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Parmi les œuvres très attendues au festival international du film documentaire de Saint-Louis, le film d'ouverture, Afrikki de Gaëlle Le Roy, suit la naissance et le développement du mouvement citoyen « Y en a marre » au Sénégal au début des années 2010. C'est aussi un documentaire qui interroge la façon dont les artistes, citoyens et activistes conçoivent leur engagement de Dakar à Kinshasa. La 16e édition du festival international du film documentaire se tient à Saint-Louis du 29 avril au 3 mai 2025.À lire aussiLe film malien «Fatow», primé au Fespaco 2025, est un plaidoyer pour la culture

Le long métrage "Les Invertueuses", a marqué les esprits lors de sa sélection en compétition pour l'Étalon d'or de Yennenga à la 29ème édition du Fespaco. Une oeuvre particulièrement inédite mais boycottée au Burkina Faso. La réalisatrice Chloé Aïcha Boro nous en parle. Dans la seconde partie, coup de projecteur sur Taaru Sénégal avec Saliou Samb alias Amadeus.

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Shirin ya duba bikin fina-finai da wakokin adabi na Afirka FESPACO da ya saba gudana a birnin Ouagadougou na Burkina Faso.

Le Fespaco 2025 a rendu son verdict : le Burkinabè Dani Kouyaté s'empare de l'Étalon d'or de Yennenga avec "Katanga, la danse des scorpions", un film qui interroge les jeux de pouvoir en Afrique. Un troisième sacre pour le Burkina Faso, 34 ans après "Tilaï" d'Idrissa Ouedraogo, et 28 ans après "Buud Yam" de Gaston Kaboré.

Cette semaine, on va chanter et danser, rêver en couleurs et exploser les cases avec Yvonne Nguyen, une comédienne française d'origine vietnamienne qui rêve de comédie musicale, mais que l'on renvoie sans cesse à ses origines asiatiques et fantasmées. Elle est l'héroïne d'une comédie musicale qui sort le 5 mars 2025 sur les écrans français : Dans la cuisine des Nguyen, dont nous recevons le réalisateur Stéphane Ly-Cuong. Comédien et réalisateur, Stéphane Ly-Cuong connaît bien l'univers des comédies musicales pour avoir écrit et mis en scène des spectacles musicaux, notamment une adaptation musicale de 24 heures de la vie d'une femme. Il a également collaboré à des ouvrages sur la comédie musicale (42è Rue, Éd. Marabout) et a été pendant près de vingt ans le rédacteur en chef du site de référence Regard en Coulisse.Dans ce premier long métrage, Dans la cuisine des Nguyen, il se sert de son vécu de comédien d'origine vietnamienne pour nourrir des personnages hauts en couleurs, et égratigner gentiment le milieu des comédies musicales en montrant un metteur en scène (incarné par Thomas Jolly) et une chorégraphe (alias Camille Japy), pétris de stéréotypes.Dans notre cinéma, nous revenons également sur la cérémonie des Cesar, ainsi que sur le 29ème Fespaco qui s'achève dans quelques heures à Ouagadougou. Nous sommes en ligne avec le réalisateur et producteur helvético-burkinabè Berni Goldblat qui accompagne le film Catcher du Congolais (RDC) Derhwa Kasunzu, un documentaire sur une célébrité du catch déchue de la ville de Kisangani en République Démocratique du Congo : Nyawunyawu, dont la première mondiale a eu lieu au Fespaco le 26 février 2025.Musiques : Isolde Lasoen Oh dear et Tiken Jah Fakoly Tonton d'America (Live at Pleyel) #playlistRfi#BurkinaFaso #Cesar

Le film Yambo Ouologuem, la blessure, du journaliste Kalidou Sy, est sélectionné dans deux catégories de la 29e édition du Fespaco, le Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou, au Burkina Faso (du 22 février au 1er mars prochain). Ce documentaire d'une heure et quart, tourné en France, au Mali, aux États-Unis et au Canada, revient sur la vie du Malien Yambo Ouologuem, premier auteur africain à recevoir le prestigieux prix littéraire Renaudot en 1968. Trois ans plus tard, il est accusé d'avoir plagié de grands auteurs occidentaux, une affaire jamais résolue car il n'y a jamais eu de procès. Mais la polémique entraîne la chute de Yambo Ouologuem, qui passe alors en quelques mois de star de la littérature francophone à l'anonymat le plus complet. Kalidou Sy s'est rendu sur ses traces l'an dernier, dans le centre du Mali. Il est l'invité de Kaourou Magassa. RFI : Vous êtes d'origine sénégalaise, vous avez été correspondant au Sahel pour la chaine d'information France 24 basé au Burkina Faso. Qu'est-ce qui vous a amené, vous, jeune journaliste à vous intéresser à l'auteur malien Yambo Ouologuel né en 1940 et décédé en 2017 ?Kalidou Sy : Tout est parti de l'écriture d'un ouvrage collectif sur la Françafrique intitulé « La Françafrique, l'Empire qui ne veut pas mourir », aux éditions du Seuil. C'était en 2020. C'est un ouvrage collectif et moi j'étais chargé, avec ma consœur Fanny Pigeaud, du chapitre intellectuel et africain contre la Françafrique et dans mes recherches, j'ai découvert des auteurs africains que je connaissais déjà comme Amadou Hampaté Ba, Ahmadou Kourouma, Med Hondo, Ousmane Sembène et il y avait un nom, Yambo Ouologuem, dont je n'avais jamais entendu parler. J'ai fait des recherches, j'ai vu un destin incroyable, une histoire incroyable et je me suis dit à la fin de l'écriture de ce chapitre que je ne pouvais pas en rester là et qu'il fallait absolument en faire un documentaire, car j'avais remarqué que de nombreuses personnes ne connaissaient pas Yambo Ouologuem et son œuvre.Yambo Ouologuem est le premier africain à recevoir le Prix Renaudot en 1968. Auteur du Devoir de violence, il reçoit les éloges du Tout-Paris littéraire. Pourtant son livre est très mal reçu en Afrique. Pouvez-vous nous en expliquer les raisons ?Il faut se replacer dans le contexte. On revient en 1960 où il y a une vingtaine de pays africains qui se libèrent d'une domination et de la colonisation européenne. Et à cette époque, la tendance était plutôt de magnifier et valoriser l'Afrique et Yambo Ouologuem arrive avec le Devoir de violence, qui est un véritable brûlot à l'époque, parce que dans son livre, il dit que bien avant la colonisation européenne en Afrique, il existait de l'esclavage interafricain des guerres interafricaines, de l'esclavage arabo-africain et à cette époque ça a été très mal perçu en 1968. Il faut savoir aussi que des écrivains par exemple, le président du Sénégal, Léopold Sédar Senghor, qui était aussi un poète ont violemment critiqué Yambo Ouologuem. Léopold Sédar Senghor parlait selon l'un des témoignages de votre film de trahison : les mots sont très durs à l'encontre de l'écrivain malien….Oui, les mots sont très durs. Il a qualifié le livre d'affligeant et il a accusé Yambo Ouologuem de nier ses ancêtres. Il faut savoir qu'il y a eu une passe d'armes entre Yambo Ouologuem et Senghor, une passe d'armes qui ne dit pas ses mots. Je peux vous citer un épisode où Yambo Ouologuem lors d'une interview à la télévision française a eu cette phrase où il disait, « la négraille a profité du colonialisme pour s'abreuver de culture blanche et pour mieux s'élever parmi les Noirs ». Quand il parle de « négraille », il parle surtout de négritude. Je pense que Senghor l'a pris pour lui-même et c'est pour ça qu'il a une virulence dans ses propos envers Yambo Ouologuem. Il faut savoir aussi qu'à l'époque, il n'y a pas beaucoup d'auteurs africains qui ont salué l'œuvre de Yambo Ouologuem.L'année 1972 est un point de bascule pour Yambo Ouologuem. Il est accusé de plagiat, il est vilipendé, conspué sans que sa défense ne soit entendue. Il retourne au Mali dans la ville de Sévaré. Vous y êtes allé l'an dernier en quête des témoignages de sa famille. Racontez-nous ce que vous avez découvert sur lui ? Et comment a-t-il vécu ?Tout d'abord, j'ai décidé d'aller à Sévaré parce que dans mes recherches, il n'y avait pas beaucoup de traces de Yambo Ouologuem du Mali. On connaissait beaucoup le Yambo Ouologuem français, l'écrivain provocateur, mais lorsqu'il est rentré au Mali, on a perdu sa trace. Il y avait Christopher Wise, un universitaire américain, qui est parti le voir en 1997, qui a écrit un livre À la recherche de Yambo Ouologuem, mais on n'avait pas trop trace de Yambo Ouologuem au Mali. Donc je suis parti à Sévaré. Alors ce que j'ai découvert, c'est qu'en 1974, il fait un premier retour au Mali et les gens l'ont décrit comme une personne malade. Il était enflé d'après leurs dires et même certains disaient empoisonnés, mais ça reste à prouver. En 1976 Yambo Ouologuem tente de revenir en France pour, « faire la paix » avec son éditeur le Seuil afin de repartir sur un nouveau pied, mais le Seuil n'a pas voulu, donc il est rentré définitivement au Mali. Et au Mali, Yambo Ouologuem s'est retiré et a vécu reclus, il passait ses journées, d'après les témoignages de ses proches, à la mosquée, il est devenu très croyant. Il jeûnait de nombreux jours dans l'année et sa relation avec ses enfants, c'était une relation aimante, mais il ne voulait pas que ses enfants découvrent son passé français. Son fils, Ambibé, m'a témoigné que, par exemple, Yambo Ouologuem leur interdisait d'aller à l'école française, il préférait qu'il aille dans une école arabophone. Donc Il passait son temps à la mosquée, il changeait souvent de mosquée, il n'avait pas beaucoup d'amis. Il voulait vivre seul et très certainement que la blessure était tellement forte qu'il voulait oublier ce qui s'était passé en Europe et en France. Justement, ce retour au Mali était pour Yambo Ouologuem une blessure, vous l'avez rappelé, et c'est d'ailleurs le titre de votre documentaire. Pensez-vous qu'il aurait été autant honni s'il n'avait pas été africain ?Jean-Pierre Cordier, qui était son camarade au lycée Chaptal à Paris, il a vécu ça comme du racisme. Il dit qu'il y a beaucoup d'auteurs qui ont été accusés de plagiat qui ont eu un procès et qui ont pu réécrire. Jean-Pierre Orban, qui a fait une longue recherche sur le cas Yambo Ouologuem, lui aussi dit dans le documentaire que très certainement, il y avait du racisme. À l'époque lorsque Yambo Ouologuem a été accusé de plagiat, beaucoup de journalistes français remettaient en cause tout d'un coup le fait qu'un Africain ait pu écrire une telle œuvre, d'une telle qualité. Les mêmes qui l'avaient encensé lorsqu'il a eu le prix Renaudot l'ont lâché. Donc très certainement qu'il y a eu une part de racisme…Par ses soutiens et ses admirateurs Yambo Ouologuem est considéré comme un génie littéraire. L'auteur Mohamed Mbougar Sarr lui a consacré en 2021 un roman victorieux du prix Goncourt. Vous réalisez, vous, un documentaire sur sa vie. Selon vous, assiste-t-on à une forme de réhabilitation posthume de l'auteur malien ?La réhabilitation n'a pas commencé avec mon documentaire. En 2002, l'éditeur Pierre Astier a décidé de rééditer Le devoir de violence aux éditions Serpent à Plumes avec l'accord de sa famille en France. Ensuite, en 2015, Jean-Pierre Orban et Sami Tchak ont décidé de rééditer Les mille et une bibles du sexe, l'un des livres de Yambo Ouologuem. C'est un livre qui ne parle pas du tout d'Afrique, c'est un livre érotique à la limite de la pornographie qui se moque de la sexualité de la bourgeoisie parisienne et de province. C'est ça tout le génie de Yambo Ouologuem. Il peut écrire un livre sur un empire africain, et aussi un livre sur la sexualité blanche ; un livre à la manière d'un Sade ! Et puis arrive Mohamed Mbougar Sarr en 2021 avec son roman La plus secrète mémoire des hommes qui obtient, clin d'œil du destin, le prix Goncourt. Donc c'est vrai qu'il y a une certaine réhabilitation du Yambo Ouologuem mais malheureusement, à chaque fois qu'il y a un engouement, c'est retombé. Avec mon documentaire, j'espère que cet engouement va rester pour Yambo Ouologuem et j'espère que Yambo Ouloguem restera dans le débat parce qu'il mérite d'être dans le débat et qu'il s'installe sur la table des plus grands auteurs africains. 

Qu'est-ce que l'amour inconditionnel ? Qu'est-ce qu'une mère ou un père peut tolérer, accepter, accueillir, d'un enfant qui dévie de la route, de ses valeurs ? Voilà des questions que l'on se pose en voyant le film «Jouer avec le feu» : un père (Vincent Lindon), qui élève seul deux grands garçons (campés par Benjamin Voisin et Stefan Crepon), se retrouve démuni lorsqu'il constate que son aîné de 22 ans se laisse séduire par un groupe d'ultra-droite. «Jouer avec le feu» sélectionné en compétition à la dernière Mostra de Venise où il a décroché plusieurs prix, dont la Coulpe Volpi du meilleur acteur pour Vincent Lindon, sort en salles le 22 janvier 2025 en France. À l'affiche de notre cinéma également ce samedi :* Le succès (et la polémique) sur la série «M - L'enfant du siècle», l'adaptation en huit épisodes du récit d'Antonio Scurati, signée par le Britannique Joe Wright, avec notre correspondante à Rome, Anne Le Nir.* Retour sur la carrière de Bertrand Blier, disparu le 21 janvier 2025 à l'âge de 85 ans.* Hommage à Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, précurseur du cinéma africain, qui aurait eu 100 ans le 31 janvier 2025. Pour en savoir plus. Pauses musicales : Fly to ceiling, Tricky et Rosa Rocca-Serra, et Faux Paradis, Soprano et PLK. À lire aussiBertrand Blier, le célèbre réalisateur des «Valseuses» est mort À lire aussiHommage à Paulin Soumanou Vieyra au Fespaco

Lukas, die jongste rolprent deur Nasmibië se Ombetja Yehinga Organisasie, of OYO, is gekies vir die gesogte Fespaco-rolprentfees in Burkina Faso, en sal in die kriticiweek-kategorie meeding. Die Fespaco word van 22 Februarie tot 1 Maart in die hoofstad Ouagadougou gehou. Vanjaar se 29ste uitgawe bevat 235 rolprente uit 48 lande, gekies uit 1 351 voorleggings. Kosmos 94.1 Nuus het gesels met Phillipe Talavera, die stigter en direkteur van OYO, wat sê dit is 'n groot eer.

In this episode, CJ "Fiery" Obasi, the visionary filmmaker behind MAMI WATA, discusses his creative journey, the cultural narratives that shape his work and the commercial and creative path of a storyteller. CJ reflects on his early influences, including a passion for Hammer Horror films and Stephen King novels, and how these elements have informed his unique storytelling approach. He discusses the challenges and triumphs of bringing MAMI WATA to life, a film that intertwines African folklore with contemporary themes, and shares insights into the significance of genre filmmaking within the African cinema landscape. The conversation also explores the business of being a storyteller and entrepreneur, the future of African screen storytelling, and the evolving role of technology and AI in filmmaking. About C.J. Obasi C.J. Obasi also known as “Fiery” or “The Fiery One” wrote and directed the feature films OJUJU & O-TOWN, both of which has screened in many festivals, including the Gothenburg Film Festival and Fantasia Film Festival, garnering acclaim from the likes of Screen Anarchy, IndieWire, & The Hollywood Reporter. He has won the African Movie Academy Awards (African Oscars), and the Trailblazer Award at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards AMVCA). OJUJU is listed in IndieWire's Best Zombie Films Of All Time. His short film “Hello, Rain” premiered in the International Competition of Oberhausen, and in over 30 festivals like Fantasia Film Festival, where it won the Special Mention of the Jury prize, and the BFI London Film Festival where it was nominated for the Short Film Award. In 2016, he formed Surreal16 Collective with filmmakers Abba T. Makama and Michael to challenge the status quo of Nollywood filmmaking and Nigerian Film expectations. Their anthology film, Juju Stories won the Boccalino D'Oro Award for Best Film at Locarno Film Festival, and was aquired globally by Amazon Prime Video. Obasi's latest work, MAMI WATA premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2023, where it won the Jury Award for Cinematography, as well as in FESPACO, where it won the Best Image, Best Décor and the African Critics Prize. MAMI WATA was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and for an NAACP Image Award. It was Nigeria's Official entry for the Academy Awards. MAMI WATA was acquired by Mubi, and has since been distributed theatrically, SVOD and Blu-Ray, DVDs in more than 25 territories, including the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, France, Brazil and Australia. Obasi was recently invited by the Rockefeller Foundation to participate as a cohort of the Bellagio Residency at Lake Como, Italy with his feature film project, LA PYRAMIDE: A CELEBRATION OF DARK BODIES. He is a voting member of the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences (Oscars).

The director of the hospital in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza says it's unable to treat satisfactorily the dozens injured in Israel's strike on a multi-storey building. Almost a hundred people were reported killed or missing in the attack. Israel says its operations in northern Gaza are designed to prevent Hamas from regrouping. The UN Secretary-General and the US State Department have expressed their outrage at Israel's decision to ban the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. They've warned there could be consequences. We'll hear from the Arab Israeli politician, Aida Touma-Suleima, about the vote to ban the UN humanitarian agency for Palestinians.Also in the programme: Donald Trump's former strategist, Steve Bannon, has gone back on the attack on his release from prison, accusing Vice-President Harris of lacking substance; and does Africa's original film festival, FESPACO, face an uncertain future?(Photo credit: Reuters)

This conversation was recorded at e-flux before a screening of Ahmed El Maanouni's Al Hal [Trances], curated by Omar Berrada. The evening was co-presented with ArteEast. Al Hal [Trances] (1981, 88 minutes) is a classic of Moroccan cinema and a compelling introduction to it. While presenting itself as a music documentary on the iconic band Nass El Ghiwane, it is also a film about friendship and collaboration, archival memory, the anti-colonial imagination, and working-class life in Casablanca. Ahmed El Maanouni is a writer, director, cinematographer, and producer born in Casablanca in 1944. Among his essential works are Alyam Alyam (1978), the first Moroccan film to be selected at the Cannes Film Festival and winner of the 7e Art prize at FESPACO in Ouagadougou; and Al Hal [Trances] (1981), which was the first movie to be restored by the World Cinema Project in 2007. Among his other works are the feature films Burned Hearts (2007) and Fadma (2017), as well as The Paths of Freedom (2015–16), a documentary trilogy that tells the story of the Moroccan struggle for independence through the experience of families. Omar Berrada is a writer and curator whose work focuses on the politics of translation and intergenerational transmission. He is the author of the poetry collection Clonal Hum (2020), and the editor or co-editor of several books, including La Septième Porte, a posthumously published history of Moroccan cinema by Ahmed Bouanani (2020), and Another Room to Live In: 15 Contemporary Arab Poets (2024). He is currently studying racial dynamics in North Africa while living in New York. The African Film Institute aims to create a home and a place of intimacy with African cinema in New York, through developing gradually and organically a viewing program animated by fellowships; a growing library; an active writers' room; and an expanding catalog of recorded dialogs. The African Film Institute draws from the visual cultures that view cinema as an evening school: a popular information system in the service of education, aesthetic experience, and public dissemination—employing a methodology concerning the use of cinema's collective production, and investing in viewing methods informed by different uses of time, visual and textual histories, and social struggles and hopes in mutuality between their own locality and the world at large. The African Film Institute is convened by Christian Nyampeta and hosted by e-flux Screening Room.

