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Africana Films in Alphabetical Order

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Africa close-up. Egypt, Tanzania.  Maryknoll, NY : Maryknoll World Productions, c1997.  HQ792.A35 A4 1997  This video will show U.S. children the different ways young people live in other parts of the world. Fifteen-year-old Samah Ibrahim Hussein shows us Islamic life in her neighborhood in Cairo, Egypt, along with a tour of the Pyramids, the Sphinx and the Nile River. Fifteen-year- old Bernard Bulemela of rural Tanzania, East Africa, tells us about his people's struggle with desertification, tree and water projects, the opening of a new well, and the teaching of Kiswahili at his school.
Africa Dreaming. San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 1997.  PN1997.A23 A35  "Four short films on love from Namibia, Mozambique, Senegal, Tunisia"--Container.
African Art  BBC/RM Associates Co-Production; written and directed by Aminatta Forna. Chicago : Public Media Home Vision, 1995.  N7380 .A35 1995  African Art introduces noted experts who explain the importance of reappraising African Art within its own cultural context. Then local Malian inhabitants in the Dogon, a Bamana village, and the walled city of Djenne comment on the function of art and the role of the artist in their society.
African culture : drumming and dance.  Chatsworth, CA : AIMS Multimedia, c2000.  GV1705 .A46 2000  Entertained and educated by a group called Ashante-Sebei. Ashante is the name of a group found in West Africa and Sebei is the name of a group found in East Africa. Members are Margo Black, singer, choreographer and story teller, etc., Tony Rios and David Closson, percussionists. Ashante-Sebei demonstrates the culture found in Africa. Together they will teach the viewer polyrhythms.
Afrique, Je te Plumerai  = Africa, I'm Going to Fleece You.  San Francisco,
CA : California Newsreel, [1992]		  DT572 .A35 1992  A compelling and sardonic essay on the history of colonialism in Cameroon, and by extension, on the African continent. Focuses on historical as well as contemporary European cultural domination, particularly in the publishing and media industry.
Allah Tantou, a la grace de Dieu = Allah Tantou, God's will be done / Archibald Films.   DT543.822.A28 A55 1991  Through home movies, old newsreels, letters and fictional reconstruction of imprisonment, this film examines the life of the filmmaker's father, a diplomat under the Sekou Toure regime, who later disappeared into the Guinean gulag. Film reevaluates the turbulent decade of African independence and discusses its relevance to the new political order on the continent.
Atumpan  : the talking drums of Ghana / Institute of Ethnomusicology, University of California, Los Angeles in cooperation with African Studies Center, UCLA [and] School of Music and Drama, Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana ; filmed and recorded by Mantle Hood. Music Library Video
Video UCLA ATUMPAN 		 Documentary about West African ceremonial drums. Explains the different uses for each drum and who may use them as well as showing how they are made. Also shown are some of the dances performed to the beat of the drums.
Afrique, Je te Plumerai  = Africa, I'm Going to Fleece You.  San Francisco,
CA : California Newsreel, [1992]		  DT572 .A35 1992  A compelling and sardonic essay on the history of colonialism in Cameroon, and by extension, on the African continent. Focuses on historical as well as contemporary European cultural domination, particularly in the publishing and media industry.
AIDS in Africa.  produced by Roger Pyke Productions, Ltd. in co-production with The National Film Board of Canada Ontario Centre ; directed by Roger Pyke ; produced by Simcha Jacobovici, Henry Gold, Roger Pyke ; writer, Elliott Halper.  RA644.A25 A36344 1990  Describes the war on AIDS in Africa, where the disease cuts across the entire population, affecting men and women of reproductive age and their children, striking a continent already wracked by underdevelopment, civil strife and corruption.
Allah Tantou, a la grace de Dieu = Allah Tantou, God's will be done / Archibald Films.   DT543.822.A28 A55 1991  Through home movies, old newsreels, letters and fictional reconstruction of imprisonment, this film examines the life of the filmmaker's father, a diplomat under the Sekou Toure regime, who later disappeared into the Guinean gulag. Film reevaluates the turbulent decade of African independence and discusses its relevance to the new political order on the continent.
Arab diaries  / produced by Deborah Davies, Daoud Kuttab, & Ilan Ziv ; a Tamouz Media presentation.  HN766.A8 A73 2000  v. 2  Five-part documentary series about contemporary life across the Arab world, with a focus on women's stories. "[Pt. 1] Birth: the story of a Palestinian woman caught up in a cycle of pregnancies because of social pressure to produce a male child, and two other stories of babies, one in need, the other absent, in Syria and Iraq. [Pt. 2] Youth: four young women striving for independence and empowerment in Algeria, Egypt, and Lebanon. [Pt. 3] Love and marriage: the stories of people confronting obstacles to their personal relationships and happiness in Algeria and Lebanon. [Pt. 4] Work: explores the hopes and aspirations of Arab men and women as embodied in the dreams and realities of flying. [Pt. 5] Home, or Maids in my family: a Moroccan woman confronts her liberal bourgeois family and their servants about the relationship between them."--www.frif.com.
The Art & joy of hand drumming  / John Bergamo ; produced by Ben James ; directed by Toby Keeler.  MT662.6 .A77 1990  Demonstrates methods of playing the bodhran (Irish drum), kanjira (South Indian drum), tunable frame drum, quinto (conga drum from traditional Latino music) & sogo (from Ewe music of Ghana), tambourine, kendang (Balinese drum), and Indonesian "boss" gongs.
Atumpan  : the talking drums of Ghana / Institute of Ethnomusicology, University of California, Los Angeles in cooperation with African Studies Center, UCLA [and] School of Music and Drama, Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana ; filmed and recorded by Mantle Hood. Music Library Video
Video UCLA ATUMPAN 		 Documentary about West African ceremonial drums. Explains the different uses for each drum and who may use them as well as showing how they are made. Also shown are some of the dances performed to the beat of the drums.
