Volume I ~ Disc 3: Welcome To Nollywood (DVD) 56 mins
Produced by Jamie Meltzer
Price: $23.95
"Welcome To Nollywood" is an artful and insightful documentary on the hustle and bustle of the quickly growing Nigerian movie industry, the third largest film producer in the world. With engaging interviews from leading industry professionals and intriguing behind-the-scenes footage, Meltzer's depiction is entertaining, complex and a must-see for all who seek to know why this evolving industry is grabbing such large audiences around the world.
"AfroPoP" is sponsored by the Coporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).
Comments | hide
Thanks to the advent of technology and the popularity of web destinations which offer easy access to...
Here are titles, which through the exploration of sometimes-controversial themes and characters highlight...
"Africa: Open For Business" probes into the world of successful African businesses and exposes myths...
The popularization of black art and culture is a story with many chapters. In these selections an attempt...
Tales of the Diaspora are many and here a global cross section will be selected to give life to contemporary...
![Burning in the Sun [Remix]](/media/files/335/ORIGINAL_sm.jpg)
Burning in the Sun [Remix] 11mins
Daniel Dembele returns home to Mali with an idea, cheap renewable energy for the masses, can he make his solar panel social business stick in West Africa?
This War At Home 7mins
In a letter to a namesake uncle lost in Vietnam author Ivan Sanchez ponders the value of war, and connects this generational void to the deterioration of his Bronx neighborhood.
Never Will Be Forgotten: Oscar Grant Tribute 8mins
Youth producers at Youth Movement Records reflect on the injustices they witness in the aftermath of the police shooting of young Oscar Grant.
Remix: In Search of Our Fathers
Filmmaker Marco Williams documents his journey to finding his biological father.
Single Father 12mins 37secs
According to a 2006 report by the US Census Bureau there are 2.5 million single fathers in America, in 1970 there were 400, 000.
NMI 2007 ~ Sojuke 2mins
A poem by poet Bryonn Bain, accompanying the 2007 NMI project Juke Joint Live.
Perceptions Shattered 51' 26
A series of audio stories produced by youth producers in partnership with Public Radio Exchange (PRX) and WBEZ Chicago working with a variety of youth producers.
Black Filmmakers On Film: Byron Hurt 23mins 34secs
Filmmaker Noland walker interviews fellow contemporary Byron Hurt.
NMI 2007 ~ Juke Joint Live 5mins
As part of NBPC's 2007 New Media Institute, Jacqueline Olive and Darcie Sanders create an audio pod exploring the history of juke joints in Mississippi
NMI 2006 ~ The Other Side 3mins 16secs
Ever wondered what would happen if you kept throwing a tennis ball at a wall?
NMI 2006 ~Black Hole 2 mins
A video-textural exploration of the physics of well-being as it relates to blackness.
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.
Touch Adventure, In Zambia 9mins 16secs
Tourism and business meet again, and this time with thrilling results in Zambia, Africa.
Breaking Silences 10mins
A discussion of the alarming rate of domestic violence against women of color on college campuses.
From Black Power To Black Monday 11mins 51secs
Produced by Howard University students for NBPC's Eyes On The Prize New Media Competition
Hi all yo film is gud i like it ,how can i join you guyz ? i,m staying in south africa i am 28 yrs i have 2 chldren and i,m working for this company
please send something for me
Thax
Posted by joyce | Jul 23 2010 at 03:46 pm | report this comment