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A Lot Like You – Trailer

Producer:  Eliachi Kimaro
Original Broadcast:  January 22, 2013

Premieres January 22nd on the WORLD Channel. In this award-winning and very personal documentary a young woman probes her interracial roots to find some difficult truths about her own past and her father’s male-dominated East African culture. Directed by Eliaichi Kimaro.

Stolen – Trailer

Producer:  Violeta Ayala & Daniel Fallshaw
Original Broadcast:  February 5, 2013

Premieres February 26th on WORLD Channel. In this family reunion documentary turned international political thriller a pair of journalists discover the existence of slavery in a refugee camp. In their journey to tell a story of modern day slavery they themselves become the story. Directed by Violeta Ayala and Dan Fallshaw.

Dear Mandela – Trailer

Producer:  Dara Kell & Christopher Nizza
Original Broadcast:  January 29, 2013

Premieres January 29th on WORLD Channel. Almost two decades after the end of apartheid three young activists living in a shanty town take the South African government to court for forced evictions in their township, fighting political odds that put even their lives at risk. Directed by Dara Kell and Christopher Nizza.

TV BROADCAST – “Your Vote 2012: An African Election”

Producer:  Black Public Media and the WORLD Channel
Original Broadcast:  October 1, 2012

WORLD Channel and AfroPoP team up to bring you a conversation about voter participation in Ghana versus the US. Featuring “An African Election” director Jarreth Merz.

Web Clip – An African Election – “Strong Room”

Producer:  Jarreth Merz
Original Broadcast:  October 1, 2012

From his unprecedented access behind the scenes filmmaker Jarreth Merz gives us a real close up look at how democracy works in Ghana during the 2008 elections.

Producer Chat ~ “Calypso Rose: Lioness of the Jungle”

Producer:  Pascale Obolo
Original Broadcast:  February 12, 2012

Filmmaker Pascale Obolo takes some time to talk about her new film “Calypso Rose: Lioness of the Jungle.” A wonderful and epic travel documentary about the life of the queen of Calypso music, Calypso Rose part of season 4.0 of AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange. To learn more about Calypso Rose and her music, visit her website.

Producer Chat ~ “E Minha Cara (That’s My Face)”

Producer:  BlackPublicMedia.org
Original Broadcast:  February 5, 2012

Filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris takes some time to talk about his motivations for making his classic 8mm documentary that spans the African Diaspora from Brazil to the Bronx, Tanzania, and beyond. Part of season 4.0 of “AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange.” For more on Thomas Allen Harris’ works visit http://DDFR.tv.

Producer Chat ~ “Burning in the Sun”

Producer:  Cambria Matlow, Morgan Robinson, & Claire Weingarten
Original Broadcast:  January 29, 2012

Co-director Morgan Robinson takes some time to talk with AfroPoP about his upcoming film “Burning in the Sun” featured in season 4.0 of AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange.

Producer Chat ~ “Everyday Sunshine”

Producer:  Lev Anderson & Chris Metzler
Original Broadcast:  January 22, 2012

Co-directors of “Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone take some time to chat about the film, their reason for making it, the challenges they experienced and their love of Fishbone. Check it out, and for more on the film visit http://fishbonedocumentary.com

Everyday Sunshine Promo

Producer:  Chris Metzler & Lev Anderson
Original Broadcast:  January 1, 2012

From the shifting faultlines of Hollywood fantasies and the economic and racial tensions of Reagan’s America, Fishbone rose to become one of the most original bands of the last 25 years.

With a blistering combination of punk and funk they demolished the walls of genre and challenged the racial stereotypes and political order of the music industry and the nation. Telling it like it is, the iconic Laurence Fishburne narrates EVERYDAY SUNSHINE, a story about music, history, fear, courage and funking on the one.

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