Bab el-oued city/ Jacques Bidou, Jean Pierre Gallèpe, Merzak Allouache, présentent ; un film de Merzak Allouache ; une production Les Matins Films, Flash Back Audiovisual, La Sept Cinéma, ZDF, Thelma Film AG.  PN1997.A23 B227  "Bab El-Oued, a popular district of Algiers, in 1989, a few months after the riots. Boualem (Hassan Abdou) works at night in a bakery and steals the loudspeaker that was installed on his roof and was broadcasting the Imam's word ... therefore preventing him from sleeping. This blunder is taken as a pretext by the Islamists to put the district under their control."--Yepok (Internet Movie Database Ltd)
Banking on life and debt / Maryknoll World Productions presents a Richter Productions video ; producer, Robert Richter.   HG3851 .B26 1991  This documentary will show you how millions of children are sacrificed for the sake of financial stability. The video traces the post-World War II change which led to the current world economic order. Viewers travel to three continents for reports.
Battle of Algiers / Stella Productions ; Saadi Yacef & Casbah Films-Algiers present a film by Gillo Pontecorvo ; produced by Saadi Yacef, Casbah Films-Algiers and Antonio Musu, Igor Films of Rome ; directed by Gillo Pontecorvo.  PN1997.A23 B3846  Dramatization of the conflict between Algerian nationalists and French colonialists that culminated in Algeria's independence in 1962.
Becoming a woman in Okrika  / by Judith Gleason and Elisa Mereghetti Tesser ; produced by Kamel Film.  GN483.3 .B4 1990  Documents an extraordinary coming of age ritual in a village in the Niger Delta, Nigeria, suggesting the conflict Third World women face between traditions and the values of the modern world. The rite, called Iria, consists of elaborately painting the young women's bodies with beautiful designs ; subjecting their bodies to public scrutiny by the elder women ; methodically fattening them ; and teaching them the responsibilities of womanhood. After an elaborate celebration, they run a race pursued by young men and their leader, representing a mythological personage who is armed with sticks. By passing through this rite, the women let go of girlish fantasies and prepare for childbearing.
Biko: Breaking the Silence / Edwina Spicer, director; producers, Mark Caplan, Richard Wicksteed.   DT1949.B55 B54 1987   Presents the story of Stephen Biko, using interviews with other South African anti-apartheid activists. Parts of the motion picture "Cry Freedom" directed by Richard Attenborough, based on the novel "Biko" by Donald Woods, are shown along with interviews of Attenborough and Woods.
Boom Town, West Africa / An Edinburgh Film production in collaboration with BBC TV Scotland ; written and directed by Robin Crichton.   HC517.W5 B65 1970  Highlights changes in economic and social conditions in West Africa brought on by mineral ore industries. Takes a look at one family in the town of Lone Star, Sierra Leone.
Ça twiste à Poponguine  = Rocking Poponguine / une coproduction Cámeras Continentales, France 2, RTS ; un film de Moussa Sene Absa.  PN1997.A23 C2   A comedy set during the last week before Christmas, 1964, in a remote beachside village, where the local teenagers are divided into rival cultural camps.
Chinua Achebe / a presentation of Films for the Humanities and Sciences from WNET/New York and WTTW/Chicago ; a production of Public Affairs Television, Inc. ; produced and directed by Gail Pellett.  PR9387.9.A3 Z623 1994  Bill Moyers interviews Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe who discusses the West's often inaccurate portrayal of Africa and how it is the African storyteller's obligation to be the collective memory of the African people.
Chocolat / Cinemanuel-MK2 Productions-Cerito Films-La S.E.P.T.-Caroline Productions-TFI Films Production.  PN1997.A23 C476  A young woman has returned to Cameroon to trace her past. Soon the sights, sounds and smells return her to her childhood, and memories of the people who populated her youth.
The Chopi timbila dance  / produced by Gei Zantzinger ; directed by Andrew Tracey.  Music Library - Video
 Video PENN STATE Chopi 		 An analytical film on the Chopi music of Mozambique, one of the big orchestral sounds and men's dance of Africa. The timbila orchestra consists of variously-sized xylophones. Only one instrumental (prologue) and three dance movements (entry, slow, councillors' dance) out of the usual 9 or 10 in a performance are shown.
Clandestine = Clando / Les Films du Raphia ; un film de Jean-Marie Teno.  PN1997.A23 C577  Sobgui, a former computer programmer, drives a "clando" cab in Douala, Cameroon's streets. He is clandestine, not just because his cab is unlicensed, but because he is hiding from his past. When a radical political group involves him in a revenge slaying of an informer, Sobgui knows that it is time to get out of Douala. He gets his chance when he is asked to find a wealthy villager's son in Germany. The film represents a dilemma facing educated Africans: whether to work to change the autocratic regimes at home or seek their fortunes abroad.
Cleansing the past ; Rivers of fear, bridges of trust / A production of Common Ground Productions, The Media Peace Centre, Ubuntu Film and Television.  DT3337 .C58 1997  Examines the results of civil war and the efforts made toward national reconciliation in Mozambique (Cleansing the past) and Angola (Rivers of fear).
Communication and democracy : Chicago style on investigative journalism.  PN4735 .C64 1993   1. The "Chicago style" of investigative journalism (15 min.) -- 2. Ethics in investigative journalism (20 min.) -- 3. Media wars : marketing the news (18 min.) -- 4. The Nigerian perspective (17 min.)
The Cows of Dolo Ken Paye  : resolving conflict among the Kpelle / a Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. film ; cinematography, Marvin Silverman ; script, James L. Gibbs, Jr.  GN655.L5 C66 1970  Documents the coexistence of traditional life patterns and Western adaptations in the Liberian village of Fokwele by following the hot-knife trial by ordeal of a Kpelle farmer who wounded a cow. Includes actual Kpelle speech and music.
The cutting edge : Uganda / producer/director, Charlotte Metcalf.  HQ1233 .N674 1996  Documentary film, shot in the Kapchorway region of Uganda, looks at the success story of the REACH project in northern Uganda which replaces the dangerous practice of female genital mutilation with ceremonies for the exchange of cattle and gifts to welcome young girls into the adult community.
