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AfroPoP

Many complicated and opposing, not to mention controversial, viewpoints are often presented about Africa. The AfroPoP series is a cultural celebration with films tailored to a world audience from filmmakers with insightful, artful and often unique local perspectives.

"AfroPoP" is sponsored by the Coporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).

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10 Days In Africa
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10 Days In Africa 45 mins

In a wonderfully textured narrative style, African American filmmaker Regi Allen makes a sojourn to three West African countries to discover for himself the truth behind the myths that separate black identity in Africa from black identity in the Diaspora.

Hip Hop Revolution
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Hip Hop Revolution 48 mins

Using an experimental narrative style, South African filmmaker Weaam Williams has infused her film with a texture and life that breathes with every cut.

AfroPoP Trailer
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AfroPoP Trailer 6mins 26secs

A preview of the titles in NBPC's inaugural documentary series on contemporary African life and popular culture,

Being Pavarotti
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Being Pavarotti 56mins

A 13-year-old boy from a shantytown in South Africa gets some fame for his operatic singing skills.

Mix
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Mix 55mins 21secs

A South African post-apartheid documentary exploring identity with two female DJs, one white, one black.

Hip Hop Revolution
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Volume I ~ Disc 1: Hip Hop Revolution (DVD) 48 mins

Using an experimental narrative style, South African filmmaker Weaam Williams tells the story of hip hop in a South African context.

Ten Days In Africa
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Volume I ~ Disc 2: Ten Days In Africa (DVD) 45 mins

African American filmmaker Regi Allen journeys to Ghana, Senegal and Cote d' Ivoire in

Welcome to Nollywood
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Welcome to Nollywood 56 mins

'Welcome To Nollywood' is a behind-the-scenes look at the fast-paced world of video film making in Nigeria's film industry - Nollywood.

Youth Media

Youth Media

An honest perspective of the world would not be near complete without the younger voices of any generation....

BlackART Roots

BlackART Roots

The popularization of black art and culture is a story with many chapters. In these selections an attempt...

NBPC New Media Insitute

NBPC New Media Insitute

The language of media production and distribution is one that has often written its own script. The artist...

Spotlight

Spotlight

The process of independent filmmaking, especially in terms of documentary content, is one that has constantly...

Africa Open For Business

Africa Open For Business

"Africa: Open For Business" probes into the world of successful African businesses and exposes myths...

Black Family

Black Family

Here are titles, which through the exploration of sometimes-controversial themes and characters highlight...

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The DC Locative Media Project

We invite you to take a "geo" journey with us around Washington, D.C., a city that has strong liberation and freedom roots in the development of our great country.

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Fueling Voices

The "Fueling Voices" New Media Institute 2008 project is a collage of shared and user generated information.

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Collective Communities

Created in partnership with PBS' Frontline series, this site is a collection of relevant video content that can be presented to our new government.

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Virtual Harlem Machinima

The Virtual Harlem Machinima Project synthesizes the debate and dialogue around politics, race and identity in the United States, spanning from the Harlem Renaissance to this past election, advocating for active citizenship.

Aisha
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A Virtual Letter to the President (VLP)

Tothepresident.com enables everyday Americans to share their views directly with the new president, his administration and millions worldwide.

Sizzle
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SpeakOUT-- The Kid Open Letter

SPEAK OUT encourages civic engagement among 6 to 12 year olds by prompting them to submit ideas to address prominent citizens' issues as they most relate to kids' lives.

None on Record: Nick
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None on Record: Nick 05mins 24secs

After arriving to New York City, Nick entered into Columbia University on fellowship. Transitioning from female to male in his third year of study.

Prison
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Prison 09mins 49sec

Students at Hampton take on the US prison system.

Education
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Education 08mins 30secs

Education and the black male, youth in general, link to many wide themes within the black community, here the students of Hampton explore it.

Black Filmmakers On Film: Byron Hurt
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Black Filmmakers On Film: Byron Hurt 23mins 34secs

Filmmaker Noland walker interviews fellow contemporary Byron Hurt.

Black Hole
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NMI 2006 ~Black Hole 2 mins

A video-textural exploration of the physics of well-being as it relates to blackness.

The Other Side
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NMI 2006 ~ The Other Side 3mins 16secs

Ever wondered what would happen if you kept throwing a tennis ball at a wall?

House, Home & Finance
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House, Home & Finance 8mins 31secs

A profile of a successful mortgage lending business in Ghana.

Touch Adventure In Zambia
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Touch Adventure In Zambia 9mins 16secs

Tourism and business meet again, and this time with thrilling results in Zambia, Africa.

From Black Power To Black Monday
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From Black Power To Black Monday 11mins 51secs

Produced by Howard University students for NBPC's Eyes On The Prize New Media Competition

Pictoons: Animated In Senegal
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Pictoons: Animated In Senegal 6min 48secs

A professional animation house in Dakar, Senegal survives and creates amidst a still evolving landscape.

Remixing The Blues ~ Africa
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NMI 2007 ~ Remixing The Blues 1min 34secs

As part of NBPC's 2007 New Media Institute, producers around the nation convened in Jackson Mississippi to document the blues through new media.

Face Of Tomorrow
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NMI Africa 2007 ~ Face Of Tomorrow 6mins 23secs

Student filmmaker Barakatu