En Centrafrique, le cinéma connaît une véritable révolution ces dernières années. Ce déclic est non seulement provoqué par la naissance de nombreuses sociétés de production privées, mais aussi le lancement, en 2020, du projet Ciné-Bangui. Cette initiative tenue par des experts de l'école nationale de cinéma de Lyon en France et l'Alliance française de Bangui, vise à former des talents pour le développement du cinéma centrafricain.  De notre correspondant à Bangui,Concentrés devant une dizaine d'ordinateurs, les jeunes réalisateurs et cinéastes travaillent sur des projets de film. Ils produisent et réalisent eux-mêmes des courts et longs métrages sur la culture, les coutumes, les richesses ou encore le quotidien des Centrafricains.« Le cinéma a toujours existé en Centrafrique. C'est vrai qu'il n'est pas beaucoup valorisé, mais il y a des gens qui ont toujours fait des efforts dans ce domaine », explique Daniel, cinéaste et technicien du son. « Le projet Ciné-Bangui a commencé en 2020. C'est un projet financé par l'ambassade de France, destiné à former les jeunes Centrafricains en cinéma. Grâce à cette initiative, beaucoup de personnes commencent à s'intéresser au cinéma centrafricain, avec une nouvelle génération qui est en train de faire en sorte que le cinéma soit consommé sur le plan national et international. »Un cinéma respecté et représenté à l'échelle internationaleLa Centrafrique possède aujourd'hui une centaine de cinéastes. Ils réalisent des films et participent à plusieurs festivals en Afrique et dans le monde, dont certains sont primés. Orphée Zaza est l'un d'eux.« Depuis cinq, six ans, la cinématographie centrafricaine est respectée et représentée à l'échelle internationale », souligne Orphée Zaza. « Nous avons par exemple le film Makongo qui a rencontré un grand succès au niveau international avec plusieurs prix. Nous avons aussi le film du cinéaste Rafiki Fariala. Nous, étudiants !, qui a gagné une centaine de prix et plus de 200 sélections à l'international. En tant que réalisateur, j'ai fait deux court métrages qui m'ont permis d'être visible en 2021 au Burkina Faso, au Fespaco. »À écouter aussiRafiki Fariala, réalisateur de cinéma centrafricainPour un financement centrafricain de son cinémaEn 2022, le film La sexualité pas avant le mariage de la jeune cinéaste Emmanuella Lalanga a été primé au festival « Bangui fait son cinéma » et projeté dans plusieurs salles en Europe. Malgré ces avancées, elle note des défis à relever. « En Centrafrique, il n'existe pas de commission pour financer les films. Tout le temps, on se tourne vers les commissions internationales pour chercher des financements », relate Emmanuella Lalanga. « Le film, c'est de l'argent. La cinématographie, c'est toute une chaîne avec différents corps de métier. Si on n'a pas de moyens, on ne peut pas faire de films », martèle-t-elle.Et pour rêver grand, Orphée Zaza propose une solution : « Il faut maintenant une implication politique, c'est-à-dire la création d'un fonds de production et de développement, pour permettre aux cinéastes de réaliser des films. Ce fond leur permettra aussi de faire des avances en vue de chercher des coproductions à l'international », plaide Orphée Zaza.Cependant, le tissu professionnel reste fragile. Les cinéastes n'ont pas toujours un accès facile aux acquisitions télé pour promouvoir leur film sur le territoire centrafricain et à l'échelle mondiale.

Ouagadougou est décidément la place forte du cinéma ouest-africain. On connaissait déjà le Fespaco qui se tient tous les deux ans dans la capitale burkinabè. Et depuis ce samedi 18 novembre, se tient la deuxième édition de Ouaga côté court, un festival de courts métrages internationaux qui attend tous les Ouagalais jusqu'au 25 novembre. Entretien avec l'actrice et réalisatrice Irène Tassembedo qui organise le festival. À lire aussiLe cinéma tunisien triomphe au Fespaco 2023

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A trailblazer in the film and television industry, Frances-Anne Solomon was born in England of Trinidadian parents. She was raised and educated in the Caribbean and Canada before moving to Great Britain where she built a successful career in the 1990's with the BBC as a TV Drama Producer and Executive Producer. Productions included Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon by John Maybury and Speak Like a Child by John Akomfrah, both of which she executive produced for the BBC. She also produced and directed films and television programs through her production company Leda Serene Films. Solomon moved to Toronto in 2000 where she continued to create, write, direct and producer her own projects. Her film A Winter Tale received many prestigious international awards, including Best Diaspora Film in The Paul Robeson Category at FESPACO 2009. Other directing credits include the feature film Peggy Su!, What My Mother Told Me, Bideshi; and documentaries Literature Alive and I Is a Long Memoried Woman. She produced the multi-award winning feature Kingston Paradise and was the Co-creator, Producer and Director of Lord Have Mercy! - Canada's hit Caribbean sitcom that aired on Vision TV, Toronto1, Showcase and APTN and starred comedian/actor Russell Peters. The show received two Gemini nominations. Her latest feature film Hero: The Extraordinary Life of Mr. Ulric Cross began its World Tour on February 28th, 2019 and has been receiving critical acclaim. HERO opened the CaribbeanTales International Film Festival, the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival, New York African Film Festival's Opening Night of Film At Lincoln, DC Caribbean Film Festival and premiered at the Durban International Film Festival. It is currently on Showtime in the US. She is the founder and CEO of the CaribbeanTales Media Group, which produces, exhibits and distributes Caribbean-themed content, including the CaribbeanTales International Film Festival, CaribbeanTales Worldwide Distribution, and CaribbeanTales-TV, as well as CineFAM that promotes bold original filmstrips by women of colour creators, and now the Windrush Caribbean Film Festival based in the UK. Solomon is a a Director member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Directors Guild of Canada.  Want to watch: YouTube Meisterkhan Pod. (Please Subscribe)

L'écrivain et cinéaste sénégalais Ousmane Sembène (1923-2007) aurait eu 100 ans en 2023. Considéré comme le père du 7e art en Afrique, il est à l'origine de la Semaine du cinéma, futur FESPACO. Germain Coly, directeur de la Cinématographie du Sénégal, revient sur cette figure majeure de l'Afrique contemporaine. Présentation : Denise Époté. www.tv5monde.com/etsi

Cette semaine, on parle d'une légende du cinéma, un cinéaste dont le parcours est intimement lié à l'histoire de l'Afrique, de l'esclavage à la conquête islamique, du colonisateur français aux nouvelles bourgeoisies africaines. Les cinéphiles savaient reconnaître de loin cette silhouette unique, pipe et casquette qui faisaient le bonheur des caricaturistes. Et surtout cette voix  rocailleuse, inimitable, que l'on entendait de loin le soir, au bord de la piscine de l'Hôtel indépendance, pendant le Fespaco.  Nous consacrons une émission spéciale au cinéaste sénégalais Sembène Ousmane, né en 1923, il y a tout juste cent ans, et disparu en 2007 à l'âge de 84 ans.Sembène Ousmane est au cœur de l'actualité en ce mois de mai : un colloque qui se tiendra, la semaine prochaine, à l'Université Saint-Louis du Sénégal, 3 journées pour parler de l'œuvre de Sembène, de l'esthétique picturale – à ses « potentiels héritages féministes » en passant par les métamorphoses du héros. Pendant que l'Institut Français à Cannes, le dimanche 21 mai 2023, une table ronde sur « l'aîné des Anciens », table ronde animée par Catherine Ruelle (dont les auditeurs se souviennent qu'elle présenta à ce micro pendant des années « Cinémas d'aujourd'hui, cinémas sans frontières »). Nous recevons justement en plateau Catherine Ruelle, ainsi que le cinéaste burkinabè Gaston Kaboré et le réalisateur malien Cheick Oumar Sissoko (en liaison de Bamako).

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about Fespaco. There's a celebration of the Bengali New Year, as well as the “Listeners Corner” with Michael Fitzpatrick and “Music from Vincent” with Vincent Pora. All that, and the new quiz question, too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.The ePOP video competition is open! The deadline for entries is next Thursday, 20 April, so get your video in today!The ePOP video competition is sponsored by the RFI department “Planète Radio”, whose mission is to give a voice to the voiceless. ePOP focuses on the environment, and how climate change has affected “ordinary” people … you create a three-minute video about climate change, the environment, pollution – told by the people it affects. So put on your thinking caps and get to work ... and by the way, the prizes are incredibly generous!To read the ePOP entry guidelines – as well as watch videos from previous years – go to the ePOP website.Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your musical requests, so get them in! Send your musical requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the breaking news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts which will leave you hungry for more.There's Paris Perspective, Spotlight on France, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. And there is the excellent International Report, too.As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service.  Keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our staff of journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers, take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English - that's how I worked on my French, reading books which were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here.Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in all your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. N.B.: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!And don't forget, there is a Facebook page just for you, the independent RFI English Clubs. Only members of RFI English Clubs can belong to this group page, so when you apply to join, be sure you include the name of your RFI Club and your membership number. Everyone can look at it, but only members of the group can post on it. If you haven't yet asked to join the group, and you are a member of an independent, officially recognized RFI English club, go to the Facebook link above, and fill out the questionnaire !!!!! (if you do not answer the questions, I click “decline”).There's a Facebook page for members of the general RFI Listeners Club too. Just click on the link and fill out the questionnaire, and you can connect with your fellow Club members around the world. Be sure you include your RFI Listeners Club membership number (most of them begin with an A, followed by a number) in the questionnaire, or I will have to click “Decline”, which I don't like to do!This week's quiz: On 11 March, I asked you a question about the Pan African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou, known by its French acronym Fespaco. We'd just published an article: “Tunisian thriller ‘Ashkal' snags top gong at Africa's Fespaco film fest”, and I asked you to write in with the answer to these two questions: who won the second prize – called the Silver Stallion - and who won the third prize?The answer is, to quote our article: “Burkinabé director Apolline Traore picked up the Silver Stallion award for her film “Sira”, the story of a woman's struggle for survival after she is kidnapped by jihadis in the Sahel.Third place went to Kenya's Angela Wamai for “Shimoni”, about a man at odds with his environment and at war with his inner demons.”In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question, suggested by Mahesh Jain from Delhi, India: “What is, for you, the best part of your country's constitution?”  Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us!  The winners are: RFI English listener Mizanur Rahman, from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Mizanur is also the winner of this week's bonus question. Congratulations, Mizanur!Also on the list of lucky winners this week is Fatematuj Zahra, who is the co-secretary of the Shetu RFI Listeners Club in Naogaon, Bangladesh. There are RFI Listeners Club members Zenon Teles from the Christian – Marxist – Leninist - Maoist Association of Listening DX-ers in Goa, India, and Atikul Islam from Kishoreganj, Bangladesh. Last but not least, RFI English listener Lovely Sultana Razia from Naogaon, Bangladesh.Congratulations winners!Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: “En Route to Bengal”, a medley of traditional Bengali folk songs performed by the Hamelin Instrumental Band; “Baje re baje dhol ar dhak” by Shaukat Ali Imon and Kabir Bakul, sung by Sonia; the “Allegretto Scherzando” from Antonin Dvořák's Slavonic Dances Op.46, performed by the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, conducted by Rafael Kubelik; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer, and “Time” by Finn Andrews, performed by The Veils.Do you have a musical request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr This week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, re-read Jan van der Made's article “Macron lays out his plan for Europe on a visit to the Netherlands” to help you with the answer.You have until 22 May to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 27 May podcast. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceorBy text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country's international access code, or “ + ”, then  33 6 31 12 96 82. Don't forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.To find out how you can win a special Sound Kitchen prize, click here.To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club, click here.  

Irish singer songwriter Lisa O'Neill talks to Samira Ahmed about her latest album, All Of This Is Chance, and performs live in the Front Row studio. The National Theatre of Norway have brought their production of Strindberg's Dance of Death to the UK. Director Marit Moum Aune explains what led her to delve into the work of Strindberg, and acclaimed Norwegian actor Pia Tjelta reveals how she connected to her character. Africa's biggest film festival, FESPACO, has just taken place in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou. The biannual festival is a showcase for African talent and a marketplace for the industry. Film curator Carmen Thompson talks Samira through the upcoming African films to look out for. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Tim Prosser

Africa's biggest and most respected film festival - the biannual FESPACO recently took place in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou. Films from across the continent were screened and there was strong competition for the festival's top prize- the coveted Golden Stallion of Yennenga. Burkina Faso has been dealing with a decade long insurgency and around 40% of the country is no longer controlled by the government. Jihadist attacks continue to increase with dozens of civilians and soldiers killed every week. Millions of people have been forced to flee their homes. Africa Daily's Akwasi Sarpong spoke to award winning Burkinabe film director Apolline Traore about why she believes cinema can bring hope to her country.

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about the summit in Paris on Lebanon. There's the “Listeners Corner” with Michael Fitzpatrick, “Music from Erwan”, and a call to submit essays to The Sound Kitchen essay contests. All that, and the new quiz question, too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.The ePOP video competition is open! The deadline for entries is 20 April  – but don't put it off! Start now!The ePOP video competition is sponsored by the RFI department “Planète Radio”, whose mission is to give a voice to the voiceless. ePOP focuses on the environment, and how climate change has affected “ordinary” people … you create a three-minute video about climate change, the environment, pollution – told by the people it affects. So put on your thinking caps and get to work ... and by the way, the prizes are incredibly generous!To read the ePOP entry guidelines – as well as watch videos from previous years – go to the ePOP website.Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your musical requests, so get them in! Send your musical requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the breaking news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts which will leave you hungry for more.There's Paris Perspective, Spotlight on France, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. And there is the excellent International Report, too.As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service.  Keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our staff of journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers, take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English - that's how I worked on my French, reading books which were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here.Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in all your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. N.B.: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!And don't forget, there is a Facebook page just for you, the independent RFI English Clubs. Only members of RFI English Clubs can belong to this group page, so when you apply to join, be sure you include the name of your RFI Club and your membership number. Everyone can look at it, but only members of the group can post on it. If you haven't yet asked to join the group, and you are a member of an independent, officially recognized RFI English club, go to the Facebook link above, and fill out the questionnaire !!!!! (if you do not answer the questions, I click “decline”).There's a Facebook page for members of the general RFI Listeners Club too. Just click on the link and fill out the questionnaire, and you can connect with your fellow Club members around the world. Be sure you include your RFI Listeners Club membership number (most of them begin with an A, followed by a number) in the questionnaire, or I will have to click “Decline”, which I don't like to do!We have a new RFI Listeners Club member to welcome: Aynal Hoque from Natore, Bangladesh.Welcome, Aynal! So glad you have joined us! Be sure you join the RFI Listeners Club Facebook page!You too can be a member of the RFI Listeners Club – just write to me at english.service@rfi.fr and tell me you want to join, and I'll send you a membership number. It's that easy. When you win a Sound Kitchen quiz as an RFI Listeners Club member, you receive a premium prize, AND, you can join our Facebook page, the RFI Listeners Club page. You must ask to join the group, and you must furnish your RFI Listeners Club membership number. I'll approve you, and off you go!This week's quiz: On 11 February, I asked you a question about an article written by RFI English journalist Michael Fitzpatrick: “Paris summit in effort to lift Lebanon out of political paralysis”. That week in Paris, representatives from several countries met to discuss how to help Lebanon get back on its feet – the country has been without a president since October.You were to re-read Michael's article and send in the answer to this question: representatives of which countries were in Paris to discuss solutions for how to help Lebanon out of its current political crisis?The answer is, to quote Michael: “The Paris gathering is to be attended by representatives from France, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt.”In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question, suggested by listener Liton Rahaman from Naogaon, Bangladesh: “What did you feel when you received your very first paycheck?” Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us!  The winners are: RFI Listeners Club member Vladimir Gudzenko from Moskovskaya oblast in Russia. Vladimir is also the winner of this week's bonus question: “How did you feel when you received your first paycheck?”Congratulations, Vladimir!Also on the list of lucky winners this week are Ferhat Bezazel, the president of the RFI Butterflies Club Ain Kechera in West Skikda, Algeria; RFI Listeners Club members Jean-Maurice Devault from Montreal, Canada and Md. Junaid from Odisha, India. Last but not least, RFI English listener Nasir Aziz from Sheikhupura, Pakistan.Congratulations winners!Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: “Gone with the Wind” by Allie Wrubel and Herb Magidson, performed by the Wes Montgomery Quartet; the traditional Lebanese “Amaken”, performed by the Andre Hajj Ensemble; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy performed by the composer, and “Yes or No” by Wayne Shorter, performed by the Wayne Shorter Quartet.Do you have a musical request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr This week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, re-read our article “Tunisian thriller ‘Ashkal' snags top gong at Africa's Fespaco film fest” to help you with the answer.You have until 3 April to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 15 April podcast. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceorBy text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country's international access code, or “ + ”, then  33 6 31 12 96 82. Don't forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.To find out how you can win a special Sound Kitchen prize, click here.To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club, click here.  

Confira aqui o magazine Semana em África, espaço onde fazemos um apanhado das notícias sobre o continente africano que marcaram as nossas antenas. Semana em se assinalou o dia internacional dos direitos da mulher e semana em que a cena musical moçambicana ficou mais pobre com a morte de Azagaia. Da Guiné-Bissau a notícia de mexidas governamentais e também de greves na saúde e educação.Semana de júbilo para Cabo Verde com a película “Omi Nobu” de Yuri Ceunick, a ser premiado no Fespaco 2023 no Burkina Faso.Semana em que o representante do FMI em Angola, Marcos Rietti Souto, se mostrou optimista quanto às projecções económicas para o país. Semana de retoma da ligação marítima entre as duas ilhas de São Tomé e Príncipe.Semana em que novo cessar-fogo previsto para a RDC voltou a não ser respeitado e semana de suspensão do acordo de parceria entre Banco Mundial e a Tunísia, na sequência da crise em torno dos migrantes subsaarianos

On this episode of Red Carpet, we feature an Oscar-nominated film on the struggle of women in Iran. We'll tell you how South Africa's solar-powered cinema inspires African youth -- and FESPACO – the Pan-African Film & TV Festival of Ouagadougou continues in Burkina Faso.

La libertés des orientations sexuelles ou identités de genre est loin d'aller de soi au Nigéria. Et pourtant un très jeune styliste de 19 ans est en train d'émerger à Lagos avec un label inclusif pour la communauté LGBTQ. Nous irons à sa rencontre avant de nous pencher sur le palmarès du Fespaco 2023. Mais tout d'abord, le mot du jour : Endométriose...

Former Nigerian vice President, Atiku Abubakar leads a 'black uniform' march by his party, PDP, to the headquarters of the electoral commission INEC. The Presidential candidate said the February 25th poll was compromised and his party demands a re-run after saying they'll challenge it in courts. Also, a BBC investigation exposes a major trade in heroin on the Seychelles Islands, but also what could be the biggest heroin epidemic for a nation globally. Plus, FESPACO ends in Burkina Faso with Tunisia winning the grand prize and a film by a Burkinabe director on the scourge of jihadism in the country coming second. Those stories and more in this podcast with Bola Mosuro.

Listen to the Sun. March 5, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The episode features our PANW report with dispatches on yet another train derailment in the state of Ohio just weeks after the initial disaster in East Palestine; South Africa is the leading country on the continent in its contributions of assistance to earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria; a Tunisian filmmaker has won the bi-annual FESPACO award in Burkina Faso; and Burundi is deploying peacekeeping troops to the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on International Women's History Month with a reexamination of the life, times and contributions of Mary Eliza Church Terrell. Also we review two rare archival audio files highlighting the contributions of Adelaide L. Hall, an African American woman artist and cultural worker during the 20th century who collaborated with luminaries such as Duke Ellington, Bill Robinson, Art Tatum, etc.

Nigeria's Supreme Court has overturned a ban on old naira banknotes and ruled that the redesign was invalid. The justices said that not enough notice was given to the public before the old notes were withdrawn. Several anti-France activists stage protests in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo, to show their opposition to a planned visit by French President Emmanuel Macron. And Nigerian filmmaker C J Obasi, talks to us about his film Mami Wata, and making it to Africa's biggest film and television festival, FESPACO.

Après Luanda et Brazzaville, Emmanuel Macron se rend Kinshasa. Dans la capitale congolaise, une partie des Kinois se montrent critiques à l'égard du président français.

On this episode of Red Carpet, we have a Malawian painter's work illustrating the unbreakable bond between music and culture among Africans, an event by Moshood Creations celebrating Black History Month, and FESPACO opens in Burkina Faso.

Le candidat du parti au pouvoir au Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, a remporté la présidentielle dès le premier tour. À 70 ans, ce multimillionnaire a signé une ascension vers le sommet du pouvoir rythmée par des accusations de corruption, même s'il n'a jamais été condamné. "J'appelle mes concurrents à faire équipe ensemble. C'est la seule nation que nous ayons", a-t-il lancé à l'opposition, qui l'a accusé de fraudes "massives" et a demandé l'annulation de l'élection.

Le président Emmanuel Macron a plaidé, jeudi 27 février, pour un "partenariat renouvelé" avec le continent africain, où les bases militaires françaises seront à l'avenir cogérées avec les pays concernés. Plus de cinq ans après le discours de Ouagadougou où il avait proclamé la fin de la "Françafrique", le chef de l'État a demandé de "faire preuve d'une profonde humilité face à ce qui se joue" sur un continent où la France perd de l'influence au profit de puissances comme la Chine et la Russie.