Dakan  / Les Films du 20éme et La Sept Cinéma ; director, Mohamed Camara.  PN1997.A23 D34  Dakan is the first feature film on homosexuality from sub-Saharan Africa. It also is a contemporary African reinterpretation of the age-old Romeo and Juliet conflict between love and social convention.
The Dance of the spirits  / School of Art and Art History, University of Iowa ; written by Christopher Roy.  GV1705 .D35 1988  An exploration, through still images and taped performances, of the designs and significance of various mask styles and dance performances in the African country of Burkina Faso. Examines the social and spiritual customs of the Mossi, Gurunsi, Bobo and other peoples of the Upper Volta. Filmed on location.
Dances of Southern Africa  / produced, directed & photographed by Gei Zantzinger. University Park, Pa. : Media Sales, Pennsylvania State University, 1973.  GV1705 .D36 1973a  Presents a general survey of the dances of southern Africa, including the stamping dances of the Nguni peoples, the Shona-Karanga, and the Ndau. Shows the dances seen in urban contexts and in the context of life in home countries.
The Debt crisis  : an African dilemma / produced by the United Nations ; written & directed by Steve Whitehouse.  HG3883.A33 D4 1988  The high debt owed to the IMF by African countries and the precipitant drop in exports is highlighted by the case of Zambia, whose standard of living has been cut by 25% in one decade largely because of the reduction in the price of copper (which constituted 95% of funds derived from exports) and the rise in the cost of oil. How Africa can diversify and broaden the number of commodity exports without adding to an already crippling debt is the dilemma.
Destination Cameroon / Peace Corps of the United States of America ; produced by the Office of World Wise Schools with the cooperation of the Office of Creative Services.  HC60.5 .D463 1996  Describes daily life in Cameroon as experienced by Peace Corps volunteers who live and work there.
Djembefola / avec Mamady Keita ; un film de Laurent Chevallier.  Music Library - Video
 Video INTERAMA 5431 		  Mamady Keita, Guinean drummer, travels from his home in Brussels back to his remote native village and in the process explores his personal and cultural background.
Duro Ladipo : with the Duro Ladipo Travelling Theatre Company of Oshogbo, Nigeria / National Educational Television ; produced in collaboration with the Federal Film Unit, Lagos, Nigeria ; producer, director, Henry Doré ; executive producer, Lane Slate..  PL8824.L3 D87 1967  Introduces Duro Ladipo, founder, director, playright, composer and principal male actor of the Duro Ladipo Traveling Theatre Company. Explains how Ladipo became interested in drama and music, and shows members of the company touring Yoruba villages.
A door on the sky = B¯ab al-Sam¯a' Maft¯uh / Hassan Daldoud presents a film by Farida Ben Lyzaid ; a co-production of France Media (France) ... [et al.].  PN1997.A23 D667  A young woman struggles between her Moroccan heritage and adopted French culture. Social commentary on issues relating to the North African-French culture clash.
Duro Ladipo : with the Duro Ladipo Travelling Theatre Company of Oshogbo, Nigeria / National Educational Television ; produced in collaboration with the Federal Film Unit, Lagos, Nigeria ; producer, director, Henry Doré ; executive producer, Lane Slate..  PL8824.L3 D87 1967  Introduces Duro Ladipo, founder, director, playright, composer and principal male actor of the Duro Ladipo Travelling Theatre Company. Explains how Ladipo became interested in drama and music, and shows members of the company touring Yoruba villages.
Eritrea, women combat prejudices  ; Kenya, entering the politicians den / A production of Common Ground Productions, The Media Peace Centre, Ubuntu Film and Television.  DT393.4 .E75 1997  Eritrea looks at changes in the county since independence, and specifically the battle between traditional and contemporary ideas about the role of women. Kenya offers an interview with Wangari Maathai about her Greenbelt movement.
Farid Esack interview  : [On being a Muslim] / From Ground Zero Radio ; executive producer, Amy Goodman.  BP88.E83 F37 2001  Interview with Farid Esack on what it means to be a Muslim since the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City.
Femmes aux yeux ouverts  = Women with open eyes / un film de Anne Laure Folly ; produit par Amanou Production.  HQ1788 .F45 1994  Surveys social conditions faced by women in Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal and Benin, including circumcision, forced marriage, AIDS, and economic repression. Examines grass-roots efforts toward education and improvement as Africa opens to democracy.
Finzan  / une co-production, Kora Films, ZDF, CNPC ; scénario et réalisation, Cheick Oumar Sissoko.  PN1997.A23 F535  Tells the story of two women's rebellion. Nanyuma, a young widow, refuses her brother-in-law, the village fool, when he asserts his traditional right to "inherit" her. Fili, a young girl sent from the city by her conservative father, is brutally circumcised by the village women who are scandalized that she resists the age-old custom.
Fire eyes : a film / [presented by] Persistent Productions ; written and directed by Soraya Mire.  GN484 .F57 1994  Fire eyes explores the socio-economic, psychological and medical consequences of the ancient custom of female circumcision which is performed on more than 80 million women worldwide. In this film, several women who have experienced this "rite of passage" voice varying points of view on perpetuating the practice.
Frantz Fanon  : black skin, white mask / a Normal Films production for BBC and the Arts Council of England in association with Illuminations ; producer, Mark Nash ; director, Isaac Julien ; written by Isaac Julien & Mark Nash.  CT2628.F35 F726 1995  A film biography of Frantz Fanon, theorist of the anti-colonial movements.
Free trade slaves  / TV Catalunya ; Kanakna ; a report by Joan Salvat, Stef Soetewey and Peter Breuls.   HF1418 .F7 1999  Film discusses free trade zones and the accompanying human problems that have arisen with human rights, exploitation of workers and environmental degradation. Filmed on location in Sri Lanka, El Salvador, Mexico and Morocco.
From sunup= Kumekucha / Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America, Inc. ; a film by Flora M'mbugu-Schelling.  DT442.5 .F7 1987  Filmed in Tanzania with an all African crew, the film documents Tanzanian women's daily lives as family providers who farm and run small businesses in order to feed their children. Shows how one group of women organized to improve their economic situation and, in interviews, women describe their relationships with their husbands and other women.
