc. 2010, 36 min., Color, US In 2004 at her home in Oslo, Norway, soprano Anne Wiggins Brown sat down with tenor Dr. William A. Brown (no relation) of the Center Black Music Research for an on-the-record conversation about originating the iconic role of “Bess” in the opera Porgy and Bess with famed composer George Gershwin. Revealed are little known facts about what is arguably the most popular American opera touring to date... *More*

	Graffiti Verite' 1: Read the Writing on the Wall Bob Bryan Producer: Bob Bryan 2005, 45 min., Color, US An award-winning documentary that explores the eclectic world of Hip-Hop and the urban graffiti artist. GRAFFITI VERITE’ is the first up-close and personal expose’ into the graffiti art world as experienced by 24 artists whose medium is the spray can. Conversations span the comparison of graffiti’s historical connection to hieroglyphics and cave writings to discussions of graffiti ar... *More*

	Graffiti Verite' 10: Hip-Hop Dance: Moving in the Moment Bob Bryan Producer: Bob Bryan 2010, 75 min., Color, US Whether you call it breakin’, bboyin’, bgirlin’ or simply Hip-Hop dance, what we witness here is authentically funky and soulful. These dancers strive to be “in the moment.” When it’s good, what’s expressed in movement is spirit-filled, awe-inspiring and explosive! In GV10, these incredibly talented dancers detail their journey and represent their personalized Hip-Hop dance art form b... *More*

	Graffiti Verite' 11: Don't Believe Da Noize!: Voices from Da Hip-Hop Undaground Bob Bryan Producer: Bob Bryan 2010, 55 min., Color, US This documentary is an exploration of the creative expressions in contemporary American Hip-Hop. It focuses on the innovation, movement, and the raw and unfiltered personalized “truth” of some of the most prolific and innovative urban philosophers of our time. GV11 shows the real voices of Hip-Hop, claiming that the “Real Hip-Hop” cannot be found on commercial TV or the radio. Part o... *More*

	Graffiti Verite' 2: Freedom of Expression? Bob Bryan Producer: Bob Bryan 2005, 57 min., Color, US Flying high above Los Angeles, GV2 looks down on the streets, introducing us to the artists who “tag” the walls of our cities with spraycans while we sleep. GV2 features 19 graffiti artists and reveals how this artistic movement has become the most popular form of expression of the millennium. The documentary includes more than 400 graffiti art images and the winners of ... *More*

	Graffiti Verite' 3: A Voyage Into the Iconography of Graffiti Art Bob Bryan Producer: Bob Bryan 2005, 54 min., Color, US This experimental documentary probes the socio-political context that distracts the average person from appreciating the significance of graffiti’s historical and artistic impact. In GV3, Bryan forgoes traditional storytelling and reinvents himself by using Hip-Hop, world, techno, metal, fusion, ballads, house and other music to challenge our preconceptions about underground graffiti ... *More*

	Graffiti Verite' 4: Basic Techniques for Creating Graffiti Art on Walls & Canvas Bob Bryan Producer: Bob Bryan 2005, 68 min., Color, US This documentary is the ultimate step-by-step program on spray can art. Outsiders get a rare glimpse into the outstanding art and eclectic personalities behind the controversial graffiti art movement. In GV4, Cleveland artist SANO (two-time winner of The International Graffiti Art Competition) pulls you in by showing the concepts, aesthetics, techniques, and style needed to complet... *More*

	Graffiti Verite' 5: The Sacred Elements of Hip-Hop Bob Bryan Producer: Bob Bryan 2005, 42 min., Color, US GV5 is a portrait of the educational value and therapeutic aspect of the four elements of contemporary Hip-Hop: DJing, break-dancing, rappin’ and graffiti art. “Hip-Hop, if used creatively, can give educators an invaluable tool to bridge the communications and learning dyslexia that exist between students and educators. It’s time to explore this type of multi-intelligence model and in... *More*

	Graffiti Verite' 6: The Odyssey: Poets, Passion & Poetry Bob Bryan Producer: Bob Bryan 2006, 78 min., Color, US GV6 features 31 multi-ethnic, award-winning, published and highly respected poets. Their creations are a seamlessly woven, uniquely honest, visual tapestry that synthesizes one-on-one poetry readings, graphic iconography, creative insights, and fascinating dramatic interviews. GV6 is an honest and fascinating snapshot of the private and public world of the poet and their often times m... *More*