La 28e édition du Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou bat son plein ! Parmi les 170 films présentés, 15 sont en compétition pour l'étalon d'or. La cérémonie d'ouverture a reflété les préoccupations sécuritaires du pays. En fin d'émission, coup de projecteur sur la ville sud-africaine de Ladysmith. Mais tout d'abord le mot du jour : "Maladie rare"...

Vent d'Ailleurs :Le Vent d'Ailleurs soufflait depuis Ouagadougou, capitale du Burkina Faso, dans Néo Géo Nova. L'actrice et la réalisatrice Mouna Ndiaye nous envoyait sa carte postale sonore annonçant la 28ème édition du Fespaco, festival panafricain du film et de la télévision, qui s'y déroule du 25 février au 4 mars. Au programme des projections de films, de courts-métrages, de documentaires, aussi bien du continent et internationaux, des expositions et des masterclass, ainsi qu'un grand hommage au réalisateur Sembène Ousmane. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

« Grand médium-guérisseur : l'échec ne fait pas partie de ce que j'entreprends. Amour, fidélité conjugale, il ou elle reviendra comme un toutou ! À chaque problème une solution ! » Ces quelques lignes sont tirées d'une véritable annonce de médium : ces petits papiers publicitaires, que l'on vous distribue dans la rue, à la sortie du métro, particulièrement de la station Barbès-Rochechouart à Paris, aux portes du quartier de la Goutte d'or. C'est ce territoire au nord de Paris, proche de la porte de la Chapelle, territoire cosmopolite, peuplé d'habitants précaires, clandestins, de différentes nationalités, a inspiré le dernier film de notre invité du jour : Clément Cogitore. Goutte d'Or est le troisième long métrage de ce cinéaste, également connu sur la scène internationale de l'art contemporain. Nous recevons également l'acteur Karim Leklou, qui tient le rôle principal de Goutte d'Or, celui de Ramsès, un medium charlatan dont la vie va basculer quand il va avoir une véritable vision.À l'affiche de notre cinéma également ce samedi, un retour sur la 73ème Berlinale, avec une rencontre avec le directeur artistique Carlo Chatrian, et l'annonce du Fespaco. Un film fait le lien entre ces deux festivals : Sira, de la cinéaste burkinabè Apolline Traoré, portrait d'une super-héroïne peule en lutte contre le terrorisme, ce film est en sélection à Berlin dans la section Panorama et en compétition pour l'Étalon de Yenenga du Fespaco.- Reportage à Québec (avec notre correspondante Pascale Guéricolas) sur le documentaire « Le mythe de la femme noire » d'Ayana O'Shun.Pauses musicales :- Caroline Polachek I Believe et Etienne Daho Boyfriend.

Âgé de 44 ans, John Williams Ntwali était le rédacteur en chef du journal en ligne "The Chronicles". Il était connu au Rwanda pour ses positions critiques à l'égard du président Paul Kagamé. Et depuis son décès dans un accident de la route pendant la nuit du 18 janvier, les interrogations sont nombreuses sur les causes de sa mort. Sadibou Marong, directeur du bureau Afrique de l'Ouest de Reporters Sans Frontières, revient dans "Le Journal de l'Afrique" sur la disparition de ce journaliste. 

On this episode of Red Carpet, we have a look at Kenyana World, a Rwandan fashion brand, a Paraguayan Football Artist paying tribute to players through art, and how a festival in Burkina Faso is helping bring back film.

Dans ce podcast, Elise Mignot qui dirige le Café des Images propose d'aller à la rencontre de “ceux qui déplacent nos regards”. Dans ce deuxième épisode, c'est Anna-Lou qui nous emmène à la rencontre de Claire Diao, critique de cinéma, fondatrice de la revue de ciné Awotele, programmatrice des Festivals de Clermont-Ferrand et du FESPACO, distributrice avec Sudu Connexion. Sur tous les fronts, cette globe-trotteuse développe les outils et les réseaux qui rendent visibles les cinémas africains et ceux de la diaspora. Claire Diao nous raconte les moments charnières de son parcours; sa curiosité insatiable de spectatrice et sa volonté de transmettre tout un continent de cinémas. En savoir plus sur le projet réalisé entre Claire Diao et le Café des Images "Afrofuturistik - Journalisme et jeunes cinémas africains https://cafedesimages.fr/films/afrofuturistik/ CRÉDITS: Ce podcast est le deuxième épisode de la série CINÉMAS SUR ÉCOUTE produite par le Café des images et Narrason. Elle fait partie d'un vaste projet interrogeant les nouveaux modes d'exposition du sonore dans les salles de cinéma soutenu par Europa Cinemas ainsi que Europe Créative. Host : Elise Mignot Prise de son, entretien : Anna-Lou Tiercelet Direction de production : Nolwenn Thivault Assistant de production : Clément Coucoureux Réalisation, design sonore et composition musicale : Gilles Mardirossian Identité graphique : Magali Brueder

Ahmed, 18 ans, français d'origine algérienne, a grandi en banlieue parisienne. Sur les bancs de la fac, il rencontre Farah, une jeune tunisienne pleine d'énergie fraîchement débarquée à Paris. Tout en découvrant un corpus de littérature arabe sensuelle et érotique dont il ne soupçonnait pas l'existence, Ahmed tombe très amoureux d'elle et bien que littéralement submergé par le désir, il va tenter d'y résister.Avec : Sami Outalbali, Zbeida Belhajamor, Diong-Kéba Tacu, Aurélia Petit, Mahia Zroukin Bellamine Abdelmalek, Mathilde Lamusse, Samir El HakimFestival de Cannes 2021, Semaine de la Critique, film de clôtureFestival d'Angoulême 2021, Valois de diamant du meilleur film et Prix d'interprétation masculineFespaco 2021, Etalon de bronzeBonus DVD :Concert de Ghalia Benali (version longue, 21')Conversation avec Leyla Bouzid (8')Musique originale de Lucas Gaudin (14')Court métrage : "Zakaria" de Leyla Bouzid (2013, 28')Références de littérature arabeAudio : Français DD 5.1 et DD 2.0, Audiodescription (pour Malvoyants) DD 2.0Sous-titrage : Français - Format image : 2.39DVD Pal zone 2 

Dean Gilbert has been a leader in higher education for more than 20 years.  She began her career as a faculty member and over the years has served in a variety of higher education leadership positions.  She became the Dean of the University of Toledo's College of Arts and Letters on July 10, 2017.  During her tenure, the College of Arts and Letters (CAL) has seen record highs in retention rates, graduation rates, and external research funding.   Faculty in the College have received numerous accolades for their research excellence including four Fulbright scholars, a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow and a winner of the Kennedy Center's National Playwright Award.  In addition, students in the college have significantly increased their participation in undergraduate research both on campus and at regional and national conferences.  This past fall CAL students represented over 20% of the student participants in the University's annual undergraduate research showcase.   In the spring CAL students were part of two teams of students who competed in the international Biodesign Challenge at the Museum of Modern Art in New York city.  During her first year as Dean, Gilbert led the College through a college-level strategic planning process that identified the following five key values as the foundation for achieving strategic success during the next five years:  Integrity, Excellence, Diversity, Engagement and Innovation. Dean Gilbert is deeply committed to building the College of Arts and Letters into one of the finest liberal arts colleges, housed in a public university, in the country.  In her first year as Dean, the College approved a new minor in Data Analytics.  In her second year, she led a university-wide initiative to develop new majors in data analytics and data science. Other curricular initiatives under her leadership have included:  a LatinX curriculum infusion project, a graduate certificate in Disability Studies, a re-activated Masters in Public Administration program, and an ongoing effort to develop an interdisciplinary doctoral program in the humanities.  Gilbert believes that creating a supportive and engaging academic environment is essential to academic excellence.  During her tenure as Dean, the College established a New Scholars Program designed to create an intellectual community for students who are highly engaged in terms of their academic achievements, commitment to service and/or leadership.  In addition to co-curricular activities, Gilbert has prioritized scholarship support for students in need.  Under her leadership the College has created the Strategic Scholarship Initiative designed to support students in academic good standing who need a small amount of financial assistance to stay on track to graduation.  From July 2014 to July 2017, Professor Gilbert served as the Dean and Director of the Ohio State University, Lima Campus.  During this time the campus saw record increases in retention rates, graduation rates, and fundraising.  Under Gilbert's leadership, the campus became known for its commitment to community engagement efforts focused on creative collaborations and service.  She also served as a Professor in the OSU Department of Women's , Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Prior to this position, she had been at the University of Toledo as a full professor and Chair, in the Department of Women's and Gender Studies and the founding director of the School of Interdisciplinary Studies. In addition to serving as the Dean of the University of Toledo's College of Arts and Letters, Gilbert is also a tenured full Professor in the Department of Theatre and Film.  For the past 20 years Gilbert has been an independent documentary filmmaker, teacher and scholar. She has been a national producer for public television and has produced two award-winning feature documentaries and several short non-fiction films. Her first feature documentary film, Homecoming Sometimes I am Haunted by Memories of Red Dirt and Clay, premiered nationally on PBS and won several national awards for Best Documentary.  Professor Gilbert also co-authored, with Quinn Eli, a companion book to the film, also entitled Homecoming, published by Beacon Press. Her documentary, Children Will Listen, which followed DC public school children engaged in a year-long theater arts project, premiered at the 2004 AFI Silverdocs Documentary Festival and had a national primetime PBS broadcast premiere.  Her films and videos have been screened in numerous international and national festivals including the Women in the Director's Chair Festival, the Chicago International Television Festival, FESPACO, the Athens International Film and Video Festival, and the Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema. Gilbert is the recipient of several awards and fellowships including the Rockefeller Media Arts Fellowship, Harvard University's Bunting Fellowship, the Kellogg National Leadership Fellowship award and the American Council on Education Fellowship. Dean Gilbert received her bachelor's degree from Yale University, her Master of Fine Arts degree from Temple University and Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska

Cette semaine sort en salles en France le film qui a décroché l'Etalon de Yennenga au dernier Fespaco, La Femme du fossoyeur. C'est le premier long métrage d'un réalisateur finlandais d'origine somalienne, Khadar Ayderus Ahmed. ► À lire aussi : «La femme du fossoyeur», la Somalie de Khadar Ayderus Ahmed

♥ Tu étais le seul qui n'a pas abandonné jusqu'à ce qu'il ait conquis mon cœur et la chose la plus mignonne de toutes est que tu continues à le faire tous les jours. Joyeuse Saint-Valentin, mon amour! ♥ A tes côtés je me sens la femme la plus heureuse du monde et je me rends compte que mon cœur était rempli d'un amour pour toi qui grandit et s'approfondit. Félicitations pour notre journée! ♥ Toi seul as le pouvoir de me faire sentir que je peux flotter dans les airs et avec chacun de tes baisers tu me fais toucher le ciel. Joyeuse Saint-Valentin 2022, ma vie! ♥ Cette journée est parfaite pour te montrer à quel point je t'aime, être à tes côtés et te rendre si heureux. Profitons d'une belle Saint-Valentin! " ♥ Si nos chemins se croisent par coïncidence ce n'est pas grave, je sais juste que je t'aime de toute la force de mon cœur et que je t'aimerai pour toujours. L'amour. Le grand, le vrai, celui avec un grand A. L'amour qui transcende, secoue, désarçonne et transporte. Cet amour véritable qui, depuis toujours, a nourri les artistes, de l'écrivain(e) au peintre, du/de la cinéaste au/à la musicien(ne). Et bien que personne ne remette son existence en cause, la notion du « vrai amour » reste ardue à définir. Car rien n'est plus personnel que le sentiment amoureux. Dans ce contexte, difficile donc de vous donner une signification de l'amour vrai, claire et objective. À la place, voici la définition - très personnelle - d'hommes et de femmes qui l'ont expérimenté. L'amour vrai et sincère, qui résiste au temps Pour Emma, architecte bordelaise, le vrai amour, c'est celui qui résiste au temps. Celui qui ne s'explique pas, mais qui chamboule tout sur son passage. « J'ai vécu une relation en pointillé pendant toute ma vingtaine. Lorsque je l'ai rencontré, j'étais en couple. J'ai eu une aventure avec lui, ai sérieusement songé à quitter mon compagnon de l'époque mais suis finalement restée, par crainte de faire une erreur. J'ai coupé les ponts et nous nous sommes retrouvés deux ans plus tard. Cette fois-ci les rôles s'étaient inversés : j'étais célibataire, il était en couple. La situation s'est répétée, puis c'est lui qui a, cette fois-ci, coupé les ponts. Puis, deux ans plus tard, l'histoire se répète à nouveau. Nous sommes alors tous les deux en couple. Il me propose de tout quitter pour partir avec lui. J'ai très sérieusement songé à le suivre, mais je n'ai pas eu le courage de renoncer à mon quotidien, mon confort. Il est aujourd'hui marié. Malgré tout, une partie de moi ne peut s'empêcher de penser qu'on finira un jour par se (re)trouver. Entre nous, c'est un amour qui ne s'explique pas, qui résiste au temps, à l'absence de l'autre. Et qui est toujours aussi fort quand on se retrouve, même après des années de silence. » Le véritable amour existe Marta, institutrice de 36 ans, estime que le vrai amour, c'est celui qui tient bon face aux difficultés de la vie. https://lesen.amazon.de/kp/embed?asin=B07DHTHDGG&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_9HM6ACQRTCMNYG4324V3&tag=storeup09-20 ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ https://linktr.ee/jacksonlibon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #facebook #instagram #amour #couple #couplegoals #famille #relation #doudou #TotalEnergiesAFCON2022 #TeamTunisia #CAN2021 $BTC $ETH #cryptocurrency  #Bitcoin #Ethereum #Avalanche#altcoins #Crypto #NFTs #Avalanche #innovation #CryptocurrencyNews #cashback #YieldFarming #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 #TeamMali #TUNMLI #teamegypt #afcon2021 #TeamCameroon #youtube #twitter #tiktok #love #reeĺs #shorts #instagood #follow #like #ouy #oyu #babyshark #lilnasx #girl #happybirthday #movie #olive #garden #menu #deviance #autotrader #trading #khan #academy #carter #carguru #ancestry #accords #abc #news #bts #cbs #huru bluebook #socialmedia #whatsapp #music #google #photography #memes #marketing #india #followforfollowback #likeforlikes #a #insta #fashion #k #trending #digitalmarketing #covid #o #snapchat #socialmediamarketing #bhfyp

Notre invité a 41ans. Cinéaste talentueux, Nganji Mutiri vit en Belgique depuis près de 25 ans. Connu pour courts métrages, il a aussi entamé une expérience avec d'autres formats. Son premier long métrage « Juwaa » était sélectionné au FESPACO en octobre dernier. Ce film sera également au programme au Festival de Mons en Belgique où il sera présenté en mars prochain. Natif de Bukavu et toujours attaché à son Congo natal, il a tourné une partie de son film dans son pays d'origine et étudie la possibilité de le montrer entre juin et juillet 2022 à Kinshasa.  Dans ce podcast, il se dévoile un peu plus et exprime notamment son regret de constater une meilleure valorisation des productions étrangères en RDC contrairement aux produits congolais. Il garde cependant espoir: « Je crois fermement que quand on fait un travail de qualité, il peut voyager, avoir de l'impact. On doit travailler plus parce qu'on a parfois plus d'obstacles ». Il évoque également sa compréhension de ce que le cinéma peut faire dans la société: « Le cinéma est un outil puissant. Il s'agit de représentation. Quand je vois ce que mes collègues cinéastes font, ce qui m'intéresse à chaque fois, c'est de voir des films qui me racontent la diversité d'un peuple à travers les yeux d'un artiste ». Partant de la réalisation du film en Belgique et en RDC, ses premières sélections, la présentation au festival, l'importance du cinéma, sa vue sur la situation du secteur en RDC, les solutions proposées pour l'émergence du 7e art dans son pays d'origine, l'organisation des rencontres entre acteurs du secteur... Nganji nous dévoile tout. Il s'entretient avec Emmanuel Kuzamba. 

It's October 31, 2021. Paxton 'kidifies' world headlines about Fespaco, North Korean bravado, a Polish rapper superstar named Mata, Israel's required booster shots, and a Columbus statue coming down in Mexico City.

On this episode of The Power of Love Show we welcome founders of INDIEFEMME, sisters Gianni-Amber North & Melanna Gray. Gianni & Melanna began INDIEFEMME in 2017 with the mission of creating our own opportunities in the entertainment industry. Although the industry is expanding and women of color filmmakers are making promising strides, films directed by and starring women, people of color and other marginalized voices are still rare. INDIEFEMME's mission is to help fill that void with content that reflects the diverse world we live in. Writer, Director, Producer Gianni-Amber North is a graduate of the University of Redlands. She has written and directed several short films that have screened at the FESPACO, Urban Media Makers, B.E.H.E.R.C. (Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center) and HollyShorts Film Festivals. She has worked for Edmonds Entertainment, WireImage, Getty Images, Duke Media, Awesomeness TV and Tastemade Media. Writer, Actor, Producer Melanna Gray is a graduate of USC and UMKC. She has performed in theatrical productions all over the country including the Humana Festival, Kennedy Center, and Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. She originated the acclaimed play Omnium Gatherum with Amir Arison (The Blacklist.) She also starred in Engagement with Amir, Aaron D. Spears (Being Mary Jane, the Bold and The Beautiful), a short film that the sisters co-wrote and Gianni directed. While the women have experienced their fair share of successes, it has been built on learning from a lot of failure and hearing a lot of no's. Their love for each other and the art they want to create has continued to propel them forward. Melanna and Gianni are currently in the creative trenches, writing an Afrofutristic screenplay inspired by the life of Zora Neale Hurston. Social Media: * Instagram: @IndieFemme_Films * Facebook: INDIEFEMME * Website: www.INDIEFEMME.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Have you subscribed to our Podcast? Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts : https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=bhNl9GjJRxKXUvTdwZme6Q Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9wb3dlcm9mbG92ZS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw Other podcasts: https://anchor.fm/thepowerofloveshow Did you know you can support DDJF through any of your Amazon purchases? Simply click link below and select Dee Dee Jackson Foundation as your charity of choice: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/dashboard/ref=smi_nav_surl_mi_x_mkt Once done… bookmark and use your smile link to support DDJF! The Power of Love Show is a weekly show sponsored by The Dee Dee Jackson Foundation where we shine a light on loss and grief and how it impacts our lives. Our aim is to build a community where we share inspiring stories, interview experts, learn, grow and empower one another to find proper and healthy healing. Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Donate to DDJF (501c3): https://app.mobilecause.com/form/xDJ0Cg?vid=74qmm Check Out DDJF Merch: https://teespring.com/.../collection/All%20Products... Join the Dee Dee Jackson Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571 Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation • https://instagram.com/deedeejacksonfoundation?utm_medium=copy_link --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thepowerofloveshow/support

Loin des feux de la rampe du Fespaco qui a illuminé Ouagadougou il y a deux semaines, la crise des réfugiés continue de sévir au Burkina Faso. Le phénomène des déplacements internes de population en raison de l'insécurité ne cesse de prendre de l'ampleur. Nous allons à la rencontre des personnes concernées...

En parallèle du Fespaco, immersion dans les rues de la capitale burkinabè Ouagadougou. L'équipe de Légendes urbaines est allée à la rencontre des principaux acteurs des cultures urbaines, avec l'intervention de Monsieur Armand Beouinde ; Smarty ; Smokey ; Amzi ; Joey le Soldat ; Ali Diallo, fondateur du festival "Waga Hip-Hop" et Didier Awadi venu spécialement du Sénégal pour rendre hommage au réalisateur Ababacar Samb.

This week on Red Carpet, we've got Nelson Mandela's shirts going up for auction, Somali drama “The Gravedigger's Wife” winning the best film award at FESPACO, and Ivorian football legend Didier Drogba is named the World Health Organization's Goodwill Ambassador for Sport and Health.

