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Africa, Africa

Africa, Africa

Stories about Africa and our relationship to the continent.

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Africa, Africa
  • Song of Freedom (1936) - Paul Robeson Film
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    Song of Freedom (1936) - Paul Robeson Film

    Song of Freedom (1936) - Paul Robeson Film

    Robeson plays Zinga, a black dockworker in England with a great baritone singing voice. He is discovered by an opera impresario, and is catapulted into great fame as an international opera star. Yet he feels alienated from his African past, and out of place in England. By chance, he is informed t...

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  • Mark of the Hawk, with Eartha Kitt Sidney Poitier
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    Mark of the Hawk, with Eartha Kitt Sidney Poitier

    Mark of the Hawk, with Eartha Kitt Sidney Poitier

    After attending school in England, Obam (Sidney Poitier) returns to his African homeland where he is elected to the legislative council. One of the only natives on the council, Obam soon finds himself caught in an impossible battle. On one side are the interests of the British colonists, on the o...

  • Faces Of Africa - Sankaras Ghost
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    Faces Of Africa - Sankaras Ghost

    Faces Of Africa - Sankaras Ghost

    27 years on and Thomas Sankara's legacy still lives on. Sankara was a profound leader with deep love for his country, Burkina Faso. But he would not live long enough to see his vision change his country for better. He was assassinated. "Faces of Africa" takes you through Sankara's journey and how...

  • Faces Of Africa - Mwalimu Julius Nyerere
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    Faces Of Africa - Mwalimu Julius Nyerere

    Faces Of Africa - Mwalimu Julius Nyerere

  • Les Saignantes (The Bloodettes), 2005 ::MATURE CONTENT::
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    Les Saignantes (The Bloodettes), 2005 ::MATURE CONTENT::

    Les Saignantes (The Bloodettes), 2005 ::MATURE CONTENT::

    Les Saignantes (2005) 92 min
    Director, Jean-Pierre Bekolo

    Les Saignantes is a 2005 futuristic, sci-fi, erotic thriller with a strong political sensibility. Two sexy young women win the favors of the corrupt political elite, but when one of these leaders dies in the middle of a sexual act, the...

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