	Graffiti Verite' 7: Random Urban Static: … Spoken Word Bob Bryan Producer: Bob Bryan 2008, 120 min., Color, US GV7 probes the reality of spoken word poets, or, poets that write for the stage. Spoke Word poetry, often flavored with Hip-Hop, connects with today’s youth because the poetics of this art form speak to their love for live performance, their suppressed passions, and the cultural attitudes concerning the world in which they live. Spoken word helps them to unravel, articulate, and document their exp... *More*

	Graffiti Verite' 8: The Fifth Element: The Art of the Beat-Boxer Bob Bryan Producer: Bob Bryan 2010, 45 min., Color, US Combining throat-based effects that create a “wall of sound,” the job of the human beat-boxer is to compose a flawless soundscape. GV8 explores the history of beat-boxing and its claim as its own art form in the Hip-Hop movement. This documentary features several beat-boxers, who describe some of the challenges they have faced and share the techniques they have developed in order to ... *More*

	Graffiti Verite' 9: Soulful Ways: The DJ Bob Bryan Producer: Bob Bryan 2010, 45 min., Color, US Watching a great DJ spin is analogous to watching a professional musician perform. As composer and producer Glenn Towery says, “DJs have to understand the dynamics of music to understand the beat”. In GV9, DJs, MCs, lyricists, composers and producers talk in detail about the skills and knowledge needed to convert raw sound into new music compositions with unique styles. The documenta... *More*

	Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in America Eduardo López & Peter Getzels Producer: Wendy Thompson-Marquez 2012, 90 min., Color, US “We are all Americans of the New World, and our most dangerous enemies are not each other, but the great wall of ignorance between us.” -- Juan González, Harvest of Empire At a time of heated and divisive debate over immigration, Third World Newsreel is proud to release HARVEST OF EMPIRE, a feature-length documentary that examines the direct connection between the long history of U.S.... *More*

	Hiphopistan: Representing Locality in a Global City Çiğdem Akbay 2007, 25 min., Color, Turkey HIPHOPISTAN is a documentary film that examines the impact of Hip-Hop culture on Istanbul youth and reveals how young Turkish rappers, DJs, break-dancers, and graffiti artists creatively blend popular influences with their local cultural values and traditions. In a world that is becoming increasingly exposed to global media, much has been debated as to whether or not societies and individuals can ... *More*

	Hiroshima Nagasaki Download Shinpei Takeda 2010, 73 min., Color, US/Japan In Spring of 2009, two former high school friends set out on a road trip from Vancouver, Canada, heading south towards the Mexican border. Along the way, they meet atomic bomb survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and hear the stories that will change their lives forever. First feature documentary by Shinpei Takeda, a filmmaker based in Mexico who has followed atomic bomb survivors living in the No... *More*

	Human Traffic: Past and Present Frances-Anne Solomon 2012, 34 min., Color, US This eye-opening film documents the 2011 Conference on Human Trafficking and features the work of leading scholars, historians, lawyers, activists, and artists to generate a broad discussion of some of the themes as well as the fallacies and myths that afflict this troubling worldwide phenomenon. Organized by the Duke Center of African and African American Research, the conference looked at human ... *More*

	In the Name of our Coca Leaves a.k.a. In the Name of our Coca Humberto Claros & Albino Pinto Producer: CEFREC/CAIB 2004, 45 min., Color, Bolivia In the midst of the historical conflict between indigenous coca growers in Chapare and the Bolivian military, Joselo Coca must chose between his military career and his family’s survival. TWN is proud to release the work of the Bolivian indigenous media collective CEFREC/CAIB. Since 1996, CAIB (Bolivian Indigenous Peoples’ Audiovisual Council) in collaboration with the video training... *More*

	Indigenous Peoples: This Is How We Think CEFREC/CAIB Producer: CEFREC/CAIB 2012, 12 min., Color, Bolivia An excellent introduction to the work of the CEFREC/CAIB collective, this short documentary includes interviews with members of the film collective and clips of their fiction films and television shows. TWN is proud to release the work of the Bolivian indigenous media collective CEFREC/CAIB. Since 1996, CAIB (Bolivian Indigenous Peoples’ Audiovisual Council) in collaboration with the ... *More*

	The Insatiable Season Mariel Brown 2007, 52 min., Color, Trinidad & Tobago It’s January 2006 and Brian Mac Farlane’s carnival workshop is quiet and practically empty – littered with left-over costumes and a couple of hangers-on from last year’s carnival. The atmosphere begins to change as carnival costume makers arrive to the workshop, anticipating the work that's to come for the 2006 band, Threads of Joy. THE INSATIABLE SEASON is a fun and intimate look at the passion a... *More*