La Genese = Genesis / une coproduction Kora Films, Balazan, CNPC, Cinema Public Films ; un film de Cheick Oumar Sissoko.  PN1997.A23 G4548  Genesis is given a new spin which recasts a famous story by relocating it in the nation of Mali and using a cast of African actors. Covering Chapters 23-37, it recounts the story of Esau whose birthright is stolen by his brother Jacob in exchange for a plate of beans. This allegorical tale combines an accurate interpretation of the Biblical story with relevant allusions to African history and culture.
Glimpses of West Africa  / David W. Flaccus.  Roanoke, VA : Gessler Pub. Co. ; New York, NY : Distributed by Insight Media, c1990.  DT528 .G555 1990b  A travelogue of West Africa in which the viewer visits modern Abjidan with its four lane highways, tropical arboretums, canals and bustling university campus; goes by bus to rural Korhogo in Northern Côte d'Ivoire; stops along the route for a meal of foutou; drops by a peanut farm in Sénégal; meets students, teachers and performers in Mali and listens to the verses of Malian poets.
Globalization & human rights  / executive producers, Rory O'Connor, Danny Schechter ; produced in association with the Independent Television Service.  HF1359 .G586 1998  Documentary examining the clash between the trend of increasing economic globalization and international human rights advocacy. Investigates the impact of foreign economic influence on gold miners in South Africa, the petroleum industry in Nigeria, the collapse of the economy of Indonesia, child labor abuses in Thailand and the situation in East Timor.
God gave her a Mercedes Benz / SFINX Film/TV ; directed by Katia Forbert Petersen ; concept and research by Ingrid Nyström.  HD6054.4.T6 G6 1993  Documentary. Colorful markets of Africa are often dominated by strong older women, who control prices and determine who can buy their goods. These women are affectionately referred to as Mama Benz because each one has a chauffeur-driven Mercedes Benz. This film focuses on one woman who presides over the cloth market in Lomé, Togo.
The Gods must be crazy / C.A.T. Films ; a 20th Century Fox release ; written, produced, directed, filmed and edited by Jamie Uys.  PN1997.A23 G637  Often slapstick comedy about the Bushman Xi and the strange people that he encounters and the many strange adventures that he has on his journey to the end of the earth where he intends to throw away the "evil thing," an empty Coca Cola bottle which dropped out of the sky, which has brought anger, jealousy and violence for the first time to the usually happy and harmonious community of Bushmen.
Le Grand blanc de Lambaréné  = The great white man of Lambaréné / L.N. Production ... [et al.].  PN1997.A23 G724  Revisits the history of colonialism from the point of view of the colonized. "Ba Kobhio discovers a man blinded to the people around him by his own spiritual self-absorption and arrogance. For Schweitzer to see himself as as a stern but loving father, he had to cast Africans as childlike primitives whom he could protect from the temptations of modernity."--www.newsreel.org/films/legrandb.htm
Griottes of the Sahel  : female keepers of the Songhay oral tradition in Niger / a production of the Center for Instructional Design and Integrated Technologies ; produced in association with the College of the Liberal Arts, Pennsylvania State University ; WPSX-TV ; producer/writer, Thomas A. Hale ; director/editor, Marie Hornbein ; executive producer, Frank Wilson.  DT547.45.S65 G75 1991 Griottes maintain the oral tradition of the Songhay people by singing praises of people and recounting geneology. Their music and dance are important elements of ceremonies and social events.
Healers of Ghana.  Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1996, c1993.  DT510.43.A53 H4 1996  Explores the traditional medical practices of the Bono people of central Ghana and how their healers are accommodating the conflict between the arrival of Western medicine and their religious beliefs. Traditionally, Bono tribal priests undergo a painful spiritual possession, during which deities reveal to them the causes of illnesses, which plants to use to treat them, who is perpetrating witchcraft, and which villagers might be endangering society through improper behavior.
The Hunters / produced by the Film Study Center of the Peabody Museum of Harvard University ; written and directed by John Marshall.  DT1058.K86 H86 1970  In this classic documentary, the Kalahari Bushmen of Africa wage a constant war for survival against the hot arid climate and unyielding soil. 'The Hunters' focuses on four men who undertake a hunt to obtain meat for their village. The chronicle of their 13-day trek becomes part of the village's folklore, illustrating the ancient roots and continual renewal of African tribal cultures.
Iindawo Zikathixo = In God's places / Rainmaker Films and One Time Films present a film by Richard Wicksteed.  GN865.S5 I375 1997  Filmed in the remote hills and valleys of the southern Drakensberg, this documentary is a unique and timely record of a rapidly vanishing South African culture. Features the Bushman rock art as a background against which the story of the Bushmen unfolds. Explores aspects of Bushmen culture through music, dance, oral history and traditional rituals.
In my country : an international perspective on gender / Utah Valley State College.  GN479.65 .I5 1993  Respondents from thirteen different countries offer a personal perspective on life in their cultures with regard to gender. Countries represented include: Sweden, Taiwan, Mexico, Fiji, India, St. Vincent (Caribbean), Jerusalem, Lebanon, Zaire, England, China, El Salvador, and Japan.
Jaguar / Films de la Pleiade, Paris ; Pierre Braunberger presents [a film] by Jean Rouch.  DT471 .J34 1980  Portrays a condition and state of mind that existed in West Africa in the 1950s--a time when it was possible to travel freely and when there was an exhilarating sense of opportunity in the air.
Jane Goodall.  [Bellingham, Wash. : Western Washington University Cultural Affairs, 1997]   QL31.G58 J35 1997  Jane Goodall tells the story of her life as a primatologist and her concerns for chimpanzees, including those of Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania. She also encourages the audience to take personal responsibility in protecting the environment and caring for wildlife.
