Press Room
Critically acclaimed actress, “Dreamgirls,” and “No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency,” star Anika Noni Rose joins the AfroPoP team for season two to showcase four spectacular films about the contemporary African experience. From boxing in Bukom, Ghana, to hip hop in Freetown, Sierra Leone, the tiles of AfroPoP this season are about migration and identity. Join Ms. Rose as we explore these titles. Download AfroPoP Season 2 Trailer (.MOV, 191MB)
DOWNLOADS
AfroPoP Press Release — July 2009 (,PDF)
AfroPoP Press Release — Anika Noni Rose Hosts (.PDF)
AfroPoP Press Release — Boxer, Joshua Clottey Fights in Madison Square Garden (.PDF)
AfroPoP Season 2 Trailer (.MOV, 191MB)
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Caption: “AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange,” Season II Host, Anika Noni Rose Photo Credit: Lee White |
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Black To Our Roots
Director: Tre Whitlow (Download Bio, .PDF)
Log Line: A young African American girl raises money with peers for a sojourn to Accra, Ghana from Atlanta, Georgia in order to explore her identity. (Download Film Synopsis, .PDF)
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Caption: “Black To Our Roots” Director, Tre Whitlow Photo Credit: Tre Whitlow |
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Caption: Sylvia Dorsey holds an orphan on a visit to a local Ghanaian orphanage. Photo Credit: Tre Whitlow |
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Caption: Students seated during a tour of the Elmina slave dungeons in Ghana. Photo Credit: Tre Whitlow |
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Caption: Tiffany Dixon and orphan on a visit to a local Ghanaian orphanage. Photo Credit: Tre Whitlow |
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Desert Bayou
Director: Alex Lemay (Download Director’s Statement, .PDF l Download Production Bios)
Log Line: Displaced citizens of New Orleans struggle with displacement, and fitting into a different culture in Utah. (Download Film Synopsis)
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Caption: “Desert Bayou” Director, Alex Lemay Photo Credit: Alex Lemay |
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Caption: Displaced couple discuss migration to Utah in “Desert Bayou.” Photo Credit: Alex Lemay |
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Caption: Clifford Andrews and family in their home destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Photo Credit: Alex Lemay |
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Caption: Clifford Andrews and family return to New Orleans. Photo Credit: Alex Lemay |
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Fighting Spirit
Director: George Amponsah (Download Producer Bios, .PDF)
Log Line: The small fishing town of Bukom in Ghana has a knack for creating world champion boxers, “Fighting Spirit” follows some potential champions through various trials. (Download Cast Info, .PDF l Download Film Synopsis)
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Caption: “Fighting Spirit” Director, George Amponsah Photo Credit: George Amponsah |
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Caption: Outdoor boxing ring during an evening fight event in Bukom, Ghana. Photo Credit: Mark Chilvers |
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Caption: Bukom boxer, Yarko Chavez, shadow boxing. Photo Credit: Mark Chilvers |
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Caption: International Boxing Federation Welterweight Champion Joshua Clottey puts up his gloves in practice. Photo Credit: George Amponsah |
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Moving to the Beat
Directors: Abdul Fofanah & Caleb Heymann (Download Directors’ Bios, .PDF l Download Directors’ Statement, .PDF)
Log Line: A young Sierra Leonian immgrant living in Oregon uses hip-hop to bridge his past, present, and future, while exploring the ongoing change the genre is bringing to the youth in Sierra Leone. (Download Film Synopsis)
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Caption: “Moving to the Beat” Director, Abdul Fofanah. Photo Credit: Caleb Heymann/Abdul Fofanah |
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Caption: “Moving to the Beat” Director, Caleb Heymann. Photo Credit: Caleb Heymann/Abdul Fofanah |
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Caption: Josta Hopps aka Hoppsman in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Photo Credit: Abdul Fofanah/Caleb Heymann |
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Caption: Lady Bee performing on beach in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Photo Credit: Abdul Fofanah/Caleb Heymann |
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Caption: Sawif and Ciiz of Rebel Soulz. Photo Credit: Abdul Fofanah/Caleb Heymann |
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