	Invisible Elspeth Duncan 2008, 11 min., Color, Trinidad INVISIBLE tells the story of a woman named “Veronica” and her two children. Both the mother and her young daughter are HIV-positive and face the bitter effects of discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS in Trinidad & Tobago. Subsequent to the making of this video, Duncan and friends partnered with Habitat for Humanity to build a home for “Veronica” and her children. This fi... *More*

	Iracema (de Questembert) Maria Thereza Alves Producer: Alves-Durham GbR 2009, 27 min., Color, Brazil/France In the fictional docudrama IRACEMA (DE QUESTEMBERT), specially made for the Lyon Biennale, Maria Thereza Alves recounts the story of Iracema, a young indigenous woman from Corubime, an isolated Brazilian village. Iracema makes the long journey from her village to São Paulo and then to France, where she learns that she has just inherited her father’s estate. Iracema is now the owner o... *More*

	JAB! The Blue Devils of Paramin Alex DeVerteuil 2006, 47 min., Color, Trinidad & Tobago Isolated in the mountains of Trinidad, the district of Paramin, once a year at Carnival time sheds its rural languor and erupts into an inferno of blue-painted ‘jabs’ or devils. This 46-minute documentary, filmed in the two weeks leading up to Carnival, follows Kootoo, King Devil, as he prepares with his three brothers to once again win the village competition for the most convincing devil band. K... *More*

	Janie's Janie Newsreel 1972, 25 min., BW, US Produced by The Newsreel collective, JANIE'S JANIE is an extraordinary document of the early 1970's women's movement. In this personal documentary, Jane Giese, a working class woman in Newark, comes to realize that she has to take control of her own life after years of physical and mental abuse. The "personal" aspect of the film was unusual for early Newsreel, and its very existence resulted from ... *More*

	Ladies of the Gridiron Briana Young Producer: Jeff Olsen 2010, 35 min., Color/BW, US When most think of American Football, then imagine raw, unbridled demonstrations of athletic might pushed to the max, but rarely do those images involve women. The Quake is a professional women's tackle football team out to break the glass ceiling of this traditionally all-male sport. These women embody the same dogged determination as their male counterparts, but without the money or fame. And be... *More*

	Little Boy Blue Nicholas Attin 2012, 87 min., Color, Trinidad & Tobago A depressed art teacher becomes the victim of paranormal disturbances after confiscating a strange pendant from an orphaned student.

	Little Brother: A Do Right Man (Chapter 3) Jasmin Tiggett Producer: Nicole Franklin, Epiphany, Inc. 2012, 17 min., Color, US LITTLE BROTHER is a series of short documentary films dedicated to giving Black boys a unique voice. Beginning in 2010, filmmakers Nicole Franklin and Jasmin Tiggett started taking an annual look at Black boys as young as nine years old for a one-on-one conversation demystifying what society tends to rob them of: LOVE. The third chapter of the series, LITTLE BROTHER: A DO RIGHT MAN, ... *More*

	Little Brother: The Street (Chapter 2) Nicole Franklin Producer: EPIPHANY Inc. 2012, 17 min., Color, US LITTLE BROTHER is a series of 15-minute documentary films dedicated to giving Black boys a unique voice. Beginning in 2010, filmmakers Nicole Franklin and Jasmin Tiggett started taking an annual look at Black boys as young as nine years old for a one-on-one conversation demystifying what society tends to rob them of: LOVE. LITTLE BROTHER: THE STREET is a follow up to the debut film, L... *More*

	Little Brother: Things Fall Apart (Chapter 1) Nicole Franklin & Jasmin Tiggett Producer: EPIPHANY Inc. 2010, 18 min., Color, US LITTLE BROTHER is a series of 15-minute documentary films dedicated to giving Black boys a unique voice. Beginning in 2010, filmmakers Nicole Franklin and Jasmin Tiggett started taking an annual look at Black boys as young as nine years old for a one-on-one conversation demystifying what society tends to rob them of: LOVE. LITTLE BROTHER: THINGS FALL APART is the first installment in ... *More*

	Loving Each Other in the Shadows Marcelina Cárdenas Producer: CEFREC/CAIB 2001, 47 min., Color, Bolivia Rosita, from a privileged background, and Juancito, from a poor family, fall in love during Carnival time, a time for everyone in their community, rich and poor, to get together, dance and drink the traditional chicha. But Rosita’s marriage has been arranged by her parents and her love for Juancito is strictly forbidden. Based on the oral tradition of the K’ochas community in Potosí, this is the f... *More*