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Après la clôture du Fespaco, le grand festival panafricain de cinéma qui s'est refermé dimanche, l'heure est au bilan pour les professionnels qui profitent du Mica, le marché du cinéma, afin de trouver des débouchés pour leurs œuvres. Ouagadougou est devenu un passage obligé pour tous les professionnels africains de l'image. Marie Sylvie Amonchi est satisfaite. Son séjour ouagalais a été productif. À la tête de sa société M-Sy Productions, cette productrice, réalisatrice et actrice a signé début 2020, La Révolte des Abbeys un film marquant sur l'Insurrection de cette ethnie ivoirienne au début du XXe siècle contre le colonisateur. Aujourd'hui elle souhaite décliner cette œuvre et est venue à Ouaga chercher des soutiens. « Le prochain projet sera “la révolte des Abbeys” en série. Nous avons aussi deux autres projets et nous attendons de trouver un co-producteur. Nous sommes là ! », se réjouit-elle. Ivoirienne également, Carole Kouakou est plus jeune dans le métier. Sa société Shine Vision n'est active que depuis un an. Elle a déjà trois séries prêtes à vendre. « J'ai une comédie “horrifique” intitulée “miel au citron” qui retrace la cohabitation entre quatre jeunes filles de Côte d'Ivoire, mais de religions et de régions différentes. Tout cela autour de la comédie et de l'horreur. Le deuxième projet, “C'est mon pays”, est aussi une série en forme de comédie où l'on traite des tares de la société, elle qui se situe dans une boutique de vente de journaux. La troisième série, “Au magasin” est une série humoristique qui se passe dans une boutique de vêtements pour femmes, où des gens vont et viennent, certains pour draguer, d'autres pour voler. » Aujourd'hui, Carole Kouakou est en quête de co-producteurs et de distributeurs pour ces projets dans lesquels elle a déjà investi 32 millions de FCFA. C'est son premier Fespaco. « J'avoue qu'à Abidjan, c'est vraiment serré. Les gens ne sont pas du tout ouverts. Quand tu parles, tout de suite on te donne des rendez-vous et on te met en sourdine. On te dit “attend, attend”. C'est la raison pour laquelle je suis venue au Fespaco, explique-t-elle. Je me dis que dès l'instant où c'est un marché international les discussions seront plus directes que dans mon pays. Donc j'amasse les contacts. Ici, il y a des co-producteurs, des distributeurs, ivoiriens, togolais, burkinabés et même français. J'ai de l'espoir et c'est ce qui me porte. »

Au Burkina Faso, le Fespaco 2021 a refermé ses portes ce samedi 23 octobre à Ouagadougou. C'était la 27e édition du Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision. Le grand prix, l'étalon d'or de Yennenga, a été attribué au réalisateur somalien Ahmed Khadar pour son film « La femme du fossoyeur ». Malgré les risques (pandémie de Covid-19, questions de sécurité, …), le Fespaco s'est bien déroulé. Le cinéaste et producteur mauritanien Abderrahmane Sissako, président du jury dans la catégorie Long métrage, est l'invité de Guillaume Thibault, notre envoyé spécial au Burkina Faso. RFI: Pourquoi ce film vous a tant marqué, pourquoi La femme du fossoyeur a gagné le grand prix du Fespaco 2021 ? Abderrahmane Sissako : La Femme du fossoyeur raconte certes une souffrance de gens démunis, ce sont les fossoyeurs, qui attendent que quelqu'un meurt pour gagner un peu. C'est dramatique. Mais, ce sont des gens dignes qui ont une force et une honnêteté.  Et La Femme du fossoyeur c'est l'histoire d'une femme malade qui va mourir et son mari qui se bat, qui se bat pour elle, pour l'amour et le film a touché le jury. Tout cela est raconté avec une grande simplicité, mais avec une grande beauté. Ce film est joué par des gens qui ne sont pas des acteurs. Cela a été quelque chose d'important et d'extraordinaire. Malheureusement, le réalisateur du film Ahmed Khadar n'était pas présent à Ouagadougou. Est-ce que vous le connaissez un petit peu, est-ce que vous pouvez nous le présenter ? Non, malheureusement. C'est son premier film et c'est quelqu'un que je ne connais pas et que je ne connaissais pas. J'ai découvert son travail et c'est quelqu'un de très talentueux et j'ai vu qu'il a la passion du métier. Il a une forme de maîtrise, parce qu'un premier film aussi touchant et aussi émouvant, c'est très rare. Je serais très ravi de le rencontrer. On est dans « quelque chose d'exceptionnel » justement ? Oui. Et dans la force des films, la force. D'abord, il faut savoir que le comité de sélection a visionné plus de 1 000 films. C'est énorme, il y a aussi les films de la diaspora. L'Etalon d'argent est un film porté par l'haïtienne Gessica Généus, Freda est un film magnifique, digne aussi. Tous les films ont ce côté de la souffrance racontée dignement. C'est quelque chose que j'ai beaucoup ressenti. On peut l'évoquer, on en avait parlé avant quand on était dans le secret justement de vos délibérations, et vous me nous disiez, on a eu entre membres du jury des discussions magnifiques, justement parce qu'il y avait de la qualité et qu'il y avait des belles choses… Parce que la beauté d'un palmarès vient d'une forme de cohésion d'un jury. Moi, j'ai eu la chance de travailler avec 6 autres personnes. Nous étions 7. Des gens qui ne viennent pas toujours du cinéma. Et quand on prend quelqu'un comme A'Salfo, Salif Traoré, le leader du groupe musical Magic System, qui est la fierté du continent africain, un des plus grands musiciens de notre continent, mais qui a une sensibilité extraordinaire. J'ai été surpris du regard qu'il porte sur les histoires. C'est quelque chose qui m'a beaucoup touché. Travailler avec une femme, une grande chorégraphe, Germaine Acogny, danseuse, qui a une grande sensibilité. Trois femmes dans le jury, c'est bien aussi. C'est l'air du temps, les femmes prennent leur place, ne cherchent plus à ce que l'on leur donne une place. Elles s'imposent par leur aura, elles s'imposent par le travail. Et donc, quand on discute avec tant de personnes magnifiques, c'est d'abord passionnant de le faire, la délibération devient plus simple, le palmarès, à mon avis, plus juste. Vous parlez toujours des autres. Vous, c'est une fierté d'avoir porté ce Fespaco jusqu'au bout ? C'était important pour moi d'accepter de présider ce jury malgré la situation sécuritaire difficile ici au Burkina en particulier, et au Mali aussi. C'est un moment important pour défier, accompagner ce peuple burkinabè, pour le soutenir dans le choix d'honorer le cinéma, coûte que coûte, malgré la pandémie, malgré l'insécurité. Le Burkina a fait ce travail. Donc, c'est très important pour un cinéaste de venir et de défendre, et de ne pas avoir peur. Je dis, je suis honoré d'avoir été choisi pour cela et je suis fier que le peuple burkinabè a tenu de façon extraordinaire. De plus en plus, on nous isole en parlant de la peur. Lorsqu'on défie la peur de cette façon et qu'on vient, tous ceux qui sont venus sont pour moi des gens courageux. Ils viennent de plusieurs pays d'Afrique, mais d'Europe aussi. Et ça, c'est courageux lorsqu'on est capable de se positionner de cette façon. C'est un sacré beau message d'espoir collectif que vous avez su créer justement avec cette diversité. Cela annonce peut-être des jours meilleurs et cela donne de l'espoir ? Il faut véritablement que l'art, le cinéma soient un vecteur important pour le politique et il faut que le politique soit de plus en plus conscient. Et je crois que c'est ce qui se fait lorsque deux présidents assistent et donnent l'Etalon d'or.

« Magique ! » : c'est ainsi que WakatSéra qualifie la 27e édition du Fespaco, le festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou qui s'est achevé ce weekend. « La Femme du fossoyeur, du réalisateur somalien Khadar Ayderus Ahmed, 40 ans, crée la surprise, faisant l'unanimité au sein du grand jury présidé par l'immense réalisateur mauritanien, Abderrahmane Sissako. Un film qui vient d'un pays “difficile” confronté, entre autres, à la double crise alimentaire et sécuritaire. Il succède ainsi à The Mercy of the jungle du Rwandais Joël Karekezi, le gagnant de l'Étalon d'or de Yennenga du Fespaco 2019. (…) Ce 27e Fespaco a été celui de la résilience, note encore WakatSéra, contraint de s'adapter au double défi sécuritaire et sanitaire, Covid-19 et attaques armées, que vit le Burkina Faso, à l'instar d'autres pays, notamment ceux du Sahel. (…) Le festival aura été bien masqué, donc, Covid-19 oblige, et surveillé comme du lait sur le feu par des Forces de défense et de sécurité qui étaient sur les dents durant une semaine. » Il n'empêche, poursuit WakatSéra, « les salles obscures ont, assez bien, partagé le monde des festivaliers avec la célèbre rue marchande du Fespaco, éclatée en plusieurs endroits, et où ont été dégustés brochettes succulentes et poulets bicyclettes, dans un vacarme de rythmes musicaux, vomis par des enceintes braillant à tue-tête. » Confiance retrouvée « “Les tensions sécuritaires ont changé nos mentalités, nos comportements”, raconte, dansLe Point Afrique, Rakis Rodrigue Kaboré, qui exploite une salle de cinéma de 1 050 places au cœur du quartier Cité An III à Ouaga. “On est devenus plus prudents et suspicieux. Ces derniers mois, dans les cinémas, nos recettes ont baissé. Quand les gens entendent qu'il y a eu une attaque d'envergure, ils préfèrent rester chez eux. Le Fespaco a donc permis de redonner confiance au public burkinabé, qui est revenu dans les salles. La fréquentation a été timide les deux premiers jours du festival, les gens ont attendu de voir que le dispositif sécuritaire était sérieux. Et puis à partir du troisième jour, on a dû refuser du monde pour certains films”, remarque encore l'exploitant de salle. Ce fut le cas, par exemple, ce jeudi soir à 20 h 30, lors de la diffusion de La Nuit des rois, du Franco-Ivoirien Philippe Lacôte. » Une caméra comme « une arme de poing » Jeune Afrique note qu'un « “mini Fespaco” itinérant doit avoir lieu dans le nord du Burkina Faso, région la plus touchée par les attaques djihadistes qui, en six ans, ont fait environ 2 000 morts et 1,4 millions de déplacés. » Et justement, pointe Le Monde Afrique, l'un des documentaires présentés au festival raconte cette crise sécuritaire qui mine le nord du pays depuis 6 ans. Il s'agit de Massiiba, le mal d'un peuple, de Seidou Samba Touré. « Une ode à la résilience des populations de la région burkinabé du Sahel. Sa caméra : son arme de poing face à l'extrémisme violent. (…) Seidou Samba Touré a pu filmer ses terres natales, en “zone rouge”, sillonnant les routes à moto, un petit caméscope caché dans son sac, avant, dit-il, qu'il ne soit “trop tard”. “Aujourd'hui, ce film aurait été impossible”, indique encore le jeune cinéaste originaire de Gorom-Gorom, dans la zone dite “des trois frontières”, près du Mali et du Niger, où se sont réfugiés plus de 30 000 déplacés fuyant les violences des groupes terroristes. Il raconte le Gorom-Gorom “d'avant” et son marché grouillant de commerçants et d'artisans de la région, peuls, touaregs, songhaï. Oursi, la cité du désert, où affluaient des dizaines de touristes étrangers chaque jour, venus se balader à dos de dromadaire et dormir à la belle étoile. Un autre temps, révolu, qui a laissé place à un champ de ruines, d'écoles et de maisons brûlées par les groupes armés. (…) Le rêve de Seidou Samba Touré, pointe encore Le Monde Afrique : organiser une projection de Massiiba à Gorom-Gorom et créer une école de cinéma pour les jeunes Sahéliens. “C'est à nous de raconter notre histoire”, insiste en souriant le cinéaste, qui forme déjà douze jeunes au documentaire sur smartphone. »

Qu'est-ce qui fait qu'un film traverse l'espace et le temps ? Qu'il nous parle de nous, de notre humanité, indépendamment de la langue, de la couleur de peau, de l'âge ? Il y a évidemment l'aspect formel, l'esthétique, mais aussi une grâce indéfinissable, cette quintessence de l'humanité. Le réalisateur polonais Krysztof Kieslowski possédait ce supplément d'âme. La cinémathèque française lui consacre une rétrospective en ce mois d'octobre tandis que 4 de ses films (La Double vie de Véronique, Trois couleurs Bleu, Trois couleurs Blanc et Trois couleurs Rouge) ressortent en salles en version restaurée puis en DVD blue ray. Pour en parler, nous recevons ce samedi 23 octobre 2021 la comédienne Irène Jacob, qui avait décroché le prix d'interprétation féminine à Cannes en 1991 pour son double rôle dans La Double vie de Véronique, puis avait tourné sous la direction du réalisateur polonais dans Trois couleurs Rouge. À l'affiche de notre cinéma aujourd'hui, nous ferons le point sur le 27ème Fespaco, à quelques heures de la cérémonie de clôture, avec l'envoyé spécial de RFI, Guillaume Thibault. Reportage à Tunis avec le réalisateur tunisien Hamza Ouni pour son film Le Disqualifié (Lilia Blaise). Pauses musicales : BO de La Double vie de Véronique et Santé de Stromae.

Le Fespaco, le Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou, touche à sa fin avec la grande cérémonie de clôture ce samedi 23 octobre au Palais des sports. Cérémonie de remise des prix en présence des présidents Roch Marc Christian Kaboré du Burkina Faso et Macky Sall du Sénégal, pays invité d'honneur de cette 27e édition. Premier bilan du Fespaco cru 2021 avec Guillaume Thibault.

« C'est parti, depuis samedi, s'exclame L'Observateur Paalga, pour la 27e édition du FESPACO, le Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou. Thème retenu : 'Cinéma d'Afrique et de la diaspora : nouveaux regards, nouveaux défis'. (…) Enfin ! Pourrait-on s'écrier, lance le quotidien ouagalais, avec nombre de professionnels du 7e art, de l'audiovisuel ainsi qu'avec les cinéphiles, pour qui le report de la tenue du FESPACO pour cause de Covid-19 sonnait comme un deuil. (…) L'ouverture de cette 27e édition a donc été placée sous le signe de la résistance et de la résilience contre le Covid et contre le terrorisme, une situation interprétée à travers un spectacle signé de main de maître par le chorégraphe burkinabè, Serge Aimé Coulibaly, et qui tourne autour de la bravoure de la princesse Yennenga. La cérémonie qui a alterné spectacle et discours officiels a donné à voir des danses, des acrobaties, et à apprécier de mélodieuses chansons proposées par des vedettes du terroir. » 17 films en compétition Alors le programme… « Sur 1.132 films inscrits, 239 ont été sélectionnés et 17 retenus dans la catégorie long-métrage de fiction, pour concourir à l'Etalon d'or de Yennenga, la récompense suprême, pointe le quotidien Le Pays. Le Burkina Faso y est représenté par Boubacar Diallo avec son film, Les trois lascars. Dans cette catégorie, 15 autres pays sont en lice dans la course au Saint graal. Ce sont l'Angola, le Sénégal, le Cameroun, le Nigeria, la Tanzanie, la Somalie, la Côte d'Ivoire, le Tchad, le Rwanda, le Maroc, l'Egypte, la Tunisie, la Namibie, le Lesotho et Haïti. » Alors, s'interroge Le Pays, « qui succédera à The Mercy of the Jungle, du Rwandais Joël Karekezi, lauréat 2019 du dernier FESPACO ? » Quels favoris ? Justement, les favoris, dévoile Le Point Afrique : « le Tchadien Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, avec Lingui, les liens sacrés, déjà présenté à Cannes cette année. Le cinéaste franco-ivoirien Philippe Lacôte sera présent également avec son deuxième long-métrage La Nuit des rois. Une plongée dans la prison surpeuplée de la Maca (la Maison d'arrêt et de correction d'Abidjan). Autre film à surveiller de près, The White Line de la Namibienne, Desiree Kahikopo. (…) Plus rarement présente au cinéma, la Somalie sera représentée cette année au Fespaco avec La Femme du fossoyeur, d'Ahmed Khada (…) Le Sénégal, pays à l'honneur de cette 27e édition du Fespaco, n'est pas en reste. Le Père de Nafi, premier film réalisé par Mamadou Dia, a été salué par la critique. Le cinéaste sénégalais y raconte la vie d'un petit village du nord du pays, où deux frères s'opposent à propos du mariage de leurs enfants, l'islamisme rampant dans ces sociétés servant de trame de fond. » Et puis la production burkinabé donc, Les trois lascars qui traite de la question de l'infidélité : « C'est une satire, explique à WakatSéra, le réalisateur Boubacar Diallo, un portrait de notre société qui dépeint un peu nos us et coutumes avec humour et cherche de petits liens traditionnels pour montrer comment on dénoue les crises par l'humour et qui nous sommes surtout dans ces moments très agités, très préoccupants de crise de Covid-19, de crise sécuritaire. On a tous besoin d'une bouffée d'oxygène. » Le public au rendez-vous ? Et puis on revient au quotidien Le Pays, avec la question de « la participation du public burkinabè dont on peut se demander s'il aura véritablement le cœur à la fête. Car, faut-il le rappeler, si le report de date a permis de sauver l'événement, cette édition se tient en pleine rentrée scolaire qui reste encore, pour de nombreux Burkinabè, un véritable casse-tête financier. Si l'on ajoute à cela le fait que du 16 au 23 du mois, ils sont nombreux les fonctionnaires et autres travailleurs du privé à ne pas être passés à la caisse, on se demande quelle saveur aura ce FESPACO 2021. »

The latest on the protests in Sudan, where there are divisions within the transitional government which is supposed to be steering the country on the path to democracy. We hear from within the Forces for Freedom and Change. Africa currently imports roughly 85% of its food. What benefits would greater self-sufficiency bring to the continent? We bring you a special report from Benin. And after an 8-month hiatus due to the pandemic, Africa's premier cinema festival is back. We take you to FESPACO in Ouagadougou.

Le Fespaco, festival créé en 1969, véritable institution qui a été décalée en début d'année, menacée par la crise sécuritaire que traverse toute la sous-région, a bel et bien lieu. 17 films sont sélectionnés dans la catégorie reine, celle des longs métrages. Et pour cette 27e édition, la volonté est de mettre en avant les nouvelles générations de créateurs. « La lutte ou la mort, nous vaincrons », scandait Thomas Sankara. Un adage qui colle au cinéma africain dont le chemin est encore long à parcourir pour émerger. Malgré la multiplication des films et des séries, malgré les divers moyens de diffusion, les nouvelles générations rencontrent les mêmes difficultés que les anciennes. Même le président burkinabè Roch Marc Christian Kabore s'est interrogé à la sortie de la cérémonie d'ouverture : « Quelles sont les difficultés, les contraintes, les perspectives du cinéma africain ? Il faudra que l'ensemble des acteurs de la profession se penche sur la question, pour que nous puissions lever tous les verrous qui empêchent le cinéma africain de prospérer. » Soutenir les nouvelles générations La direction du Fespaco a clairement fait le choix de mettre le cinéma en avant, d'éviter de politiser une fois de plus un festival qui célèbre ses 52 années d'existence. Le thème de cette édition : « Cinéma d'Afrique et diaspora : nouveaux regards, nouveaux défis ». Le fait de choisir le réalisateur mauritanien Abderrahmane Sissako va dans cette volonté de transmettre. « Je suis très ému que des films aient été réalisés pendant cette période de pandémie. Il y a aussi le rajeunissement de la profession cinématographique et l'engagement des États reste quand même quelque chose de très faible ! C'est dommage pour cette jeunesse. » Acteur, musicien, le Burkinabè Smockey, Serge Bambara à l'état civil, fondateur du Balai Citoyen s'est fortement impliqué pour ce Fespaco, notamment pour la cérémonie d'ouverture avec le chorégraphe Serge Aimé Coulibaly. Pandémie, crise sécuritaire, le militant inspiré par Thomas Sankara adresse un message très clair aux nouvelles générations de créateurs. « C'est une épreuve de plus qu'il faut surmonter, une de plus, mais ce n'est pas la forteresse la plus imprenable, explique-t-il. Cela va permettre effectivement à cette jeunesse de comprendre qu'elle a besoin de se construire sur des obstacles. Sans obstacle, on n'arrive à rien. » Signe que le cinéma africain a continué à vivre malgré les difficultés, plus de 1 100 films ont été proposés au comité de sélection. 17 sont cette semaine en compétition dans la catégorie long métrage. Les prix seront décernés samedi 23 octobre lors de la cérémonie de clôture.