Juju music!  / Rhapsody Films.  Music Library - Video
 Video RHAPSODY FILMS JUJU 		 This documentary explores the Nigerian popular music form known as Juju through interviews and concert footage of top performers, who combine traditional song forms, rhythms and instruments with Western musical influences.
The JVC Smithsonian Folkways video anthology of music and dance of Africa / director, Hiroshi Yamamoto.  Music Library Video
 Video JVC VTMV 218E-220E 
     3 volumes

 

 Presents ethnic music from Africa. Most segments are short. Includes folk music, folk songs, performances on traditional musical instruments, dances, and religious or ritual performances. The tapes contain no spoken introduction or explanation, but the booklets contain: overview essays that present ethnological information; selection descriptions that present information about each cut; and resource material, including suggestions for listening, viewing, and reading. The quality of the recording varies from segment to segment.
The JVC video anthology of world music and dance/ edited by Fujii Tomoaki ; assistant editors Omori Yasuhiro, Sakurai Tetsuo ; in collaboration with the National Museum of Ethnology (Osaka) ; producer, Ichikawa Katsumori ; director, Nakagawa Kunihiko, Ichihashi Yuji.  Music Library - Video
 Video JVC VTMV 31-60 
       volumes1- 30 		 v. 16. Middle East & Africa 1, Turkey/Iran/Iraq/Lebanon/Qatar -- v. 17. Middle East & Africa 2,  Egypt/Tunisia/Morocco/Mali/Cameroon/Zaire/Tanzania -- v.18. Middle East & Africa 3, Chad/Cameroon -- v. 19. Middle East & Africa 4, Ivory Coast/Botswana/Republic of South Africa.
Ken Saro-Wiwa  : an African martyr / produced by Nathan Sheppard ; a Millennium Movies Production.  PR9387.9.S27 Z6 1996  "Ken Saro-Wiwa, the celebrated Ogoni writer and political activist, was hanged in November 1995 by the Nigerian military dictatorship. Saro-Wiwa had been campaigning for the rights of Nigeria's Ogoni people, who have suffered from decades of resource exploitation by foreign oil companies and oppression by the Nigerian military government. This program tells Saro-Wiwa's story through his own words and those of his wife and features the only in-depth interview he gave before his death."--Container.
Kpegisu, a war drum of the Ewe : a performance of Kpegisu by the Wodome-Akatsi Habobo / produced & directed by David Locke. Music Library - Video
Video WHITE CLIFFS Kpegisu 		 "Kpegisu is a type of traditional music and dance of the Ewe people of Ghana & Togo (West Africa). At least several hundred years old, this heritage is vibrantly maintained by a performing group in Wodome, a village near the town of Akatsi in southeastern Ghana."--Video.
Lumumba, la mort du prophète = Lumumba, the death of the prophet / une production Velvet Film GmbH, Berlin, Cinémamma GmbH, Zurich en association avec La SEPT ... [et al.] ; un film de Raoul Peck ; produit par Raoul Peck, Andreas Honegger, Frank Hoffer.  DT658.2.L85 L85 1992  Reexamines the independence struggle in the Belgian Congo and its leader, Patrice Lumumba. This multi-award-winning film recounts Lumumba's tragic 200 day rule culminating with his assassination. Combines archival documentary footage of Lumumba with the memories of journalists who reported from the Congo.
Les Maitres fous / Films de la Pleïade ; [produced by Pierre Braunberger] ; una film de Jean Rouch.  BL2470.G6 M3 1986  This film documents the annual ceremony of the Hauku cult, a religious movement which was widespread in Niger and Ghana from the 1920's to the 1950's.
The Making of mankind  / BBC-TV in association with Time Life Films Incorporated ; producer, Peter Spry-Leverton.  GN281 .M36 1999 
  7 volumes		 v. 1-3. In the beginning. One small step. Human way of life -- v. 4-5. Beyond Africa. New era -- v. 6-7. Settling down. Survival of the species.  In this seven-part documentary, noted anthropologist Richard Leakey traces the origin of the human species.
Many though one  / presented by Maryknoll Magazine; produced by Hallel Communications ; George Torek, director.  BX4710.63 .M36 1992  Presents the seven different rites of Catholic liturgical tradition used in Cairo, Egypt: Armenian, Chaldean, Maronite, Syrian, Greek Melkite, Latin and Coptic. Gives ancient church history, art and tradition. Bishops, priests and lay people explain practices and beliefs of their respective beliefs.
Mapantsula / produced by Max Montocchio ; screenplay by Oliver Schmitz, Thomas Mogotlane ; directed by Oliver Schmitz.  PN1997.A23 M363  After he is jailed a small-time hoodlum in South Africa comes to realize that there is more to life than panhandling.
Masai in the modern world  / produced by Mark Newman & Robyn Hofmeyer for Phakathi Films & SABC.  DT14 .L58 1995 v. 1  Looks at the impact of the modern world on the ancient culture of the Masai people. Traditionally the Masai herded their cattle between the plains and the well-watered mountain land. As tourism and agriculture makes inroads on their already scarce land, they are trying to adapt without losing their heritage.
Masai women / Granada Television International ; producer and director, Chris Curling.  DT443.3.M37 M37 1990  An ethnographic view of Masai culture and society, focusing on the preparation of young Masai girls for marriage and life in their society. Probes, through a candid interview with an older woman, the feelings of the Masai women about polygamy and their inability to own property.
Master Harold ... and the boys / producer, Iris Merlis ; director, Michael Lindsay-Hogg.  PN1997.A23 M377  A young white man's frustration with the return home of his alcoholic, handicapped father turns into racist viciousness against the two black men who work for the family.
Mbira--the technique of mbira dza vadzimu  / Alfred G. Zantzinger.  University Park : Pennsylvania State University, Audio-Visual Services, c1981.   Video PENN STATE Mbira  Deals with various aspects of South African cultural anthropology. An introduction to musical technique and sound of mbira dza vadzimu as played by Ephat Mujuru, a leading mbira player. Using animation and freeze-frame techniques, demonstrates some of the rhythmic and harmonic elements of the music. Various traditional songs illustrate the use of improvisation, different styles of playing, and combination of two mbiras in duet.