	The Lower 9: A Story of Home (Long Version) Matthew Hashiguchi Producer: Matthew Hashiguchi & Elaine McMillion 2012, 50 min., Color, US THE LOWER 9: A STORY OF HOME showcases six determined Lower Ninth Ward residents who share their most intimate stories of home, as they resume their lives years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged their neighborhood. Each story finds a voice in a narrative that intersperses contemporary interviews, abstract cinematography of destruction, and powerful scenes of present, everyday lives. Bor... *More*

	The Lower 9: A Story of Home (Short Version) Matthew Hashiguchi Producer: Matthew Hashiguchi & Elaine McMillion 2012, 20 min., Color, US THE LOWER 9: A STORY OF HOME showcases four determined Lower Ninth Ward residents who share their most intimate stories of home, as they resume their lives years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged their neighborhood. Each story finds a voice in a narrative that intersperses contemporary interviews, abstract cinematography of destruction, and powerful scenes of present, everyday lives. Bo... *More*

	Maison Tropicale Manthia Diawara 2008, 58 min., Color, Republic of Congo/France Designed by famous French architect and designer Jean Prouvé and built by the colonial French government in 1951, the Maison Tropicales were prototype houses intended to address the shortage of housing in the French colonies of West Africa. The prefabricated aluminum structures were modular, made to be flat-packed, constructed and dismantled with ease. Mireille Ngatsé lived for severa... *More*

	Make Out Newsreel Producer: Newsreel 1972, 5 min., BW, US As a young couple make out in a car, we hear the woman's stream of consciousness thoughts. She worries about her reputation and whether he'll try to "go all the way." This film is best used with discussions and/or materials about date rape. A short created by Geri Ashur, Andrea Eagan, Marcia Salo Rizzi and Deborah Shaffer, and co-directed by Ashur and Peter Schlaifer, the film is a ... *More*

	Marriage Equality: Byron Rushing And The Fight For Fairness Thomas Allen Harris 2011, 15 min., Color, US A documentary that connects the Lesbian and Gay Marriage Equality movement with the Black Civil Rights Movement. This documentary interweaves archival footage and photos with contemporary interviews to illuminate events surrounding the pivotal Massachusetts state constitutional convention on same sex marriage. At the center of our story is Massachusetts Representative Byron Rushing, ... *More*

	Mas Man Dalton Narine 2010, 56 min., Color, Trinidad/US Mingling traditional Carnival elements with abstract ideas, Emmy Award winner Peter Minshall goes chic to chic with upper crust art in Trinidad’s annual spring festival. The film captures his flair for costumery and the enigma of a designer/artist whose main job seems to open confrontation between good and evil against the backdrop of the celebrations. Minshall’s mobile street theatre, comprising ... *More*

	Mr Crab Faisal Lutchmedial 2011, 8 min., Color, Trinidad & Tobago Ten-year-old Rishi both idolizes and fears his imposing father, who tells him stories about the crystal clear waters of his homeland of Trinidad & Tobago. Mr. Crab offers a touching portrait of an immigrant father trying to make a connection with his son, and a little boy trying to make sense of the fantastic world his father tells him about.

	Now Jimmy Mary Wells 1999, 15 min., Color, Jamaica This film explores land rights issues from the point of view of Jimmy, a squatter living in Jamaica.

	On The Map Annalee Davis 2007, 30 min., Color, Barbados/Trinidad/Guyana ON THE MAP debunks the myth of a unified, “laid back” Caribbean culture by exposing how Caribbean people treat themselves as “other.” By questioning the notion of a merged Caribbean, the film asks difficult questions: Have regional institutions failed to advance integration? Will political leaders sacrifice sovereign power for a shared power under increasing regional governance? Is the CSME intere... *More*

	The Other Side of the Water: The Journey of a Haitian Rara Band in Brooklyn (72) Jeremy Robins and Magali Damas 2010, 72 min., Color/BW, US/Haiti Part carnival, part vodou ceremony, and part grassroots protest, Haitian “Rara” is one of the most breathtaking and contested forms of music in the Americas. The Other Side of the Water follows a group of young immigrants who take this ancient music from the hills of Haiti and reinvent it on the streets of Brooklyn. The documentary tells the story of an unlikely band that comes to speak for a larg... *More*