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Après plus d'un an et demi de crise sanitaire mondiale, les activités reprennent, les salles de cinéma rouvrent et les festivals aussi.  Annulé en 2020, reporté en 2021 le Fespaco, grand rendez-vous des cinémas et productions audiovisuelles d'Afrique, ouvre ses portes ce samedi à Ouagadougou. Nous consacrons la majeure partie de notre émission à cet événement. En ligne de Ouagadougou, Moussa Sawadogo, le nouveau délégué général. Et en studio la réalisatrice haïtienne Gessica Geneus, dont le premier long métrage, Freda, est en lice pour l'Étalon de Yennenga et vient de sortir en salles en France. Nous recevons également le sociologue et économiste du cinéma Claude Forest. Pauses musicales : Casey Ausgang Chuck Berry et In your likeness Woodkid Reportages de Yaya Boudani (Ouagadougou) et Stéphane Lagarde (Pékin). 

C'est déjà le tapis rouge pour son film La nuit des rois, film somptueux qui a représenté la Côte d'Ivoire aux Oscars 2021, en compétition officielle au prochain Fespaco, prix de la mise en scène au Festival du film francophone d'Angoulême, n'en jetez plus, notre invité du jour Philippe Lacôte qui porte bien son nom, garde la tête froide. Philippe Lacôte c'est le tissage entre noir et blanc, Afrique et Europe, une filiation qui donnerait du grain à moudre aux historiens et autres sociologues de nos temps modernes : éduqué entre une mère ivoirienne co-fondatrice du FPI (ancien parti de Gbagbo) et un père français conquis par l'idéologie nazie, Lacôte prendra la tangente grâce à d'autres Temps modernes, merci les salles obscures. Lui dont on se demande régulièrement pour quel parti il roule, fonce (notamment depuis Run) sur l'autoroute de la Fiction… Clap de 1ère sur cette Nuit des rois qui s'aventure dans la plus grande prison de Côte d'Ivoire, la Maca. Les choix musicaux de Philippe Lacôte Amy Whinehouse - Back to black Asmahan  - Layali el onsi

Worldmix : les nouveautés de la sono mondiale avec Cumbia Chicharra, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, Kamel El Harrachi …Ce matin, réveillez-vous au bout du monde, en Italie méridionale, en Algérie, à Cuba… Bintou Simporé vous fait découvrir les nouveautés de la sono mondiale.Après les sélections de la programmation de Nova, faites vos valises direction Cuba avec la réédition-augmentée de l'album Buena Vista Social Club, projet mené par Nick Gold de World Circuit et le guitariste américain Ry Cooder avec un fabuleux All Stars. Ici Eliades Ochoa interprète le “Chan Chan“ de Compay Segundo.La suite des nouveautés, ce sera avec l'envoûteur du matin, l'algérien Kamel El Harrachi. Avec son nouvel album Nouara, il chante la beauté de son pays natal dans un blues charmeur. Puis dansons sur les rythmes latino-américains ! Le groupe marseillais Cumbia Chicharra confronte sensualité cumbia et sons urbains dans son nouvel album El Grito, qui sort chez Discos la Chicharra.Votre réveil au bout du monde passera ensuite par l'Italie du sud avec le nouvel album Meridiana du Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, coproduit avec le guitariste et producteur Justin Adams chez Ponderosa Music Records.Un plongeon dans l'univers des musiques populaires de la Pizzica avec leur titre “Orfeo”. Restons en Europe du côté des terres slovaques : le groupe néo-folk HRDZA clôturera le voyage avec “Stefan”, un morceau réenregistré sur l'album “22”. PlaylistQuantic feat. Nidia Gongora - Balada Borracha10 CC - Dreadlock Holiday Joy Crookes - When You Were MineDele Sosimi - E Go BettaMarisa Monte - CalmaMelvin Van Peebles - B.O SweetbackDont le Worldmix : Buena vista Social Club - Chan Chan Kamal EL Harrachi - Mahalak Nouara Cumbia Chicharra - Guatón Feliz Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino - Orfeo HRDZA - Stefan Un Vent d'Ailleurs Rendez-vous au Burkina Faso à la 27e édition du Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou ! Du 16 au 23 octobre prochain, 17 longs métrages seront en compétition pour L'Étalon d'Or, la plus grande récompense de cette cérémonie. Du côté de Paris, un ancien détenteur du prix est mis à l'honneur. Direction le cinéma Grand Action où un cycle est actuellement consacré au réalisateur mauritanien Med Hondo, décédé en 2019 et lauréat du Fespaco en 1996 avec Sarraounia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMCimPc-AZYBande annonce Cycle MED HONDO au Grand ActionLe MusikactuDans ce Musikactu, direction le Brésil où la musique rythme la lutte. Véronique Mortaigne nous présente Demarcaçao Ja !, un mouvement musical en faveur des droits des peuples indigènes. Fin août, l'annexion programmée des terres indigènes par le gouvernement de Jair... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Avec l'acteur et réalisateur ivoirien Sidiki Bakaba et le critique et essayiste Jean-Michel Frodon. Dans l'émission on parlera aussi de la Mostra de Venise et du Fespaco, qui se tiendra à Ouagadougou du  16 au 23 octobre avec son délégué général Alex Moussa Sawadogo.

Judd and Nicole are joined by Kamissa Camara (Tony Blair Institute & USIP) to talk through the history of U.S. policy toward Burkina Faso, how the Biden administration can grow economic opportunities in the country, and why you should travel to Ouagadougou to attend Fespaco, the largest African film festival in the world.

Auteur-compositeur et interprète rare et méticuleux, Wasis Diop partage son temps de création entre musiques pour le cinéma et chansons ourlées. En 2014, Séquences, collectait une partie de son travail pour le 7ème art, mais depuis Judu Bek en 2008, ses précieuses confidences vocales ne se conjuguaient plus au présent. De la Glace dans la Gazelle vient rompre ce long silence. (Rediffusion) → Le site de Wasis Diop  Wasis Diop vit à Paris, il y a son abri, ses amis, ses amours, son studio et son vélo sur lequel il sillonne la ville pour observer la vie. Il y a vu passer des esprits aux pouvoirs presqu'aussi magiques que les sorciers ou les griots du Sénégal de ses ancêtres. De belles âmes qui l'ont aidé à consolider son chemin. Il y a eu le multi-instrumentiste Loy Erhlich (Hadouk), venu fortifier son association avec son compatriote Umbañ Ukset au sein de West African Cosmos, d'où sort un unique album halluciné et psychédélique en 1974. Cette aventure vivra son apogée, mais aussi son dernier épisode à la Villette, lors d'un concert historique qui marque également les débuts du groupe Téléphone et de Bernard Lavilliers. En 1978, Zabu, ex-chanteur de Magma engage Wasis comme guitariste et l'emmène en Jamaïque. À Kingston, ils travaillent dans le studio enfumé de Lee Scratch Perry et assistent, le 22 avril à l'historique «One Love Peace Concert», à la fin duquel Bob Marley pousse les rivaux Michael Manley et Edward Seaga à se donner une poignée de main, qui devait mettre un terme à la guerre civile qui faisait rage entre les supporters des deux hommes politiques. En 1983, Wasis croise la route de l'Anglais Robin Millar qui, avant de devenir l'heureux producteur du premier album de Sade, réalise son premier single. En 1991, il co-écrit avec la chanteuse d'origine tunisienne Amina, C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison, qui se distingue à l'Eurovision. L'année suivante, sa musique pour le film Hyènes de son frère Djibril Diop Mambéty est un succès qui l'impose comme compositeur pour le cinéma. Plus tard, Wasis, fasciné par le Japon apprend que le saxophoniste et producteur Yasuaki Shimizu (Saxophonettes, Ryuchi Sakamoto, Helen Merrill), fait un casting de musiciens à Paris, inspiré, Wasis improvise un chant qui devient un tube au pays du Soleil Levant. Surpris d'avoir trouvé sa voix, il se convainc d'écrire son premier album de chansons, No Sant que produit Shimizu en 1994. Il découvre le Japon, pays qui lui réservait une belle histoire d'amour, renforcée par la naissance de deux de ses enfants. 4 ans plus tard, Toxu est notamment l'occasion de rendre hommage à l'un des groupes qui ont le mieux réussi le mariage de l'Afrique et du rock : Talking Heads. Son leader David Byrne est séduit par sa version de Once in a Lifetime et l'invite à se produire en direct de son émission de radio très populaire. Après diffusion, les ventes de Toxu se multiplient par dix sur le territoire américain. La même année, Djibril Mambéty Diop, le frère complice, le capteur de lumière s'éteint. Le cinéma africain perd un pionnier, son dernier moyen métrage mis en musique par Wasis, La Petite Vendeuse de Soleil, est présenté à titre posthume. Wasis ne quitte guère les studios d'enregistrement pour le cinéma, une dizaine de bandes sons séparent Toxu de l'album de chansons suivant. Judu Bek sort en 2008, poignée de perles ciselées dont une adaptation en wolof de l'Hallelujah de Leonard Cohen, une prière adressée à l'Ange Djibril. Cinéma toujours avec des musiques, notamment pour le réalisateur tchadien Mahamat-Saleh Haroun ; Daratt en 2006, Un homme qui crie pour lequel Wasis Diop a gagné le prix de la musique au FESPACO 2011, Grigris en 2013 ou Une Saison en France avec Sandrine Bonnaire en 2018 ; mais aussi derrière la caméra. En 2018, Wasis Diop présente 17 rue Jules Ferry, un documentaire sur son ami Joe Ouakam, peintre et personnage-clé de la culture sénégalaise, disparu en 2017. Partagé entre le Sénégal et la France, Wasis Diop est le plus souvent à Paris. Mais dans les rues de cette capitale, il observe que l'élan généreux qui, à ses débuts, lui permit de bâtir un réseau fraternel, s'estompe. Aujourd'hui, la ville de l'amour exprime son romantisme par une collection de cadenas fermés à double tour sur un pont, qui cache avec peine à ses pieds le désarroi de réfugiés abandonnés à tous les vents. Voyage à Paris qui ouvre De la Glace dans la Gazelle, fait écho aux sans-papier de Samba Le Berger, le single de Toxu, ou aux jeunes Africains qui bravent tous les dangers pour rejoindre l'Europe, personnages centraux de Bintou Wéré, l'Opéra du Sahel que Wasis a écrit avec Zé Manel Fortes. Première oeuvre lyrique africaine présentée en 2007 au Théâtre du Châtelet et en 2018 à Palerme, où les rôles principaux sont joués par de jeunes artistes ayant vécu un tel périple. Wasis Diop chante la poésie élégante des chansons de De la Glace dans la Gazelle en français par ce qu'il aime cette langue, mais aussi pour transmettre à un public plus large la richesse de la culture africaine. On y croise le fondateur de l'empire Mandingue (Sunjata) et les femmes qui ont fait sa légende : la mère de Sunjata Keïta (Sogolon) et sa sœur Nana Triban (L'Ergot de Coq). On rencontre aussi des héros d'hier tels le tambourinaires Doudou N'Diaye Rose, créateur du rythme national du Sénégal (La Rose Noire) et, bien sûr, son génial cinéaste de frère (Y'a bon Diop) ou Jean Rouch, ce réalisateur et ethnologue français que Wasis qualifie de père du cinéma africain. Hommage lui est rendu par l'usage de sa voix commentant le rituel dogon Sigui (Le Sigui de Jean Rouch). Il évoque nos problèmes et difficultés si actuelles : les réfugiés (Voyage à Paris), La pandémie (Ame Ly Pandémie), les plaies qui s'abattent sur l'Afrique avec un peu plus de cruauté peut-être qu'ailleurs. Avec des mots imagés, nourris de pudeur poétique, il souligne les problèmes climatiques (De la Glace dans la Gazelle) ou économiques qui poussent certaines femmes à jouer à un trouble jeu d'argent pour nourrir leurs proches (Anna Mou) et les hommes à perdre leurs repères naturels (Parler), pendant que les puissants s'enferrent dans la démesure (Le Cimetière des Gratte Ciels). Ici, comme dans la meilleure poésie, chaque syllabe est choisie à la fois pour son sens et sa musicalité. Et chaque mot est magnifié par la voix profonde, sensuelle et habitée de Wasis Diop. Sa guitare, tour à tour limpide ou hypnotisante, est soutenue par les inventions permanentes du percussionniste franco-américain Steve Shehan, longtemps partenaire de Loy Erlich et Didier Malherbe dans Hadouk Trio et musicien au CV époustouflant (Dylan, McCartney, Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, Youssou N'Dour, Khaled ou Salif Keita ). De la Glace dans la Gazelle est aussi l'occasion de réunir un père et sa fille, Mati Diop, réalisatrice prodige, dont le long métrage Atlantique a reçu le Grand prix du festival de Cannes en 2019 et qui signe le clip de Voyage à Paris. Wasis Diop ne nous avait pas offert de chansons inédites depuis 13 ans. Mais De la Glace dans la Gazelle est un trésor qui méritait largement notre patience. Titres de Wasis Diop extrait de l'album De la glace dans la Gazelle  Voyage à Paris → voir le clip  Y'a Bon Diop Le sigui de Jean Rouch Parler → voir le clip Anna Mou De la Glace dans la Gazelle Playlist de Wasis Diop Steve Shehan et Baly Othmani Assouf Ze Manel Voz do Sangue (extrait album African Citizen) David Bowie The Motel (extrait album Outside) Thione Seck Siiw (extrait album Orientissime).

In this episode we take a deep dive into Joel Karekezi's second feature film, ‘The Mercy of The Jungle'. This great production that won the top prize at FESPACO in 2019 was filmed in Uganda! You rent the film for 17,000/- or buy it for 35,000/- on Vimeo here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/themercyofthejungle Watch Joel's first short film The Pardon here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bTWHtrJ_ac

In this new episode of "The Wave", we are happy to we welcome four industry experts who will explain the importance of cinema to telling the African story and changing the narrative on the Continent and its people. They also will address the question of the future of African cinema in a post Covid world, as well as the issues of access to finance and the role of festivals and distribution networks in creating new opportunities for African filmmakers.  Host Karine Barclais,  founder of the African Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival  Speakers  Biola Alabi, founding partner of Biola Alabi Media, producer of  the food documentary Bukas and Joints, as well as movies such as Lara and the Beat, Banana Island Ghost available on Netflix   Apolline Traore, a burkinabe filmmaker who directed several short films. However, the movies for which she is best known are Moi Zaphira, released in 2013, and Frontières, which was released in 2018. Frontières was awarded a prize at the 2017 edition of FESPACO, the Ouagadougou film festival.  Jackie Motsepe, Chief Operating Officer of the KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission. The mandate of the Commission is to make the KwaZulu-Natal province a film production hub, and to position it as a globally competitive, diverse and sustainable industry and choice film destination. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Auteur-compositeur et interprète rare et méticuleux, Wasis Diop partage son temps de création entre musiques pour le cinéma et chansons ourlées. En 2014, Séquences, collectait une partie de son travail pour le 7ème art, mais depuis Judu Bek en 2008, ses précieuses confidences vocales ne se conjuguaient plus au présent. De la Glace dans la Gazelle vient rompre ce long silence. → Le site de Wasis Diop  Wasis Diop vit à Paris, il y a son abri, ses amis, ses amours, son studio et son vélo sur lequel il sillonne la ville pour observer la vie. Il y a vu passer des esprits aux pouvoirs presqu’aussi magiques que les sorciers ou les griots du Sénégal de ses ancêtres. De belles âmes qui l’ont aidé à consolider son chemin. Il y a eu le multi-instrumentiste Loy Erhlich (Hadouk), venu fortifier son association avec son compatriote Umbañ Ukset au sein de West African Cosmos, d’où sort un unique album halluciné et psychédélique en 1974. Cette aventure vivra son apogée, mais aussi son dernier épisode à la Villette, lors d’un concert historique qui marque également les débuts du groupe Téléphone et de Bernard Lavilliers. En 1978, Zabu, ex-chanteur de Magma engage Wasis comme guitariste et l’emmène en Jamaïque. À Kingston, ils travaillent dans le studio enfumé de Lee Scratch Perry et assistent, le 22 avril à l’historique «One Love Peace Concert», à la fin duquel Bob Marley pousse les rivaux Michael Manley et Edward Seaga à se donner une poignée de main, qui devait mettre un terme à la guerre civile qui faisait rage entre les supporters des deux hommes politiques. En 1983, Wasis croise la route de l’Anglais Robin Millar qui, avant de devenir l’heureux producteur du premier album de Sade, réalise son premier single. En 1991, il co-écrit avec la chanteuse d’origine tunisienne Amina, C’est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison, qui se distingue à l’Eurovision. L’année suivante, sa musique pour le film Hyènes de son frère Djibril Diop Mambéty est un succès qui l’impose comme compositeur pour le cinéma. Plus tard, Wasis, fasciné par le Japon apprend que le saxophoniste et producteur Yasuaki Shimizu (Saxophonettes, Ryuchi Sakamoto, Helen Merrill), fait un casting de musiciens à Paris, inspiré, Wasis improvise un chant qui devient un tube au pays du Soleil Levant. Surpris d’avoir trouvé sa voix, il se convainc d’écrire son premier album de chansons, No Sant que produit Shimizu en 1994. Il découvre le Japon, pays qui lui réservait une belle histoire d’amour, renforcée par la naissance de deux de ses enfants. 4 ans plus tard, Toxu est notamment l’occasion de rendre hommage à l’un des groupes qui ont le mieux réussi le mariage de l’Afrique et du rock : Talking Heads. Son leader David Byrne est séduit par sa version de Once in a Lifetime et l’invite à se produire en direct de son émission de radio très populaire. Après diffusion, les ventes de Toxu se multiplient par dix sur le territoire américain. La même année, Djibril Mambéty Diop, le frère complice, le capteur de lumière s’éteint. Le cinéma africain perd un pionnier, son dernier moyen métrage mis en musique par Wasis, La Petite Vendeuse de Soleil, est présenté à titre posthume. Wasis ne quitte guère les studios d’enregistrement pour le cinéma, une dizaine de bandes sons séparent Toxu de l’album de chansons suivant. Judu Bek sort en 2008, poignée de perles ciselées dont une adaptation en wolof de l’Hallelujah de Leonard Cohen, une prière adressée à l’Ange Djibril. Cinéma toujours avec des musiques, notamment pour le réalisateur tchadien Mahamat-Saleh Haroun ; Daratt en 2006, Un homme qui crie pour lequel Wasis Diop a gagné le prix de la musique au FESPACO 2011, Grigris en 2013 ou Une Saison en France avec Sandrine Bonnaire en 2018 ; mais aussi derrière la caméra. En 2018, Wasis Diop présente 17 rue Jules Ferry, un documentaire sur son ami Joe Ouakam, peintre et personnage-clé de la culture sénégalaise, disparu en 2017. Partagé entre le Sénégal et la France, Wasis Diop est le plus souvent à Paris. Mais dans les rues de cette capitale, il observe que l’élan généreux qui, à ses débuts, lui permit de bâtir un réseau fraternel, s’estompe. Aujourd’hui, la ville de l’amour exprime son romantisme par une collection de cadenas fermés à double tour sur un pont, qui cache avec peine à ses pieds le désarroi de réfugiés abandonnés à tous les vents. Voyage à Paris qui ouvre De la Glace dans la Gazelle, fait écho aux sans-papier de Samba Le Berger, le single de Toxu, ou aux jeunes Africains qui bravent tous les dangers pour rejoindre l’Europe, personnages centraux de Bintou Wéré, l’Opéra du Sahel que Wasis a écrit avec Zé Manel Fortes. Première oeuvre lyrique africaine présentée en 2007 au Théâtre du Châtelet et en 2018 à Palerme, où les rôles principaux sont joués par de jeunes artistes ayant vécu un tel périple. Wasis Diop chante la poésie élégante des chansons de De la Glace dans la Gazelle en français par ce qu’il aime cette langue, mais aussi pour transmettre à un public plus large la richesse de la culture africaine. On y croise le fondateur de l’empire Mandingue (Sunjata) et les femmes qui ont fait sa légende : la mère de Sunjata Keïta (Sogolon) et sa sœur Nana Triban (L’Ergot de Coq). On rencontre aussi des héros d’hier tels le tambourinaires Doudou N’Diaye Rose, créateur du rythme national du Sénégal (La Rose Noire) et, bien sûr, son génial cinéaste de frère (Y’a bon Diop) ou Jean Rouch, ce réalisateur et ethnologue français que Wasis qualifie de père du cinéma africain. Hommage lui est rendu par l’usage de sa voix commentant le rituel dogon Sigui (Le Sigui de Jean Rouch). Il évoque nos problèmes et difficultés si actuelles : les réfugiés (Voyage à Paris), La pandémie (Ame Ly Pandémie), les plaies qui s’abattent sur l’Afrique avec un peu plus de cruauté peut-être qu’ailleurs. Avec des mots imagés, nourris de pudeur poétique, il souligne les problèmes climatiques (De la Glace dans la Gazelle) ou économiques qui poussent certaines femmes à jouer à un trouble jeu d’argent pour nourrir leurs proches (Anna Mou) et les hommes à perdre leurs repères naturels (Parler), pendant que les puissants s’enferrent dans la démesure (Le Cimetière des Gratte Ciels). Ici, comme dans la meilleure poésie, chaque syllabe est choisie à la fois pour son sens et sa musicalité. Et chaque mot est magnifié par la voix profonde, sensuelle et habitée de Wasis Diop. Sa guitare, tour à tour limpide ou hypnotisante, est soutenue par les inventions permanentes du percussionniste franco-américain Steve Shehan, longtemps partenaire de Loy Erlich et Didier Malherbe dans Hadouk Trio et musicien au CV époustouflant (Dylan, McCartney, Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, Youssou N’Dour, Khaled ou Salif Keita ). De la Glace dans la Gazelle est aussi l’occasion de réunir un père et sa fille, Mati Diop, réalisatrice prodige, dont le long métrage Atlantique a reçu le Grand prix du festival de Cannes en 2019 et qui signe le clip de Voyage à Paris. Wasis Diop ne nous avait pas offert de chansons inédites depuis 13 ans. Mais De la Glace dans la Gazelle est un trésor qui méritait largement notre patience. Titres de Wasis Diop extrait de l’album De la glace dans la Gazelle  Voyage à Paris → voir le clip  Y’a Bon Diop Le sigui de Jean Rouch Parler → voir le clip Anna Mou De la Glace dans la Gazelle Playlist de Wasis Diop Steve Shehan et Baly Othmani Assouf Ze Manel Voz do Sangue (extrait album African Citizen) David Bowie The Motel (extrait album Outside) Thione Seck Siiw (extrait album Orientissime).