Monday's girls  / BBC TV ; director, Ngozi Onwurah ; producer, Lloyd Gardner.   GN483.3 .M66 1994  A tribal chieftain's daughter who has lived in a large city for some time agrees to return to her native village for traditional pre-marital ceremonies involving body painting, public breast examination and five-weeks' confinement to "fattening rooms." Her refusal to fully participate in the ritual sparks a crisis underlining the conflict between traditional and modern African lifestyles.
Mortu nega = Those whom death refused / Instituto nacional de Cinema apresenta ; um filme de Flora Gomes.  PN1997.A23 M675  "In 1973, independence was proclaimed [in Guinea Bissau], ending five centuries of Portuguese colonization and a decade of armed struggle. [This film], Gomes' first feature-length film, portrays this critical period in history through the story of one woman, Diminga, whose husband is fighting on the front lines. The camera captures Cabral's assassination, the ending of hostilities, and the reconstruction of the economically and spiritually devastated country struggling with drought and famine. The term "Mortu Nega" means those that death did not want, and Gomes films a ceremony using 3000 extras, in which survivors call upon the dead, asking them how they can go on living in such terrible conditions"--Le monde Cannes, '96 supplement, May 10.
Mosque  / produced by Hallel Communications.  BP161.2 .M67 1992  Fr. Bill Grimm hosts this program, filmed in Cairo, Egypt, introduces a mosque and Muslims and shows that believers in Islam are not the fanatics that the media reports frequently portray.
El Moulid : Egyptian religious festival / El Nil Productions ; written, narrated, and directed by Fadwa El Guindi ; production manager, Ursula Koch ; editor, Luis Perez-Tolón.  BP188.8.E3 M68 1990  Documents the festivities surrounding the moulid, a religious celebration in Egypt which honors the birthdays of the dead. Focuses on a moulid celebration held in Tanta, a city on the Nile. Shows how one element of the ceremony is the circumcision of young boys, who are brought to Tanta by their parents. Introduces one of the professional circumsizers, a profession in his family for generations.
Muslims / a Mystic Fire Video ; an Independent Production Fund film for Frontline ; produced and written by Graham Judd & Elena Mannes ; directed by Graham Judd.  DS35.62 .M88 2002  Misconceptions and lack of understanding dominate America's perception of Islam, the world's second largest and fastest growing religion. Muslims takes an in-depth look at what it means to be a Muslim in the 21st century. Filmed in Egypt, Mayaysia, Iran, Turkey, Nigeria and the United States, Muslims explores the influence of culture and politics on religion, and provides a deeper understanding of the political forces at work among Muslims around the world. The film emphasizes Islam's kinship with Christianity and Judaism and looks at diverse interpretations of Islam among the Muslim people.
Naked spaces : living is round. New York, N.Y. : Women Make Movies [distributor] c1985.  GN652.5 .N345 1985  Explores the rhythm and ritual life in the rural environment of six West African countries, including Senegal, Mauritania, Togo, Mali, Burkina Faso and Benin.
The new South Africa : a personal journey / produced by Tug Yourgrau and Joel Olicker ; directed and photographed by Joel Olicker ; written by Tug Yourgrau.  DT1945 .N49 1995  White expatriot playwright Tug Yourgrau returns to South Africa after the election of Nelson Mandela to learn about the changes there.
The nouba of the women of Mount Chenoua  / Algerian Television ; written and directed by Assia Djebar.  PN1997.A23 N683   Story of an Algerian woman engineer who returns to Algeria after a long Western exile.
The Nuer  / Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University ; a film by Hillary Harris and George Bridenbach in collaboration with Robert Gardner.   DT155.2.N85 N84 1971  Presents the most important relationships and events in the lives of the Nuer, Nilotic people in Sudan and on the Ethiopian border. Demonstrates the vital significance of cattle and their central importance in all Nuer thought and behavior.
N/um tchai, the ceremonial dance of the !Kung Bushmen / from the Bushman Film Studies of John Marshall.  Watertown, Mass. : Documentary Educational Resources, [198-?]  DT1058.K86 N85 1980 Documents a formalized Bushman curing ceremony in the Kalahari Desert of Southwest Africa by showing an all-night "medicine dance" in which a number of men go into trance and exercise special curing powers. Divided into two parts: the first reviews and explains typical dance scenes; the second shows the ceremony without subtitles or narration.
Omar Gatlato = Omar it-kills-him / O.N.C.I.C. presents a film by Merzak Allouache ; written and directed by Merzak Allouache.  PN1997.A23 O463  Film about the life of a romantic would-be macho man. This film held up a mirror to Algerian male culture and the mirror cracked.
Operation fine girl  : rape used as a weapon of war in Sierra Leone / a Witness production in association with Oxygen Media ; produced and directed by Lilibet Foster.  HV6569.S5 O64 2001  Documentary about the use of sexual violence against women as a weapon in the Sierra Leone civil war.
The Origin of AIDS  : mystery of the chimps / ABC News, Films for the Humanities & Sciences.  RA644.A25 O74 1999  Did the HIV1 virus originate with an endangered subspecies of chimpanzees in sub-Saharan Africa? [This program discusses] the nature of infectious diseases, whether the chimp theory is viable, and the causes and effects of the African bush meat trade. Can researchers determine how these chimps stay healthy, despite HIV, before hunters drive them to extinction?
Overseas = Outremer / Paul E. Cohen presents an Aries Film release ; a co-production between Paradise Productions and Lira Films ; directed by Brigitte Roüan.  PN1997.A23 O954  For three beautiful sisters, the lush and privileged life of French colonial Algeria creates an oasis in the center of a harsh desert when revolution and dramatic social change erupts around them.
People of the forest  / A Hugo van Lawick production in association with the Discovery Channel.  QL737.P96 P46 1991  Wildlife photographer Hugo van Lawick follows a tribe of chimpanzees living in the deep forests surrounding Lake Tanganyika. Filmed over twenty years, he captures the emotion and drama among the chimps in the wild.