	The Other Side of the Water: The Journey of a Haitian Rara Band in Brooklyn Jeremy Robins and Magali Damas 2010, 52 min., Color/BW, US/Haiti Part carnival, part vodou ceremony, and part grassroots protest, Haitian “Rara” is one of the most breathtaking and contested forms of music in the Americas. The Other Side of the Water follows a group of young immigrants who take this ancient music from the hills of Haiti and reinvent it on the streets of Brooklyn. The documentary tells the story of an unlikely band that comes to speak for a la... *More*

	The Other Town Nefin Dinç Producer: Hercules Millas, Nefin Dinç, Claudine Avetyan & Gamze Paker Mekik 2011, 45 min., Color, Greece/Turkey/US Why do neighbors fight? Why do citizens of Greece and Turkey experience mutual dislike and distrust? Decades after the end of the Greco-Turkish War, the last armed conflict between Greece and Turkey, and almost two centuries after the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman Empire, citizens of both countries see each other as enemies. Greek and Turkish people of all ages are caught in a web of stereo... *More*

	Our Word: The Story of San Francisco de Moxos Julia Mosúa Producer: CEFREC/CAIB 1999, 22 min., Color, Bolivia In this docudrama, elders of the San Francisco de Moxos community tell the story of the courageous pioneers who founded their village in the Bolivian Amazons and the indigenous “cabildo”, or neighborhood council, that defended their territory from the influence of outsiders, or “carayanas”. TWN is proud to release the work of the Bolivian indigenous media collective CEFREC/CAIB. Since... *More*

	Photos of Angie Alan Domínguez Producer: Alan Domínguez, David Domínguez & Jennifer Warren 2011, 55 min., Color, US In 2008, 18 year-old, Mexican-American Angie Zapata was found dead in her small apartment in Greely, Colorado. The media quickly reported that she was a typical teenager – she loved using her cell phone, babysitting her nephews and nieces, and listening to music. What was not reported was that Angie was born as Justin. That same year, there were 44 reported murders of transgender persons worldwide... *More*

	Positive and Pregnant Stacy Lela 2010, 24 min., Color, Trinidad & Tobago When a pregnant young woman discovers she is HIV-positive, her world comes crashing down. As she exhausts her possible options, the damage caused by her own errors overshadows whatever hopes she foresees for her child. Part of the CaribbeanTales Collection.

	Promise and Unrest Alan Grossman & Áine O’Brien Producer: FOMACS in association with Ned Kelly Pictures 2010, 79 min., Color, Ireland Through struggle and sacrifice migrant women often stand as sole breadwinners in the transnational family. Separated from her daughter Gracelle at 7 months, Noemi Barredo left the Philippines for work in Malaysia before arriving in Ireland in 2000. Filmed over a five-year period, PROMISE AND UNREST is an intimate portrayal of a migrant woman working as a caregiver and long-distance mother, while a... *More*

	Promised Land Yoruba Richen Producer: Yoruba Richen 2010, 57 min., Color, South Africa/US Though apartheid ended in South Africa in 1994, economic injustices between blacks and whites remain unresolved. As revealed in Yoruba Richen’s incisive PROMISED LAND, the most potentially explosive issue is land. The film follows two black communities as they struggle to reclaim land from white owners, some of whom who have lived there for generations. Amid rising tensions and wavering government... *More*

	Resilience Lana Lovell 2010, 48 min., Color, Canada An intimate, richly detailed documentary that confronts long-held stereotypes by stepping inside the lives of three real women in the real world. With honesty, intelligence and humour, Nancy, Simone and Gloria reflect on their experiences of balancing single parenthood, working life, relationships and the fulfillment of their own goals in the context of a society that is often harshly judgemental.... *More*

	Reunion: West Indian Women at War Frances-Anne Solomon 1993, 25 min., Color, UK In 1943, 300 middle-class “colored” women from across the West Indies were recruited to the ATS, a branch of the British Army during WW2. Meeting up for a reunion with her wartime friends, 72-year-old Hermione Williams is asked how often she indulged in Buddhist chanting. “Morning and evening,” she replies. “As often as I can now that I’m having this problem with the Inland Revenue.” ... *More*

	Rezoning Harlem: The Battle over Harlem's Future Natasha Florentino & Tamara Gubernat Producer: Natasha Florentino, Tamara Gubernat, Juliana Alzate and Pamela Nichols 2008, 40 min., Color, US Since 2002, more than 100 rezonings have been signed into law in New York City, including the rezoning of 125th Street in Harlem. REZONING HARLEM follows longtime members of the Harlem community as they fight a 2008 rezoning that threatens to erase the history and culture of their legendary neighborhood and replace it with luxury housing, offices, and big-box retail. A shocking expos... *More*

	Room for Rent Ginger Knight 2007, 107 min., Color, Jamaica This fiction film shows the ins and outs of a real estate company in Jamaica and how sales rep steal clients from each other.