« La Cour constitutionnelle du Niger a validé hier les résultats provisoires du premier tour de l’élection présidentielle, note L’Evénement à Niamey. Sans surprise, le duel entre Mohamed Bazoum et Mahamane Ousmane est confirmé pour le second tour prévu le 21 février. Mohamed Bazoum est crédité de 39,30% des voix. Il est suivi de l’ancien président, Mahamane Ousmane, avec 16,98% des suffrages. La campagne pour le second tour est donc lancée. » Et « les jeux restent ouverts », estime Le Pays au Burkina. « Bien que le candidat Mohamed Bazoum soit à un battement de cœur de la victoire, au regard des résultats du premier tour qui le placent largement en tête (avec 22 points d’avance), pour autant, cet écart abyssal ne lui garantit pas une victoire sans bavure le 21 février prochain, surtout si les principaux candidats défaits au premier tour comme Seini Oumarou, Albadé Abouba et Ibrahim Yacouba font bloc derrière Mahamane Ousmane, dans un pays où la variable identitaire prime sur les programmes politiques dans le choix des électeurs. (…) On comprend donc l’optimisme quasi surréaliste de Mahamane Ousmane, pointe Le Pays, qui rêve de reconquérir par les urnes le pouvoir qu’il avait perdu par les armes en 1996 (…). Et dans le camp d’en face, celui de Mohamed Bazoum, on ne dort pas sur ses lauriers : des négociations auraient commencé en coulisses dès la proclamation des résultats du premier tour afin d’obtenir des ralliements même opportunistes d’adversaires politiques, qui lui permettraient de transformer l’essai dans exactement trois semaines. » Covid : l’Afrique subit la deuxième vague À lire dansLe Monde Afrique cette série de reportages sur l’Afrique face à la deuxième vague de Covid-19. Reportage d’abord au Ghana, « confronté à une importante recrudescence des contaminations depuis début janvier ». Les jeunes sont les plus touchés. Pourtant, « à parcourir les rues d’Accra, la capitale, on en oublierait pourtant rapidement l’existence de la pandémie mondiale : le masque est rarement porté, les commerces et marchés sont ouverts et la nuit, la fête continue dans les bars bondés. En 2020, on pensait savoir que le Covid-19 tuait surtout les personnes âgées : or, au Ghana, la moitié de la population a moins de 21 ans. Et, depuis quelques jours, l’inquiétude commence insidieusement à gagner la jeunesse, qui s’était laissée bercer par un sentiment d’invincibilité. » Autre pays et même inquiétude : « malgré un contrôle strict, le Rwanda commence à se faire déborder », relève Le Monde Afrique. « Face à une deuxième vague de Covid-19 bien plus virulente que la première, les autorités ont décidé, il y a 15 jours de reconfiner la capitale, Kigali. Le reste du pays est soumis à un couvre-feu à 18 heures. » Le commerce de rue durement impacté Au Sénégal, on s’alarme également : plus de 200 morts en janvier. Le virus progresse vite. « Un mois macabre pour le Sénégal », soupire WalfQuotidien. Et ce malgré les mesures de restriction imposées par les autorités, dont le couvre-feu à 21h. Un couvre-feu qui impacte durement le commerce de rue, relève le quotidien Enquête. « Les tanganas, ces gargotes populaires où l’on peut manger rapidement et à bas prix, les dibiteries, où l’on propose de la viande grillée au feu de bois, et autres fastfood, sont durement touchés. (…) Oubliés dans le cadre du plan de résilience durant la première vague, asphyxiés par la seconde vague de mesures restrictives, les gérants de ces petits commerces de rue implorent l’appui du gouvernement pour leur survie. » Le Fespaco annulé Enfin, autre conséquence de la pandémie : « le Fespaco, le Festival panafricain de cinéma et de télévision de Ouagadougou, la Mecque du cinéma africain depuis 1969, n’accueillera pas, cette année, ses milliers de visiteurs, nationaux et internationaux, déplore WakatSéra. (…) Le Fespaco qui devait avoir lieu du 17 février au 6 mars est reporté à une date ultérieure. (…) Le Covid-19 est passé par là, et sa deuxième vague, qui met l’Afrique à rude épreuve, affolant les compteurs des cas confirmés et des décès, ne présage rien de bon. Et on espère toujours le vaccin qui se met difficilement en place sur le continent. (…) Le virus est bien là, conclut WakatSéra, et ce n’est pas du cinéma ! »

Host Deardra Shuler interviews Black women in business.  She talks to award-winning Guadeloupean/Parisian filmmaker Mariette Monpierre.  Born in Guadeloupe and raised in Paris, Mariette completed her Masters Degree in Languages and received her BA in Television & Medias at l’Université de Paris-Sorbonne and her graduate degree in American Studies at Smith College in Massachusetts. She began her career as a producer at ad agency BBD&O in New York where she produced commercials for Frito-Lay, Visa, Campbells, Pizza Hut, etc.  Her portfolio includes advertising, feature films, documentaries, shorts, music videos and podcasts.  Her documentary "Knowledge is Power." helped raise HIV/AIDS awareness. Other films include: “Sweet Mickey for President?” that won Best Documentary at the Reel Sisters Film Festival in New York, a short film “Rendez-Vous,” nominated for the Djibril Diop Mambety Award. The film experienced a successful run in several major international film festivals and took her around the world and was featured at the African Diaspora film Festival in New York, to name a few. "Elza" her first feature length film was a New York TImes Critics Pick.  It won several awards, including the 2012 BAFTA Choice Award, The Jury Award for Best Director First Feature at the Pan African Film Festival in LA., the Paul Robeson Award for Best Film of the Diaspora at FESPACO in Burkino Faso in West Africa..  Mariette's documentary, "Between 2 Shores" aired on PBS/World Channel.  Her TV Comedy pilot "Caribbean Girl NYC," aired on FLOW network in the British Caribbean.  Her documentary about Muslims in the West Indies was featured by Frannce Television.    

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay!  We begin with a show aired Nov. 26, 2008 featuring Rafael Jesus Gonzalez and Karla Brundage. We speak about Indigenous Rights and being Thankful.  We close with another show, first aired April 28, 2009. Today's show features: director, Tim Disney and subject, Regina N. Kelly, of the new film, "American Violet," which opens in the San Francisco Bay Area, Friday, May 1, 2009. There is a free screening Tuesday, April 28, 7 p.m. at the Metreon (4th and Mission Streets, San Francisco, 3rd level). Our next guest is Jean Marie Teno, director of the new film, "Sacred Places," which looks at African Cinema and the FESPACO film festival on its 40th anniversary and questions its goals and objectives. The film screens several times at the San Francisco International Film Festival. We close with an extended interview with Ra Un Nefer Amen 1, Hon. D.D., spiritual leader and founder of the Ausar Auset community, and author of the new novel: "Heru: The Resurrection."  

Carl Seaton, born in Chicago, grew up with a strong affinity for movies and television shows. The meteoric rise of the VCR turned his affinity for movies in to a full-blown addiction. Carl's addiction led him to Columbia College Film School where he studied the crafts of Directing and Screenwriting. The creative environment at Columbia allowed Carl to flourish where he graduated with Honors. Carl's first feature film, One Week, was a drama about a heterosexual man that has to wait a week for the results of an HIV test as he prepares for his wedding. The ultra-low budget filmscreened all over the world in prestigious festivals like the Toronto International Film Festival, and Fespaco. One Week also garnered awards at several film festivals including the American Black Film Festival, Urbanworld, and the Chicago International Film Festival. Following the success of One Week, Carl co-wrote a screenplay, Step In The Name Of Love, that was acquired by MGM. In 2016, Carl premiered his latest film, a Movie of the Week for the TvOne Network, Bad Dad Rehab, starring Malik Yoba, the film is about four men that go to a rehab program that helps them become better fathers. The film garnered Carl a NAACP Image Award nomination. Carl's career in episodic directing began when he was hired by John Singleton to direct two episodes of the TV show Rebel. Since then, Carl has gone on to direct a wide range of shows like The CW's, The Originals, Batowman, Dynasty, and Supergirl, Dick Wolf's Chicago PD, Fire, Med, and FBI, the CBS drama Bull, and Showtime's The Chi. In February, Carl was nominated for a NAACP Image award for his work on directing the show , Snowfall, created by his mentor, the late John Singleton. Carl is currently gearing up to direct more shows in this next era of filmmaking - post pandemic, while developing a miniseries that will be based in Chicago. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theactorslounge/support