Portrait of an artist : Elimo Njau, the antelope-man / URTNA Programme Exchange Center, Nairobi, Kenya ; producer/director, Lyombe Eko.  N7397.6.T343 N538 1992  A portrait of East Africa's best-known artist. The video seeks to illustrate Elimo Njau's role as artist in enabling Africans to return to their ancestral culture. "The African views life as a proverb whose meaning lies in an unraveling of its symbols."--FFH catalog.
The Preferred sex ; The desired number.  HQ766.5.N6 P74 1995  In many societies, a woman is valued according to her reproductive efficiency. Her status in family and community depends on her ability to bear children of the desired number and of the desired sex. Film investigates the condition of women in Nigeria and India through interviews with husbands, wives, clergy and family planning personnel.
A rainforest remedy  / a presentation of Films for the Humanities & Sciences ; BBC ; QED.  QH541.5.R27 R3 1998  (Producer) Scientists working in one of the oldest rainforests in Africa have determined that one tree's bark yields a powerful antifungal compound, while another's shows potential as an anticancer drug. Thousands of other remedies may also exist. However, logging operations, depredation by poachers, and overuse by indigenous peoples are destroying these medicinal gold mines. This program examines efforts under way to preserve the forests and their pharmaceutical treasures, including compensating loggers and native peoples with profits from the sale of new drugs.
The riches of elephants  / produced by Mark Newman & Robyn Hofmeyer for Phakathi Films & SABC.  DT14 .L58 1995 v. 4  The Campfire project is a highly successful program for both wildlife conservation and social development in rural Zimbabwe. The local community is allowed to sell safaris or hunting rights on public land reserves. The profit is used for development projects such as fences, schools, and individual households.
Rights of passage : four stories of survival / Diane Best, Kinross Films Production ; produced and directed by Diane Best ; written by Ronald H. Blumer and Diane Best.  HQ798 .R57 1994  This documentary presents the stories of the coming of age of four girls from Nicaragua, India, Jamaica and Burkino Faso, West Africa. Purberty is too often the beginning of a life of abuse and early death in many societies.
Rouch in reverse  / a film by Manthia Diawara ; a Formation Films production for ZDF/ARTE ; written and directed by Manthia Diawara ; producer, Parminder Vir.  GN21.R63 R68 1995 French ethnologist/filmmaker, Jean Rouch discusses his work with Manthia Diawara.
Rwanda, a quest for justice ; Burundi, reconciliation radio / a production of Common Ground Productions, The Media Peace Centre, Ubuntu Film and Television.   DT353 .R88 1997  Part of a series profiling formal efforts by various Sub-Saharan African countries to peacefully resolve contemporary conflicts. The first film follows the efforts of the International Tribunal for Rwanda to bring the perpetrators of the genocide to justice, an arduous, complicated process which has not gone smoothly. The second film examines Rwanda and Burundi where hate radio has been used to incite ethnic violence. But now in Burundi, radio is also being utilized as a means of building understanding and promoting reconciliation.
S.A. : between confession and prosecution / A production of Common Ground Productions, The Media Peace Centre, Ubuntu Film and Television.  DT1949.M46 S68 1997  The story of Wouter Mentz, who has applied to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for amnesty for the part he played in politically motivated murders.
Samt al-qus¯ur  = The silences of the palace = Les silences du palais / a Mat Films, Cinétéléfilms, Magfilm coproduction ; a Capitol Entertainment release..  PN1997.A23 S5644  Set in Tunisia in the 1950s, in the sunset years of its last monarchs, this film is the story of Alia, a child of the palace but not a princess, at a time when female servants were expected to be sexually available to the men they served, and the terrifying silence imposed on women in the Arab-Muslim world.
Sankara / director, Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda ; South Productions for Channel Four in association with RTVE (Spain) and SBS (Australia)  DT555.83.S26 S35 1991  "An imaginative profile of the former President of Burkina Faso. Sankara emerged as an idealist in a generation of young people concerned with material wealth. Ideals intact, he took power in a military coup, and died in another engineered by fellow officers" -- distributor's catalog.
El sebou' = Egyptian birth ritual / a film by Fadwa El Guindi.  GT2465.E3 S4 1986   The Egyptian ritual celebration of sebou, held on the seventh day after the birth of a child, is featured here. Observed by Muslim and Coptic families alike, this film brings us into the family home of new parents of twins (boy and girl), where the festivities, involving music and dance, are ongoing.
Secret Egypt :  / a Mystic Fire Video ; producers, Tom Lyons, Cheves Walling ; directed and edited by Maxine Harris and Sheldon Rochlin ; narrated by Gabrielle Roth.  DT60 .S42 1995  Your passport to the timeless rituals of a culture where the fires of an ancient wisdom still burn, a musical and visual experience, an impressionistic journey delicately infused with the ecstatic Sufi poetry of Rumi.
The soul eaters  / a Witness production ; writer & producer, Stephanie Lucas.  HQ1814 .S68 2001  "The Soul Eaters examines the challenges facing women in Western Africa, who are held responsible for unexplained deaths in their communities, and are accused of engaging in witchcraft and sorcery. In Burkina Faso, a "soul eater" is typically a woman who is past child bearing age, someone who may not have children, or someone who exhibits behavior that is somehow 'socially unacceptable'. Driven from their villages, often with no place to go, these women are marginalized from society, and many are unable to ever return to their homes."--Witness website.
South Africa : Advertising by country. New York, N.Y. : London International Advertising Awards, [1993].  HF6146.T42 S68 1993  A selection of the best television/cinema commercials from South Africa as chosen by the London International Advertising Awards.
South Africa : San soldier story / A production of Common Ground Productions, The Media Peace Centre, Ubuntu Film and Television. Cape Town, South Africa? : Common Ground Productions, c1997.  DT764.B8 S68 1997  Examines issues and concerns of Bushmen in South Africa.