	Saints Rising Hailima Yates Producer: Anonamiss Productions, LLC 2008, 45 min., Color, US SAINTS RISING is a documentary presenting the voices of New Orleans years after Hurricane Katrina and the breech of the levees. From children to volunteers, they discuss the troubles that were left behind after the waters resided: the violent and militarized response, the housing crisis, homeless situation, difficulties in obtaining financial assistance/relief funds, what happened to the money, ho... *More*

	Share and Share Alike Melissa A. Gomez 2008, 38 min., Color, Antigua This documentary shows the strong bonds of the West Indian family by exploring the relationships between three Antiguan brothers and the unique way in which they continue to fight for a brother who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia almost 25 years ago. The story of how these brothers come together celebrates two of the most important things in Caribbean life: family and laughter. Part of t... *More*

	Sirionó CEFREC/CAIB Producer: CEFREC/CAIB 2010, 56 min., Color, Bolivia In the years leading to the historic 1990 March for Indigenous Land and Dignity, the Sirionó community of Ibiato resists the imposition of a Eurocentric educational system that devalues their way of life and the Ibiato language. TWN is proud to release the work of the Bolivian indigenous media collective CEFREC/CAIB. Since 1996, CAIB (Bolivian Indigenous Peoples’ Audiovisual Council) ... *More*

	Solitary Alchemist, The Mariel Brown 2009, 70 min., Color, Trinidad/UK What happens when talent isn’t enough? When, in spite of a life of work, you look around in the autumn of your life and discover that your world is not what you thought it would be. This is where we meet Trinidadian jeweller, Barbie Jardine. Trained at England’s prestigious Royal College of Art, Jardine moved back to her native Trinidad in 1974. Here she developed new techniques in wo... *More*

	The Survivor’s Project: Voices from the Inside-Out! Cabral Larc Trotman 2007, 45 min., Color, Canada THE SURVIVOR'S PROJECT: VOICES FROM THE INSIDE OUT! explores the traumatic impact and implications of gun violence on young people, and young black men in particular, living in low-income, racialized neighbourhoods. The film follows the story of a Grenadian-born, ex-gang member from “the Town” in Rexdale, Toronto, Canada. Part of the CaribbeanTales Collection.

	Tijuana, Nada Mas Yolanda Pividal 2010, 27 min., Color, US/Mexico Jonathan (“Pollo”) and Enrique (“Gordo”) are 14-year old orphans making their own living on the streets of Tijuana, the busiest frontier city in the world. Jonathan assists the “Coyotes” in smuggling people across the Mexico/U.S. border and Enrique blows fireballs for entertainment. TIJUANA, NADA MAS is a heart-wrenching glimpse into the lives of two boys struggling to survive within... *More*

	To Light the Spirit Reynaldo Yujra Producer: CEFREC/CAIB 2002, 45 min., Color, Bolivia In a collective production, an Aymara filmmaker follows the Kallawayas, healers and spiritual leaders of the Chari community of La Paz, to learn about the indigenous reality of the region. Traditional medicine practices are documented, providing insights into the Kallawaya world view. TWN is proud to release the work of the Bolivian indigenous media collective CEFREC/CAIB. Since 1996,... *More*

	Vest Made of Money Patricio Luna Producer: CEFREC/CAIB 1998, 25 min., Color, Bolivia In this Aymara folktale about greed and betrayal, Satuco sells his possessions and hides the cash in his vest. In the process, he turns his back on his wife and his community. Confronting the signs of his own death, Satuco must make his final decision, will he trust his community again or will he entrust his secret to his treacherous friend Cihuacollo? This short fiction... *More*

	Walking Home Nuala Cabral Producer: Third World Newsreel Workshop 4 min., BW, US For the walkers, talkers and those who say nothing. WALKING HOME questions the acceptance of street harassment as a normal interaction between men and women.

	Whatever It Takes Christopher Wong 2011, 92 min., Color, US WHATEVER IT TAKES chronicles the struggles and triumphs of the very first year of the Bronx Center for Science & Mathematics, an innovative public high school in New York City. At the Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics (BCSM), principal Edward Tom stands outside on the school’s very first day, greeting each arriving student with a handshake and hug. A rookie principal who traded... *More*

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