Show Notes Moe Factz with Adam Curry for December 2nd 2019, Episode number 17 Shaft Stache Shownotes Robert Townsend (actor) - Wikipedia Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:13 American actor Robert Townsend (born February 6, 1957) is an American actor, director, comedian, and writer.[1][2] Townsend is best known for directing the films Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Eddie Murphy Raw (1987), The Meteor Man (1993), The Five Heartbeats (1991) and various other films and stand-up specials. He is especially known for his eponymous self-titled character, Robert Peterson as the starring role as on The WB sitcom The Parent 'Hood (1995''1999), a series which he created and of which directed select episodes. Townsend is also known for his role as Donald "Duck" Matthews in his 1991 film The Five Heartbeats.[3] He later wrote, directed and produced Making The Five Heartbeats (2018), a documentary film about the production process and behind the scenes insight into creating the film. Townsend is also known for his production company Townsend Entertainment [4] which has produced films Playin' for Love,[5] In the Hive and more. During the 1980s and early''1990s, Townsend gained national exposure through his stand-up comedy routines and appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Townsend has worked with talent including Halle Berry, Morgan Freeman, Chris Tucker, Beyonc(C), Denzel Washington and many more.[6][7][8] Early life and career [ edit ] Townsend was born in Chicago, Illinois, the second of four children[9] to Shirley (n(C)e Jenkins) and Ed Townsend. His mother ended up raising him and his three siblings as a single parent. Growing up on the city's west side, Townsend attended Austin High School; graduating in 1975.[10] He became interested in acting as a teenager. During a reading of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex in high school, Townsend captured the attention of Chicago's X Bag Theatre, The Experimental Black Actors Guild. Townsend later auditioned for parts at Chicago's Experimental Black Actors' Guild and performed in local plays studying at the famed Second City comedy workshop for improvisation in 1974. Townsend had a brief uncredited role in the 1975 movie Cooley High. After high school, Townsend enrolled at Illinois State University, studied a year and later moved to New York to study at the Negro Ensemble Company. Townsend's mother believed that he should complete his college education, but he felt that college took time away from his passion for acting, and he soon dropped out of school to pursue his acting career full-time. Career [ edit ] Townsend auditioned to be part of Saturday Night Live's 1980''1981 cast, but was rejected in favor of Eddie Murphy. In 1982, Townsend appeared as one of the main characters in the PBS series Another Page, a program produced by Kentucky Educational Television that taught literacy to adults through serialized stories. Townsend later appeared in small parts in films like A Soldier's Story (1984), directed by Norman Jewison, and after its success garnered much more substantial parts in films like The Mighty Quinn (1989) with Denzel Washington.[11][12][13] In 1987, Townsend wrote, directed and produced Hollywood Shuffle, a satire based on the hardships and obstacles that black actors undergo in the film industry. The success of his first project helped him establish himself in the industry.[6][14] Another of his films was The Five Heartbeats based on 1960s R&B male groups and the tribulations of the music industry. Townsend created and produced two television variety shows'--the CableACE award''winning Robert Townsend and His Partners in Crime for HBO, and the Fox Television variety show Townsend Television (1993). He also created and starred in the WB Network's sitcom The Parent 'Hood which originally ran from January 1995 to July 1999. In 2018, Townsend also directed 2 episodes for the B.E.T. Series American Soul which began airing in 2019. The show is about Don Cornelius and Soul Train. Townsend was programming director at the Black Family Channel, but the network folded in 2007. Townsend created The Robert Townsend Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to introduce and help new unsigned filmmakers. Awards and other credits [ edit ] Townsend directed the 2001 TV movie, Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story for which Cole won the NAACP Image Award as Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special. Townsend also directed two television movies in 2001 and 2002 respectively, Carmen: A Hip Hopera and 10,000 Black Men Named George. In 2013 Townsend was nominated for an Ovation Award in the category of "Lead Actor in a Musical" for his role as Dan in the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts production of Next to Normal.[15] Personal life [ edit ] Townsend was married to Cheri Jones[16] from September 15, 1990, to August 9, 2001.[17] Together they have two daughters, Sierra and Skylar (Skye Townsend), both entertainers, and a son, Isiah.[6] Filmography [ edit ] Further reading [ edit ] Alexander, George. Why We Make Movies: Black Filmmakers Talk About the Magic of Cinema. Harlem Moon. 2003.Collier, Aldore. "Robert Townsend: a new kind of Hollywood dreamer. Actor-producer-director plans to make films that uplift and transform Black audiences". Ebony Magazine. 1 June 1991.Rogers, Brent. Robert Townsend Article in Perspectives. Sustaining Digital History, 12 November 2007.References [ edit ] ^ "Robert Townsend". The New York Times. ^ "As Robert Townsend Sees It : He's Fighting Stereotypes With 'Meteor Man' and New TV Show". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2010-10-10 . ^ The Five Heartbeats , retrieved 2019-09-16 ^ "Townsend Entertainment - IMDbPro". pro.imdb.com . Retrieved 2018-03-06 . ^ "Playin' For Love". Black Cinema Connection. 2014-11-05 . Retrieved 2018-03-06 . ^ a b c "About". Robert Townsend. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. ^ "Carmen: A Hip Hopera", Wikipedia, 2019-08-09 , retrieved 2019-09-17 ^ B*A*P*S , retrieved 2019-09-17 ^ "Townsend, Robert (1957-)". BlackPast.Org. 2008 . Retrieved September 18, 2017 . ^ "1975 Austin High School Yearbook (Chicago, Illinois)". Classmates.com. 1975 . Retrieved September 18, 2017 . ^ Vincent Canby, "Review/Film; Tropical Murder", The New York Times, February 17, 1989. ^ The Mighty Quinn , retrieved 2019-09-17 ^ A Soldier's Story , retrieved 2019-09-17 ^ Hollywood Shuffle , retrieved 2019-09-17 ^ "2013 Ovation Awards Nominees '-- South by Southeast". thisstage.la. LA STAGE Alliance. September 16, 2013 . Retrieved 2017-04-21 . ^ "The Week's Best Photo". Google Books. JET Magazine. March 25, 1991 . Retrieved September 18, 2017 . ^ Gimenes, Erika (2001). "Robert Townsend to divorce". Hollywood.com . Retrieved September 18, 2017 . ^ "Jackie's Back! (1999)" at IMDb. External links [ edit ] Robert Townsend on IMDbRobert Townsend (Official Website) (9) Charles Woods (The Professor) - Hollywood's Tricknology: Mandingo To Malcolm X - YouTube Mon, 02 Dec 2019 12:59 Tyler Perry Mon, 02 Dec 2019 12:57 Tyler Perry is a world-renowned producer, director, actor, screenwriter, playwright, author, songwriter, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Tyler Perry's Story Tyler Perry is a world-renowned producer, director, actor, screenwriter, playwright, author, songwriter, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Read His Story Outreach Since 2006, The Perry Foundation's aim has been to transform tragedy into triumph by empowering the economically disadvantaged to achieve a better quality of life. We focus on health and clean water, education and technology, arts and culture, and globally-sustainable economic development. Get Involved Visit Website You are viewing Tyler Perry Entertainment. If you'd like to view the Tyler Perry Studios, click here. Black writers courageously staring down the white gaze '' this is why we all must read them | Stan Grant | Opinion | The Guardian Mon, 02 Dec 2019 12:46 The white gaze '' it is a phrase that resonates in black American literature. Writers from WEB Du Bois to Ralph Ellison to James Baldwin and Toni Morrison have struggled with it and railed against it. As Morrison '' a Nobel Laureate '' once said: Our lives have no meaning, no depth without the white gaze. And I have spent my entire writing life trying to make sure that the white gaze was not the dominant one in any of my books. The white gaze: it traps black people in white imaginations. It is the eyes of a white schoolteacher who sees a black student and lowers expectations. It is the eyes of a white cop who sees a black person and looks twice '' or worse, feels for a gun. Du Bois explored this more than a century ago in his book The Souls of Black Folk, reflecting on his conversations with white people and the ensuing delicate dance around the ''Negro problem''. Between me and the other world there is an ever unasked question'.... All, nevertheless, flutter around it ... Instead of saying directly, how does it feel to be a problem? They say, I know an excellent coloured man in my town ... To the real question '... I answer seldom a word. Baldwin was as ever more direct and piercing, writing in his book Nobody Knows My Name. I have spent most of my life ... watching white people and outwitting them so that I might survive. The flame has passed to a new generation. In 2015 three more black writers have stared down the white gaze. In their own ways Ta-Nehisi Coates, Claudia Rankine and George Yancy have held up a mirror to white America. These are uncompromising and fearless voices. Coates' searing essay Between The World And Me critiques America against a backdrop of black deaths at the hands of police. He says the country's history is rooted in slavery and the assault against the black body. In the form of a letter to his son, Coates writes: Here is what I would like for you to know: In America it is traditional to destroy the black body '' it is heritage. In Citizen '' An American Lyric, poet Rankine reflects on the black experience from the victims of Hurricane Katrina, or Trayvon Martin, a 17 year-old black youth shot dead by a neighbourhood watch volunteer who was acquitted, or black tennis star Serena Williams. In each case Rankine sees lives framed by whiteness. She writes: Because white men can't police their imagination, black men are dying. Philosophy Professor George Yancy just last week penned a letter in the New York Times addressed to ''Dear White America''. He asks his countrymen to listen with love, and to look at those things that might cause pain and terror. All white people, he says, benefit from racism and this means each, in their own way, are racist. '...don't run to seek shelter from your own racism'...practice being vulnerable. Being neither a ''good'' white person, nor a liberal white person will get you off the proverbial hook. Their unflinching work is not tempered by the fact a black man is in the White House '' that only makes their voices more urgent. Coates, Rankine, Yancy '' each has been variously praised and awarded, yet each has been pilloried as well. This is inevitable when some people don't like what the mirror reflects. It takes courage for a black person to speak to a white world, a world that can render invisible people of colour, unless they begin to more closely resemble white people themselves '' an education, a house in the suburbs, a good job, lighter skin. In Australia, too, black voices are defying the white gaze. We may not have the popular cut through of a Morrison or a Baldwin or a Coates, but we have a proud tradition '' Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Kevin Gilbert, Ruby Langford or more recently Kim Scott, Alexis Wright, Anita Heiss. I have spent some time recently reading some of the most powerful works of Indigenous writers. Their styles and genres are many and varied but there is a common and powerful theme of defiance and survival. This is a world so instantly recognisable to us '' Indigenous people '' but still so foreign to white Australia. Natalie Harkin's book of poetry, Dirty Words, is a subversive dictionary that turns English words back on their users: A is apology, B is for Boat People '... G is for Genocide ... S for Survival. ''How do you dream,'' she writes, ''When your lucky country does not sleep''. Bruce Pascoe's Dark Emu challenges the white stereotype of the ''primitive hunter gatherer''. He says the economy and culture of Indigenous people has been grossly undervalued. He cites journals and diaries of explorers and colonists to reveal the industry and ingenuity of pre-colonial Aboriginal society. He says it is a window into a world of people building dams and wells and houses, irrigating and harvesting seed and creating elaborate cemeteries. Pascoe's work demands to be taught in our schools. Tony Birch is an acclaimed novelist and his latest Ghost River is remarkable. It is the story of two friends navigating the journey into adulthood guided by the men of the river '' men others may see as homeless and hopeless. It is a work infused with a sense of place and belonging. Ellen Van Neerven's Heat and Light is a genre-busting mystical journey into identity: sexual, racial and national. It is provocative and challenging and mind bending, and altogether stunning. You won't find many of these titles in the annual best book lists. Occasionally they pop up, but not as often as they deserve. You probably won't hear much of Samuel Wagan Watson's Love Poems and Death Threats, or Ken Canning's Yimbama, or Lionel Fogarty's Eelahroo (Long Ago) Nyah (Looking) Mobo-Mobo (Future). That these works are not more widely read is a national shame. In our busy lives, try to find time for some of these books in 2016 '' read with the courage of these writers. George Yancy asks white Americans to become ''un-sutured'', to open themselves up and let go of their white innocence. Why is this important? Well, for white people it may simply be a matter of choice '' the fate of black people may not affect them. For us it is survival '' the white gaze means we die young, are locked up and locked out of work and education. We hear a lot about recognition '' acknowledging Indigenous people in the Australian constitution. But there is another recognition '' recognising the pervasive and too often destructive role of race in our lives, and the need to lift our gaze above it. Queen | Definition of Queen by Merriam-Webster Mon, 02 Dec 2019 12:40 To save this word, you'll need to log in. ËkwÄ'n 1 a : the wife or widow of a king b : the wife or widow of a tribal chief 2 a : a female monarch b : a female chieftain 3 a : a woman eminent in rank, power, or attractions a movie queen b : a goddess or a thing personified as female and having supremacy in a specified realm c : an attractive girl or woman especially : a beauty contest winner 4 : the most privileged piece of each color in a set of chessmen having the power to move in any direction across any number of unoccupied squares 5 : a playing card marked with a stylized figure of a queen 6 : the fertile fully developed female of social bees, ants, and termites whose function is to lay eggs 7 : a mature female cat kept especially for breeding 8 slang , often disparaging : a male homosexual especially : an effeminate one queened ; queening ; queens intransitive verb 1 : to act like a queen especially : to put on airs '-- usually used with it queens it over her friends 2 : to become a queen in chess the pawn queens Pan-Africanism - Wikipedia Mon, 02 Dec 2019 12:37 Worldwide movement that aims to encourage and strengthen bonds of solidarity between all people of African descent Pan-Africanism is a worldwide movement that aims to encourage and strengthen bonds of solidarity between all indigenous and diasporan ethnic groups of African descent. Based on a common goal dating back to the Atlantic slave trade, the movement extends beyond continental Africans with a substantial support base among the African diaspora in the Caribbean, Latin America, the United States and Canada and Europe.[1][2] It is based on the belief that unity is vital to economic, social, and political progress and aims to "unify and uplift" people of African descent.[3] The ideology asserts that the fate of all African people and countries[clarification needed ] are intertwined. At its core Pan-Africanism is a belief that ''African people, both on the continent and in the diaspora, share not merely a common history, but a common destiny".[4] Pan-Africanist intellectual, cultural, and political movements tend to view all Africans and descendants of Africans as belonging to a single "race" and sharing cultural unity. Pan-Africanism posits a sense of a shared historical fate for Africans in the Americas, West Indies, and, on the continent itself, has centered on the Atlantic trade in slaves, African slavery, and European imperialism.[5] The Organization of African Unity (now the African Union) was established in 1963 to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its Member States and to promote global relations within the framework of the United Nations.[6] The African Union Commission has its seat in Addis Ababa and the Pan-African Parliament has its seat in Johannesburg and Midrand. Overview [ edit ] Pan-Africanism stresses the need for "collective self-reliance".[7] Pan-Africanism exists as a governmental and grassroots objective. Pan-African advocates include leaders such as Haile Selassie, Julius Nyerere, Ahmed S(C)kou Tour(C), Kwame Nkrumah, King Sobhuza II, Thomas Sankara and Muammar Gaddafi, grassroots organizers such as Marcus Garvey and Malcolm X, academics such as W. E. B. Du Bois, and others in the diaspora.[8][9][10] Pan-Africanists believe that solidarity will enable the continent to fulfill its potential to independently provide for all its people. Crucially, an all-African alliance would empower African people globally. The realization of the Pan-African objective would lead to "power consolidation in Africa", which "would compel a reallocation of global resources, as well as unleashing a fiercer psychological energy and political assertion...that would unsettle social and political (power) structures...in the Americas".[11] Advocates of Pan-Africanism'--i.e. "Pan-Africans" or "Pan-Africanists"'--often champion socialist principles and tend to be opposed to external political and economic involvement on the continent. Critics accuse the ideology of homogenizing the experience of people of African descent. They also point to the difficulties of reconciling current divisions within countries on the continent and within communities in the diaspora.[11] History [ edit ] As a philosophy, Pan-Africanism represents the aggregation of the historical, cultural, spiritual, artistic, scientific, and philosophical legacies of Africans from past times to the present. Pan-Africanism as an ethical system traces its origins from ancient times, and promotes values that are the product of the African civilisations and the struggles against slavery, racism, colonialism, and neo-colonialism.[8] Alongside a large number of slaves insurrections, by the end of the 19th century a political movement developed across the Americas, Europe and Africa that sought to weld disparate movements into a network of solidarity, putting an end to oppression. Another important political form of a religious Pan-Africanist worldview appeared in the form of Ethiopianism.[12] In London, the Sons of Africa was a political group addressed by Quobna Ottobah Cugoano in the 1791 edition of his book Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil of Slavery. The group addressed meetings and organised letter-writing campaigns, published campaigning material and visited parliament. They wrote to figures such as Granville Sharp, William Pitt and other members of the white abolition movement, as well as King George III and the Prince of Wales, the future George IV. Modern Pan-Africanism began around the start of the 20th century. The African Association, later renamed the Pan-African Association, was established around 1897 by Henry Sylvester-Williams, who organized the First Pan-African Conference in London in 1900.[13][14][15] With the independence of Ghana in March 1957, Kwame Nkrumah was elected as the first Prime Minister and President of the State.[16] Nkrumah emerged as a major advocate for the unity of Independent Africa. The Ghanaian President embodied a political activist approach to pan-Africanism as he championed the "quest for regional integration of the whole of the African continent".[17] This period represented a "Golden Age of high pan-African ambitions"; the Continent had experienced revolution and decolonization from Western powers and the narrative of rebirth and solidarity had gained momentum within the pan-African movement.[17] Nkrumah's pan-African principles intended for a union between the Independent African states upon a recognition of their commonality (i.e. suppression under imperialism). Pan-Africanism under Nkrumah evolved past the assumptions of a racially exclusive movement associated with black Africa, and adopted a political discourse of regional unity [18] In April 1958, Nkrumah hosted the first All-African Peoples' Conference (AAPC) in Accra, Ghana. This Conference invited delegates of political movements and major political leaders. With the exception of South Africa, all Independent States of the Continent attended: Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Sudan.[18] This Conference signified a monumental event in the pan-African movement, as it revealed a political and social union between those considered Arabic states and the black African regions. Further, the Conference espoused a common African Nationalist identity, among the States, of unity and anti-Imperialism. Frantz Fanon, journalist, freedom fighter and a member of the Algerian FLN party attended the conference as a delegate for Algeria.[19] Considering the armed struggle of the FLN against French colonial rule, the attendees of the Conference agreed to support the struggle of those States under colonial oppression. This encouraged the commitment of direct involvement in the "emancipation of the Continent; thus, a fight against colonial pressures on South Africa was declared and the full support of the FLN struggle in Algeria, against French colonial rule"".[20] In the years following 1958, Accra Conference also marked the establishment of a new foreign policy of non-alignment as between the US and USSR, and the will to establish an "African Identity" in global affairs by advocating a unity between the African States on international relations. "This would be based on the Bandung Declaration, the Charter of the UN and on loyalty to UN decisions."[20] In 1959, Nkrumah, President S(C)kou Tour(C) of Guinea and President William Tubman of Liberia met at Sanniquellie and signed the Sanniquellie Declaration outlining the principles for the achievement of the unity of Independent African States whilst maintaining a national identity and autonomous constitutional structure.[21][22] The Declaration called for a revised understanding of pan-Africanism and the uniting of the Independent States. In 1960, the second All-African Peoples' Conference was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[23] The membership of the All-African Peoples' Organisation (AAPO) had increased with the inclusion of the "Algerian Provisional Government (as they had not yet won independence), Cameroun, Guinea, Nigeria, Somalia and the United Arab Republic".[24] The Conference highlighted diverging ideologies within the movement, as Nkrumah's call for a political and economic union between the Independent African States gained little agreement. The disagreements following 1960 gave rise to two rival factions within the pan-African movement: the Casablanca Bloc and the Brazzaville Bloc.[25] In 1962, Algeria gained independence from French colonial rule and Ahmed Ben Bella assumed Presidency. Ben Bella was a strong advocate for pan-Africanism and an African Unity. Following the FLN's armed struggle for liberation, Ben Bella spoke at the UN and espoused for Independent Africa's role in providing military and financial support to the African liberation movements opposing apartheid and fighting Portuguese colonialism.[26] In search of a united voice, in 1963 at an African Summit conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 32 African states met and established the Organization of African Unity (OAU). The creation of the OAU Charter took place at this Summit and defines a coordinated "effort to raise the standard of living of member States and defend their sovereignty" by supporting freedom fighters and decolonisation.[27] Thus, was the formation of the African Liberation Committee (ALC), during the 1963 Summit. Championing the support of liberation movements, was Algeria's President Ben Bella, immediately "donated 100 million francs to its finances and was one of the first countries, of the Organisation to boycott Portuguese and South African goods".[26] In 1969, Algiers hosted the Pan-African Cultural Festival, on July 21 and it continued for eight days.[28] At this moment in history, Algeria stood as a ''beacon of African and Third-World militancy,''[28] and would come to inspire fights against colonialism around the world. The festival attracted thousands from African states and the African Diaspora, including the Black Panthers. It represented the application of the tenets of the Algerian revolution to the rest of Africa, and symbolized the re-shaping of the definition of pan-African identity under the common experience of colonialism.[28] The Festival further strengthened Algeria's President, Boumediene's standing in Africa and the Third World.[28] After the death of Kwame Nkrumah in 1972, Muammar Qaddafi assumed the mantle of leader of the Pan-Africanist movement and became the most outspoken advocate of African Unity, like Nkrumah before him '' for the advent of a "United States of Africa".[29] In the United States, the term is closely associated with Afrocentrism, an ideology of African-American identity politics that emerged during the civil rights movement of the 1960s to 1970s.[30] Concept [ edit ] As originally conceived by Henry Sylvester-Williams (although some historians[who? ] credit the idea to Edward Wilmot Blyden), Pan-Africanism referred to the unity of all continental Africa.[31] During apartheid South Africa there was a Pan Africanist Congress that dealt with the oppression of Africans in South Africa under Apartheid rule. Other pan-Africanist organisations include: Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association-African Communities League, TransAfrica and the International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement. Additionally, Pan-Africanism is seen as an endeavor to return to what are deemed by its proponents as singular, traditional African concepts about culture, society, and values. Examples of this include L(C)opold S(C)dar Senghor's N(C)gritude movement, and Mobutu Sese Seko's view of Authenticit(C). An important theme running through much pan-Africanist literature concerns the historical links between different countries on the continent, and the benefits of cooperation as a way of resisting imperialism and colonialism. In the 21st century, some Pan-Africanists aim to address globalisation and the problems of environmental justice. For instance, at the conference "Pan-Africanism for a New Generation"[32] held at the University of Oxford, June 2011, Ledum Mittee, the current president of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), argued that environmental justice movements across the African continent should create horizontal linkages in order to better protect the interests of threatened peoples and the ecological systems in which they are embedded, and upon which their survival depends. Some universities went as far as creating "Departments of Pan-African Studies" in the late 1960s. This includes the California State University, where that department was founded in 1969 as a direct reaction to the civil rights movement, and is today dedicated to "teaching students about the African World Experience", to "demonstrate to the campus and the community the richness, vibrance, diversity, and vitality of African, African American, and Caribbean cultures" and to "presenting students and the community with an Afrocentric analysis" of anti-black racism.[33]Syracuse University also offers a master's degree in "Pan African Studies".[34] Pan-African colors [ edit ] The flags of numerous states in Africa and of Pan-African groups use green, yellow and red. This colour combination was originally adopted from the 1897 flag of Ethiopia, and was inspired by the fact that Ethiopia is the continent's oldest independent nation,[35] thus making the Ethiopian green, yellow and red the closest visual representation of Pan-Africanism. This is in comparison to the Black Nationalist flag, representing political theory centred around the eugenicist caste-stratified colonial Americas.[36] The UNIA (Universal Negro Improvement Association) flag, is a tri-color flag consisting of three equal horizontal bands of (from top down) red, black and green. The UNIA formally adopted it on August 13, 1920,[37] during its month-long convention at Madison Square Garden in New York.[38][39] Variations of the flag have been used in various countries and territories in Africa and the Americas to represent Black Nationalist ideologies. Among these are the flags of Malawi, Kenya and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several Pan-African organizations and movements have also often employed the emblematic red, black and green tri-color scheme in variety of contexts. Maafa studies [ edit ] Maafa is an aspect of Pan-African studies. The term collectively refers to 500 years of suffering (including the present) of people of African heritage through slavery, imperialism, colonialism, and other forms of oppression.[40][41] In this area of study, both the actual history and the legacy of that history are studied as a single discourse. The emphasis in the historical narrative is on African agents, as opposed to non-African agents.[42] Political parties and organizations [ edit ] In Africa [ edit ] Organisation of African Unity, succeeded by the African UnionAfrican Unification FrontRassemblement D(C)mocratique AfricainAll-African People's Revolutionary PartyConvention People's Party (Ghana)Pan-African Renaissance[43]Economic Freedom Fighters (South Africa)Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (South Africa)In the Caribbean [ edit ] The Pan-African Affairs Commission for Pan-African Affairs, a unit within the Office of the Prime Minister of Barbados.[44]African Society for Cultural Relations with Independent Africa (Guyana)Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement (Antigua and Barbuda)Clement Payne Movement (Barbados)Marcus Garvey People's Political Party (Jamaica)Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (Jamaica)In the United Kingdom [ edit ] Pan-African FederationIn the United States [ edit ] The Council on African Affairs (CAA): founded in 1937 by Max Yergan and Paul Robeson, the CAA was the first major U.S. organization whose focus was on providing pertinent and up-to-date information about Pan-Africanism across the United States, particularly to African Americans. Probably the most successful campaign of the Council was for South African famine relief in 1946. The CAA was hopeful that, following World War II, there would be a move towards Third World independence under the trusteeship of the United Nations.[45] To the CAA's dismay, the proposals introduced by the U.S. government to the conference in April/May 1945 set no clear limits on the duration of colonialism and no motions towards allowing territorial possessions to move towards self-government.[45] Liberal supporters abandoned the CAA, and the federal government cracked down on its operations. In 1953 the CAA was charged with subversion under the McCarran Internal Security Act. Its principal leaders, including Robeson, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Alphaeus Hunton (1903''70), were subjected to harassment, indictments, and in the case of Hunton, imprisonment. Under the weight of internal disputes, government repression, and financial hardships, the Council on African Affairs disbanded in 1955.[46]The US Organization was founded in 1965 by Maulana Karenga, following the Watts riots. It is based on the synthetic African philosophy of kawaida, and is perhaps best known for creating Kwanzaa and the Nguzo Saba ("seven principles"). In the words of its founder and chair, Karenga, "the essential task of our organization Us has been and remains to provide a philosophy, a set of principles and a program which inspires a personal and social practice that not only satisfies human need but transforms people in the process, making them self-conscious agents of their own life and liberation".[47]Pan-African concepts and philosophies [ edit ] Afrocentric Pan-Africanism [ edit ] Afrocentric Pan-Africanism is espoused by Kwabena Faheem Ashanti in his book The Psychotechnology of Brainwashing: Crucifying Willie Lynch. Another newer movement that has evolved from the early Afrocentric school is the Afrisecal movement or Afrisecaism of Francis Ohanyido, a Nigerian philosopher-poet.[48] Black Nationalism is sometimes associated with this form of pan-Africanism. Kawaida [ edit ] Hip hop [ edit ] Since the late 1970s, hip hop has emerged as a powerful force that has partly shaped black identity worldwide. In his 2005 article "Hip-hop Turns 30: Whatcha Celebratin' For?", Greg Tate describes hip-hop culture as the product of a Pan-African state of mind. It is an "ethnic enclave/empowerment zone that has served as a foothold for the poorest among us to get a grip on the land of the prosperous".[49] Hip-hop unifies those of African descent globally in its movement towards greater economic, social and political power. Andreana Clay in her article "Keepin' it Real: Black Youth, Hip-Hop Culture, and Black Identity" states that hip-hop provides the world with "vivid illustrations of Black lived experience", creating bonds of black identity across the globe.[50] From a Pan-African perspective, Hip-Hop Culture can be a conduit to authenticate a black identity, and in doing so, creates a unifying and uplifting force among Africans that Pan-Africanism sets out to achieve. Pan-African art [ edit ] Further information on pan-African film festivals see: FESPACO and PAFFSee also [ edit ] Literature [ edit ] Hakim Adi & Marika Sherwood, Pan-African History: Political Figures from Africa and the Diaspora Since 1787, London: Routledgem 2003.Imanuel Geiss, Panafrikanismus. Zur Geschichte der Dekolonisation. Habilitation, EVA, Frankfurt am Main, 1968, English as: The Pan-African Movement, London: Methuen, 1974, ISBN 0-416-16710-1, and as: The Pan-African Movement. 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Paul Robeson, 1989, pp. 296''97. ^ "Council on African Affairs", African Activist Archive. ^ "Philosophy, Principles, and Program". The Organization Us. ^ "Francis Okechukwu Ohanyido". African Resource. ^ Tate, Greg, "Hip-hop Turns 30: Whatcha Celebratin' For?", Village Voice, January 4, 2005. ^ Clay, Andreana. "Keepin' it Real: Black Youth, Hip-Hop Culture, and Black Identity". In American Behavioral Scientist, Vol. 46.10 (2003): 1346''58. External links [ edit ] SNCC Digital Gateway: Pan-Africanism'--Digital documentary website created by the SNCC Legacy Project and Duke University, telling the story of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee & grassroots organizing from the inside-outAfrican UnionAfrican Code Unity Through DiversityA-APRP WebsiteThe Major Pan-African news and articles siteProfessor David Murphy (November 15, 2015). "The Performance of Pan-Africanism: performing black identity at major pan-African festivals, 1966''2010" (Podcast). The University of Edinburgh . Retrieved January 28, 2016 '' via Soundcloud. Ebro Darden - Wikipedia Mon, 02 Dec 2019 12:36 Ebro Darden BornIbrahim Jamil Darden ( 1975-03-17 ) March 17, 1975 (age 44) NationalityAmericanOccupationMedia executiveradio personalityYears active1990''presentKnown forHot 97 radio personalityBeats1 DJChildren1Websitewww.EbroDarden.comIbrahim "Ebro" Darden (born March 17, 1975) is an American media executive and radio personality. Until 2014, he was Vice President of Programming for Emmis Communications' New York contemporary urban station WQHT (Hot 97). He is currently a co-host on the Hot 97 morning show, Ebro in the Morning, alongside Peter Rosenberg, and Laura Stylez. As of 2015, Darden also hosts a hip hop music-based radio show on Beats 1. Early life [ edit ] Darden was born to a black father and a Jewish mother. He attended a Pentecostal church and Hebrew school while growing up in Oakland and Sacramento.[1] Career [ edit ] Start in radio [ edit ] Darden began his career in radio in 1990 at KSFM in Sacramento, California, while he was still a teenager. At KSFM he worked in research and as a sales runner until moving into programming as an intern, and later co-hosting for KSFM's night and morning shows. In 1997, he worked at KBMB in Sacramento as Programming and Music Director, as well as an afternoon host. Eventually, Darden became Operations Manager at KBMB, while also co-hosting mornings at KXJM in Portland, Oregon, in 1999. Hot 97 [ edit ] In 2003, Darden became Music Director for WQHT, ultimately becoming the Program Director for the station in 2007.[2][3][4] Darden worked alongside several past WQHT Hot 97 morning show co-hosts including Star and Bucwild, Miss Jones, DJ Envy, Sway, and Joe Budden from 2004 to 2007, and introduced Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg to the AM drive in 2009. He rejoined the Hot 97 Morning Show in 2012, alongside Cipha Sounds, Peter Rosenberg, and Laura Stylez. As Programming Director and on-air host, Darden was the main voice of several events at Hot 97 including Nicki Minaj's relationship with the station, and her alleged sexual relationship with the host; Hurricane Sandy; and Mister Cee's personal life.[5] In 2014, VH1 announced a new unscripted comedy series, This Is Hot 97, which featured Darden and fellow hosts including Angie Martinez, Funkmaster Flex, Peter Rosenberg, Cipha Sounds, Miss Info, and Laura Stylez.[6] Beats 1 [ edit ] In addition to his current on-air role at Hot 97, Darden is now one of three anchor DJs on Beats 1, an Internet radio service from Apple Music. Feuds and controversy [ edit ] A comedic rivalry between Darden and fellow accomplished radio personality Charlamagne Tha God of Power 105.1 has been ongoing for years. In May 2017, Darden clarified their relationship, stating, "The stuff we do on the radio is stupid. It's for fun. I make fun of you for fun. That's it. It's not that deep... me and that dude don't have a personal problem... a personal relationship".[7] Darden was mentioned in Remy Ma's "shETHER" diss track, on which Ma insinuated that he slept with Nicki Minaj by stating "Coke head, you cheated on your man with Ebro". After jokingly going back and forth with both Ma and her husband Papoose on social media, Darden denied the rumors, stating that he and Minaj had only a professional relationship.[8] Ebro has been in an ongoing feud with Brooklyn artist 6ix9ine. Ebro made fun of 6ix9ine as looking like a clown and criticized him for bragging about streaming numbers,[9] and 6ix9ine responded on the song "Stoopid" with the line "That nigga Ebro, he a bitch/Just another old nigga on a young nigga dick." [10] Personal life [ edit ] Darden has a daughter, Isa, who was born in 2014.[11] Recognition [ edit ] In 2013, he was recognized by Radio Ink as a future African American leader.[12] Filmography [ edit ] References [ edit ] Queen & Slim (2019) - IMDb Mon, 02 Dec 2019 12:13 3 nominations. See more awards >> Learn more More Like This Comedy | Crime | Drama 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1 / 10 X A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family. Director:Rian Johnson Stars:Daniel Craig,Chris Evans,Ana de Armas Action | Crime | Drama 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6 / 10 X An embattled NYPD detective is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy. Director:Brian Kirk Stars:Chadwick Boseman,Sienna Miller,J.K. Simmons Action | Biography | Drama 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5 / 10 X The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history. Director:Kasi Lemmons Stars:Cynthia Erivo,Leslie Odom Jr.,Joe Alwyn Biography | Drama 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9 / 10 X Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. Director:Marielle Heller Stars:Tom Hanks,Matthew Rhys,Chris Cooper Drama 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2 / 10 X A young actor's stormy childhood and early adult years as he struggles to reconcile with his father and deal with his mental health. Director:Alma Har'el Stars:Shia LaBeouf,Lucas Hedges,Noah Jupe Drama | Romance | Sport 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7 / 10 X Traces the journey of a suburban family - led by a well-intentioned but domineering father - as they navigate love, forgiveness, and coming together in the aftermath of a loss. Director:Trey Edward Shults Stars:Taylor Russell,Kelvin Harrison Jr.,Alexa Demie Comedy | Drama | War 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1 / 10 X A young boy in Hitler's army finds out his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. Director:Taika Waititi Stars:Roman Griffin Davis,Thomasin McKenzie,Scarlett Johansson Action | Crime | Drama 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.7 / 10 X A rookie New Orleans police officer is forced to balance her identity as a black woman after she witnesses two corrupt cops committing murder. Director:Deon Taylor Stars:Naomie Harris,Frank Grillo,Mike Colter Biography | Drama | History 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3 / 10 X A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution. Director:Todd Haynes Stars:Anne Hathaway,Mark Ruffalo,William Jackson Harper Drama | Fantasy | Horror 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3 / 10 X Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s. Director:Robert Eggers Stars:Willem Dafoe,Robert Pattinson,Valeriia Karaman Crime | Drama | Mystery 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5 / 10 X Consummate con man Roy Courtnay has set his sights on his latest mark: the recently widowed Betty McLeish, worth millions. But this time, what should have been a simple swindle escalates into a cat-and-mouse game with the ultimate stakes. Director:Bill Condon Stars:Helen Mirren,Ian McKellen,Russell Tovey Crime | Drama | Mystery 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1 / 10 X In 1950s New York, a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend. Director:Edward Norton Stars:Edward Norton,Gugu Mbatha-Raw,Alec Baldwin Edit Storyline Slim and Queen's first date takes an unexpected turn when a policeman pulls them over for a minor traffic violation. When the situation escalates, Slim takes the officer's gun and shoots him in self-defence. Now labelled cop killers in the media, Slim and Queen feel that they have no choice but to go on the run and evade the law. When a video of the incident goes viral, the unwitting outlaws soon become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people all across the country Written bystmc-25959 Plot Summary | Add Synopsis Motion Picture Rating (MPAA) Rated R for violence, some strong sexuality, nudity, pervasive language, and brief drug use. | See all certifications >> Edit Details Release Date: 27 November 2019 (USA) See more >> Edit Box Office Opening Weekend USA: $11,700,000, 1 December 2019 Gross USA: $15,810,000 Cumulative Worldwide Gross: $15,810,000 See more on IMDbPro >> Company Credits Technical Specs Runtime: 131 min Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1 See full technical specs >> Edit Did You Know? Trivia First feature film to be directed by Melina Matsoukas, who has previously only directed music videos and TV episodes. See more >> Quotes Slim :Are you tryin' to die? Queen :No. I just always wanted to do that. Slim :Well, don't do it while I'm drivin' Queen :You should try it. Slim :Nah, I'm good. Queen :Pull over. Slim :Na-ah. Queen :Come on! Pull over. Pull over! Slim :If I do, would you please, let me drive the rest of the way it is? Queen :Swear to God. [...] See more >> Explore popular and recently added TV series available to stream now with Prime Video. Start your free trial Music in this episode Intro: Puff Daddy - It's all about the benjamins Outro: Blue Magic - Sideshow Donate to the show at moefundme.com Search for us in your podcast directory or use this link to subscribe to the feed Podcast Feed For more information: MoeFactz.com