The Sultan's burden / Denis Whyte Films production in association with Northern Lights Film; producer, Denis Whyte; director, Jon Jerstad with Lisbet Holtedahl.  DT581.A3 S94 1994  Examines the role of traditional Islamic leader Sultan Issa Maigari of Adamawa Province, Cameroon whose authority, wealth and privileged palace life, with large retinue of retainers and servants, harem of wives and many children, are threatened by political change, court intrigues and ethnic rivalries. Filmed in 1992.
The survival age  / produced by Mark Newman & Robyn Hofmeyer for Phakathi Films & SABC.  DT14 .L58 1995 v. 2  Tanzania is facing serious environmental and social problems that have been brought about by careless development. The economists featured are critical of Western ideas about progress. The film reflects on the failure of both socialism and capitalism in this country and explains the need to overcome the legacy of colonialism.
Ta Dona / Kora Film et le C.N.P.C.-Mali ; direction de production, Mamadou Kaba ; écrit et réalisé par Adama Drabo.  PN1997.A23 T2  Tells the story of the quest for secret knowledge by a young Bambara man. While working in a peasant village, the hero, Sidy, searches for the seventh "canari", a forgotten, secret Bambara herbal remedy used in childbirth. Faced with a scorching drought and a corrupt government, Sidy manages to save the village and rediscover the seventh "canari".
Taafe fanga = Pouvoir de pagne = Skirt power / un film de Adama Drabo ; une coproduction Taare Films.   PN1997.A23 T23  In an eighteenth century Dogon village, the women terrorize the men into assuming traditional women's roles.
Talking stones: Granada Television ; produced and directed by Tony Bulley.  NB1096.6.R5 T24 1992 

 

 "Given a place to exhibit, dissuaded from producing 'airport' art and encouraged instead to speak to their ancestors, kept at a distance from the commercializers and Coca Colarizers of art, members of the Shona tribe and itinerant workers from every part of southern Africa have taken to stone sculpture as naturally as to traditional rhythms."--container.
These girls are missing / a film by Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini. New York, NY : Filmakers Library, [199-?]  LC2412 .T48 1990  "... in many African countries, fewer than 20% of girls ever enter a classroom, and across the continent, only one woman in three learns to read." "These girls are missing offers small sets of stories, sharp glimpses into a few intimate relationships layered to mirror the complex reality ..."--Container.
Under the African sun : a tribute to the Black artists of South Africa / a Bop-Broadcasting International Production ; produced by the Right Picture Corporation ; scripted and directed by Gerhard Meyer.  N7392 .U55 1993 Program focuses on the Black artists of South Africa, and how their art has been influenced by the country's social and political struggles, especially apartheid.  7 volumes + guide
La vie sur terre  = Life on Earth / un film de Abderrahmane Sissako.  DT551.4 .V54 1999  A fictional documentary about daily life in Sokolo, a village in Mali near the southeastern corner of Mauritania, interwoven with poetic meditations and the melancholy tones of the great Malian tenor, Salif Keita.
This virus that has no cure  / produced by Mark Newman & Robyn Hofmeyer for Phakathi Films & SABC.  DT14 .L58 1995 v. 3  Many sectors of the community in Zambia are developing ways of caring for sufferers, educating about prevention and living with the problems of the many people infected with HIV.
Warrior marks / a Hauer Rawlence Production in association with Our Daughters Have Mothers, Inc. for Channel 4 ; producer and director, Pratibha Parmar.  GN484 .W3523 1993  Documentary about female genital mutilation in Africa. Includes interviews with victims, activists against female circumcision, and circumsizers.
Wênd Kûuni = Le don de Dieu / La Direction du Cinéma ; un film produit par la Republique de Haute-Volta ; réalisateur, Gaston Kaboré ; scripte, Marie-Jeanne Kanyala ; producteur délégué, Gaston J.M. Kaboré.  PN1997.A23 W45  A mute foundling is raised in an African village by a weaver and his family. The mute regains his powers of speech only after a shock, then reveals his origins and reasons for dumbness.
A wife for my son  = Une femme pour mon fils / L'office national pour le commerce et l'industrie cinematographique presents a film by Ali Ghanem ; written by J. Narcy and Ali Ghanem ; directed by Ali Ghanem.  PN1997.A23 W544  At age 18, Fatiha divides her time between home and school. When her parents decide to marry her to Hussein, her only choice is to submit to their wishes. The film profiles the psychology of the "married wife" in modern Algeria.
Winning ways  : how southern Africa averted famine 1992 / UNICEF production ; written, produced and directed by Gareth Jones.  HV625.A36 W56 1993  "Twenty-million people inhabit southern Africa. They survived when long-term drought conditions persisted in the 1990s. How did the people and governments of this area prevent tragedy?"--Container.
The world bank : the great experiment / photographed and directed by Peter Chappell. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, c1997.  HG3881.5.W57 W6 1997  Shows the inner workings of the World Bank by examining its dealings with Uganda for an economic development project. 2 volumes
Xala = The curse / Argos Films and the British Film Institute [present] a film written and directed by Sembene Ousmane.  PN1997.A23 X26  A bitter and satirical film set in a mythical African country (closely resembling Senegal) where a rich, self-made businessman and member of the post-colonial ruling elite takes on a third wife to show the world his wealth, only to be stricken by a curse resulting in impotency. His efforts at getting cured lead to disastrous results.
Yoruba ritual  : a companion video / by Margaret Thompson Drewal.  DT515.45.Y67 Y67 1992  Features segments of Yoruba ritual performances analyzed in Drewal's book with the same title. Includes sequences from Agemo, Egungun, and Jigbo masking and dancing; divination rituals; an Osugbo elders' dance evoking "life's journey"; a Muslim Yoruba celebration of 'Id al-Kabir; and a new festival, the Imewuro Annual Rally.
Xala = The curse / Argos Films and the British Film Institute [present] a film written and directed by Sembene Ousmane.  PN1997.A23 X26  A bitter and satirical film set in a mythical African country (closely resembling Senegal) where a rich, self-made businessman and member of the post-colonial ruling elite takes on a third wife to show the world his wealth, only to be stricken by a curse resulting in impotency. His efforts at getting cured lead to disastrous results.

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