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AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange

Bill Traylor | Promo

Born into slavery in 1853, Bill Traylor spent most of his life working the land in rural Alabama. He began drawing and painting in his later years, often with found materials. This film, by Jeffrey Wolf and Daphne McWilliams, is a compelling narrative about a man who, despite the hardships of legalized racism, produced a body of work exhibited in today’s leading museums and collections worldwide.

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Neptune Frost and Tsutsue
1:55:34
A double presentation of Neptune Frost and Tsutsue.
Tongo Saa
1:25:52
Residents of Kinshasa navigate life after dark, challenged by uneven electricity and violence.
Mother Suriname and The Changing Same
1:25:32
A double presentation of Mother Suriname and The Changing Same.
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.
Sound of Torture
57:20
In the Sinai desert refugees are being kidnapped and held for huge ransoms daily.
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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