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- Bye Bye Brazil
- Director: Carlos Diegues, Brazil, 1980, 110 min
- Languages: Portuguese with English subtitles
A hypnotically languorous road movie with an upbeat political kick. The story follows a smalltime traveling sideshow – Magician, Strong Man, Exotic Dancer – as they ply the dusty back roads of Brazil in the face of increasing disinterest. Filmed …
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- Bamako
- Director: Abderrahmane Sissako, Mali, 2006, 115 min
- Languages: French with English subtitles
Set in the courtyard of a mud walled house in Bamako, the capitol city of Mali, the intimate personal story of an African couple on the verge of breaking up is told alongside very public political proceedings. African civil society …
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- Adanggaman
- Director: Roger Gnoan M'Bala, Ivory Coast/Burkina Faso, 2000, 90 min
- Languages: Bambara and Baule with English subtitles
In West Africa during the late 17th century, King Adanggaman leads a war against his neighboring tribes, ordering his soldiers to torch enemy villages, kill the elderly and capture the healthy tribesmen to sell to the European slave traders. When …
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- The Colonial Misunderstanding
- Director: Jean-Marie Teno, Cameroon, 2004, 78 min
- Languages: English, French and German
Germany’s genocidal war against the Herrero people in Namibia was a precursor to the policies of the Nazi regime. The film shows a bold exploration of Germany’s ìAfrican past.î Specifically, its attempts to colonize parts of Africa through religion and …
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