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Queen Kidjo

Queen Kidjo

Season 15 Episode 1502
56:45
Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts

Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts

Season 15 Episode 1503
56:46
The Sound of Masks

The Sound of Masks

Season 15 Episode 1504
56:46
Rewind & Play

Rewind & Play

Season 15 Episode 1505
56:45
Freedom Hill

Freedom Hill

Season 16 Episode 4
47:23
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AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange

Sound of Torture

Season 7 Episode 3

Since Europe closed its borders in 2006, thousands of Eritrean refugees have fled their military dictator-ruled country towards Israel. The only way out is across the Sinai desert in Egypt. There, many are kidnapped by Bedouin smugglers and taken to camps where they are tortured and raped as they are forced to call their relatives begging for ransom for their release.

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Freedom Hill
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47:23
Princeville, NC, once the all Black town of ‘Freedom Hill,’ faces flooding and erosion.
Rewind & Play
56:45
This film reveals the disrespect jazz luminary Thelonious Monk endured.
The Sound of Masks
56:46
This film features a Mozambican man’s commitment to preserving the art of Mapiko dancing.
Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts
56:46
Bill Traylor was an American artist with a remarkable and unlikely biography.
Queen Kidjo
56:45
Explore the life, career and global impact of international music icon Angélique Kidjo.
Vivre
13:43
A teacher asks her class “What do you want to be when you grow up?
Auntie
15:38
When a barrel arrives from London, a caregiver in Barbados makes a hasty decision.
Passage
16:35
Passage is the story of a twenty-year-old woman and her sick brother being smuggled.
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