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. (See the AfroPoP website: http://afropop.tv). The current season is hosted by critically acclaimed actress, Anika Noni Rose, of Dreamgirls and HBO's No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency fame.
"AfroPoP" is sponsored by the Coporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).
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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.
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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.
AfroPoP Trailer 6mins 26secs
A preview of the titles in NBPC's inaugural documentary series on contemporary African life and popular culture,
Being Pavarotti 56mins
A 13-year-old boy from a shantytown in South Africa gets some fame for his operatic singing skills.
We Will Not Die Like Dogs 50mins
African AIDS activists from a diverse array of generations and countries tell stories of their work and the challenges they face.
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.
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 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.
"Africa: Open For Business" probes into the world of successful African businesses and exposes myths...
What does it mean to be a man? The Masculinity Project will gather multi-generational voices to explore...
The Open Letter Project (NMI 2008)
The Open Letter Project is a national collaboration of producers from the third annual New Media Institute,...
Tales of the Diaspora are many and here a global cross section will be selected to give life to contemporary...
Thanks to the advent of technology and the popularity of web destinations which offer easy access to...
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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.
Voters’ Rights Seized due to Incarceration
Once behind bars, most prisoners lose the right to vote and even after they are released they don’t...
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
Black Filmmakers On Film: Byron Hurt 23mins 34secs
Filmmaker Noland walker interviews fellow contemporary Byron Hurt.
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.
From Black Power To Black Monday 11mins 51secs
Produced by Howard University students for NBPC's Eyes On The Prize New Media Competition
Breaking Silences 10mins
A discussion of the alarming rate of domestic violence against women of color on college campuses.
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.
Ruff N' Tumble In Nigeria 9mins 33secs
Decade-long CNN journalist Carol Pineau profiles a successful entrepreneur in Lagos, Nigeria.
Touch Adventure, In Zambia 9mins 16secs
Tourism and business meet again, and this time with thrilling results in Zambia, Africa.