Show Notes Moe Factz with Adam Curry for December 2nd 2019, Episode number 17 Shaft Stache Shownotes Robert Townsend (actor) - Wikipedia Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:13 American actor Robert Townsend (born February 6, 1957) is an American actor, director, comedian, and writer.[1][2] Townsend is best known for directing the films Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Eddie Murphy Raw (1987), The Meteor Man (1993), The Five Heartbeats (1991) and various other films and stand-up specials. He is especially known for his eponymous self-titled character, Robert Peterson as the starring role as on The WB sitcom The Parent 'Hood (1995''1999), a series which he created and of which directed select episodes. Townsend is also known for his role as Donald "Duck" Matthews in his 1991 film The Five Heartbeats.[3] He later wrote, directed and produced Making The Five Heartbeats (2018), a documentary film about the production process and behind the scenes insight into creating the film. Townsend is also known for his production company Townsend Entertainment [4] which has produced films Playin' for Love,[5] In the Hive and more. During the 1980s and early''1990s, Townsend gained national exposure through his stand-up comedy routines and appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Townsend has worked with talent including Halle Berry, Morgan Freeman, Chris Tucker, Beyonc(C), Denzel Washington and many more.[6][7][8] Early life and career [ edit ] Townsend was born in Chicago, Illinois, the second of four children[9] to Shirley (n(C)e Jenkins) and Ed Townsend. His mother ended up raising him and his three siblings as a single parent. Growing up on the city's west side, Townsend attended Austin High School; graduating in 1975.[10] He became interested in acting as a teenager. During a reading of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex in high school, Townsend captured the attention of Chicago's X Bag Theatre, The Experimental Black Actors Guild. Townsend later auditioned for parts at Chicago's Experimental Black Actors' Guild and performed in local plays studying at the famed Second City comedy workshop for improvisation in 1974. Townsend had a brief uncredited role in the 1975 movie Cooley High. After high school, Townsend enrolled at Illinois State University, studied a year and later moved to New York to study at the Negro Ensemble Company. Townsend's mother believed that he should complete his college education, but he felt that college took time away from his passion for acting, and he soon dropped out of school to pursue his acting career full-time. Career [ edit ] Townsend auditioned to be part of Saturday Night Live's 1980''1981 cast, but was rejected in favor of Eddie Murphy. In 1982, Townsend appeared as one of the main characters in the PBS series Another Page, a program produced by Kentucky Educational Television that taught literacy to adults through serialized stories. Townsend later appeared in small parts in films like A Soldier's Story (1984), directed by Norman Jewison, and after its success garnered much more substantial parts in films like The Mighty Quinn (1989) with Denzel Washington.[11][12][13] In 1987, Townsend wrote, directed and produced Hollywood Shuffle, a satire based on the hardships and obstacles that black actors undergo in the film industry. The success of his first project helped him establish himself in the industry.[6][14] Another of his films was The Five Heartbeats based on 1960s R&B male groups and the tribulations of the music industry. Townsend created and produced two television variety shows'--the CableACE award''winning Robert Townsend and His Partners in Crime for HBO, and the Fox Television variety show Townsend Television (1993). He also created and starred in the WB Network's sitcom The Parent 'Hood which originally ran from January 1995 to July 1999. In 2018, Townsend also directed 2 episodes for the B.E.T. Series American Soul which began airing in 2019. The show is about Don Cornelius and Soul Train. Townsend was programming director at the Black Family Channel, but the network folded in 2007. Townsend created The Robert Townsend Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to introduce and help new unsigned filmmakers. Awards and other credits [ edit ] Townsend directed the 2001 TV movie, Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story for which Cole won the NAACP Image Award as Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special. Townsend also directed two television movies in 2001 and 2002 respectively, Carmen: A Hip Hopera and 10,000 Black Men Named George. In 2013 Townsend was nominated for an Ovation Award in the category of "Lead Actor in a Musical" for his role as Dan in the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts production of Next to Normal.[15] Personal life [ edit ] Townsend was married to Cheri Jones[16] from September 15, 1990, to August 9, 2001.[17] Together they have two daughters, Sierra and Skylar (Skye Townsend), both entertainers, and a son, Isiah.[6] Filmography [ edit ] Further reading [ edit ] Alexander, George. Why We Make Movies: Black Filmmakers Talk About the Magic of Cinema. Harlem Moon. 2003.Collier, Aldore. "Robert Townsend: a new kind of Hollywood dreamer. Actor-producer-director plans to make films that uplift and transform Black audiences". Ebony Magazine. 1 June 1991.Rogers, Brent. Robert Townsend Article in Perspectives. Sustaining Digital History, 12 November 2007.References [ edit ] ^ "Robert Townsend". The New York Times. ^ "As Robert Townsend Sees It : He's Fighting Stereotypes With 'Meteor Man' and New TV Show". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2010-10-10 . ^ The Five Heartbeats , retrieved 2019-09-16 ^ "Townsend Entertainment - IMDbPro". pro.imdb.com . Retrieved 2018-03-06 . ^ "Playin' For Love". Black Cinema Connection. 2014-11-05 . Retrieved 2018-03-06 . ^ a b c "About". Robert Townsend. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. ^ "Carmen: A Hip Hopera", Wikipedia, 2019-08-09 , retrieved 2019-09-17 ^ B*A*P*S , retrieved 2019-09-17 ^ "Townsend, Robert (1957-)". BlackPast.Org. 2008 . Retrieved September 18, 2017 . ^ "1975 Austin High School Yearbook (Chicago, Illinois)". Classmates.com. 1975 . Retrieved September 18, 2017 . ^ Vincent Canby, "Review/Film; Tropical Murder", The New York Times, February 17, 1989. ^ The Mighty Quinn , retrieved 2019-09-17 ^ A Soldier's Story , retrieved 2019-09-17 ^ Hollywood Shuffle , retrieved 2019-09-17 ^ "2013 Ovation Awards Nominees '-- South by Southeast". thisstage.la. LA STAGE Alliance. September 16, 2013 . Retrieved 2017-04-21 . ^ "The Week's Best Photo". Google Books. JET Magazine. March 25, 1991 . Retrieved September 18, 2017 . ^ Gimenes, Erika (2001). "Robert Townsend to divorce". Hollywood.com . Retrieved September 18, 2017 . ^ "Jackie's Back! (1999)" at IMDb. External links [ edit ] Robert Townsend on IMDbRobert Townsend (Official Website) (9) Charles Woods (The Professor) - Hollywood's Tricknology: Mandingo To Malcolm X - YouTube Mon, 02 Dec 2019 12:59 Tyler Perry Mon, 02 Dec 2019 12:57 Tyler Perry is a world-renowned producer, director, actor, screenwriter, playwright, author, songwriter, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Tyler Perry's Story Tyler Perry is a world-renowned producer, director, actor, screenwriter, playwright, author, songwriter, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Read His Story Outreach Since 2006, The Perry Foundation's aim has been to transform tragedy into triumph by empowering the economically disadvantaged to achieve a better quality of life. We focus on health and clean water, education and technology, arts and culture, and globally-sustainable economic development. Get Involved Visit Website You are viewing Tyler Perry Entertainment. If you'd like to view the Tyler Perry Studios, click here. Black writers courageously staring down the white gaze '' this is why we all must read them | Stan Grant | Opinion | The Guardian Mon, 02 Dec 2019 12:46 The white gaze '' it is a phrase that resonates in black American literature. Writers from WEB Du Bois to Ralph Ellison to James Baldwin and Toni Morrison have struggled with it and railed against it. As Morrison '' a Nobel Laureate '' once said: Our lives have no meaning, no depth without the white gaze. And I have spent my entire writing life trying to make sure that the white gaze was not the dominant one in any of my books. The white gaze: it traps black people in white imaginations. It is the eyes of a white schoolteacher who sees a black student and lowers expectations. It is the eyes of a white cop who sees a black person and looks twice '' or worse, feels for a gun. Du Bois explored this more than a century ago in his book The Souls of Black Folk, reflecting on his conversations with white people and the ensuing delicate dance around the ''Negro problem''. Between me and the other world there is an ever unasked question'.... All, nevertheless, flutter around it ... Instead of saying directly, how does it feel to be a problem? They say, I know an excellent coloured man in my town ... To the real question '... I answer seldom a word. Baldwin was as ever more direct and piercing, writing in his book Nobody Knows My Name. I have spent most of my life ... watching white people and outwitting them so that I might survive. The flame has passed to a new generation. In 2015 three more black writers have stared down the white gaze. In their own ways Ta-Nehisi Coates, Claudia Rankine and George Yancy have held up a mirror to white America. These are uncompromising and fearless voices. Coates' searing essay Between The World And Me critiques America against a backdrop of black deaths at the hands of police. He says the country's history is rooted in slavery and the assault against the black body. In the form of a letter to his son, Coates writes: Here is what I would like for you to know: In America it is traditional to destroy the black body '' it is heritage. In Citizen '' An American Lyric, poet Rankine reflects on the black experience from the victims of Hurricane Katrina, or Trayvon Martin, a 17 year-old black youth shot dead by a neighbourhood watch volunteer who was acquitted, or black tennis star Serena Williams. In each case Rankine sees lives framed by whiteness. She writes: Because white men can't police their imagination, black men are dying. Philosophy Professor George Yancy just last week penned a letter in the New York Times addressed to ''Dear White America''. He asks his countrymen to listen with love, and to look at those things that might cause pain and terror. All white people, he says, benefit from racism and this means each, in their own way, are racist. '...don't run to seek shelter from your own racism'...practice being vulnerable. Being neither a ''good'' white person, nor a liberal white person will get you off the proverbial hook. Their unflinching work is not tempered by the fact a black man is in the White House '' that only makes their voices more urgent. Coates, Rankine, Yancy '' each has been variously praised and awarded, yet each has been pilloried as well. This is inevitable when some people don't like what the mirror reflects. It takes courage for a black person to speak to a white world, a world that can render invisible people of colour, unless they begin to more closely resemble white people themselves '' an education, a house in the suburbs, a good job, lighter skin. In Australia, too, black voices are defying the white gaze. We may not have the popular cut through of a Morrison or a Baldwin or a Coates, but we have a proud tradition '' Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Kevin Gilbert, Ruby Langford or more recently Kim Scott, Alexis Wright, Anita Heiss. I have spent some time recently reading some of the most powerful works of Indigenous writers. Their styles and genres are many and varied but there is a common and powerful theme of defiance and survival. This is a world so instantly recognisable to us '' Indigenous people '' but still so foreign to white Australia. Natalie Harkin's book of poetry, Dirty Words, is a subversive dictionary that turns English words back on their users: A is apology, B is for Boat People '... G is for Genocide ... S for Survival. ''How do you dream,'' she writes, ''When your lucky country does not sleep''. Bruce Pascoe's Dark Emu challenges the white stereotype of the ''primitive hunter gatherer''. He says the economy and culture of Indigenous people has been grossly undervalued. He cites journals and diaries of explorers and colonists to reveal the industry and ingenuity of pre-colonial Aboriginal society. He says it is a window into a world of people building dams and wells and houses, irrigating and harvesting seed and creating elaborate cemeteries. Pascoe's work demands to be taught in our schools. Tony Birch is an acclaimed novelist and his latest Ghost River is remarkable. It is the story of two friends navigating the journey into adulthood guided by the men of the river '' men others may see as homeless and hopeless. It is a work infused with a sense of place and belonging. Ellen Van Neerven's Heat and Light is a genre-busting mystical journey into identity: sexual, racial and national. It is provocative and challenging and mind bending, and altogether stunning. You won't find many of these titles in the annual best book lists. Occasionally they pop up, but not as often as they deserve. You probably won't hear much of Samuel Wagan Watson's Love Poems and Death Threats, or Ken Canning's Yimbama, or Lionel Fogarty's Eelahroo (Long Ago) Nyah (Looking) Mobo-Mobo (Future). That these works are not more widely read is a national shame. In our busy lives, try to find time for some of these books in 2016 '' read with the courage of these writers. George Yancy asks white Americans to become ''un-sutured'', to open themselves up and let go of their white innocence. Why is this important? Well, for white people it may simply be a matter of choice '' the fate of black people may not affect them. For us it is survival '' the white gaze means we die young, are locked up and locked out of work and education. We hear a lot about recognition '' acknowledging Indigenous people in the Australian constitution. But there is another recognition '' recognising the pervasive and too often destructive role of race in our lives, and the need to lift our gaze above it. Queen | Definition of Queen by Merriam-Webster Mon, 02 Dec 2019 12:40 To save this word, you'll need to log in. ËkwÄ'n 1 a : the wife or widow of a king b : the wife or widow of a tribal chief 2 a : a female monarch b : a female chieftain 3 a : a woman eminent in rank, power, or attractions a movie queen b : a goddess or a thing personified as female and having supremacy in a specified realm c : an attractive girl or woman especially : a beauty contest winner 4 : the most privileged piece of each color in a set of chessmen having the power to move in any direction across any number of unoccupied squares 5 : a playing card marked with a stylized figure of a queen 6 : the fertile fully developed female of social bees, ants, and termites whose function is to lay eggs 7 : a mature female cat kept especially for breeding 8 slang , often disparaging : a male homosexual especially : an effeminate one queened ; queening ; queens intransitive verb 1 : to act like a queen especially : to put on airs '-- usually used with it queens it over her friends 2 : to become a queen in chess the pawn queens Pan-Africanism - Wikipedia Mon, 02 Dec 2019 12:37 Worldwide movement that aims to encourage and strengthen bonds of solidarity between all people of African descent Pan-Africanism is a worldwide movement that aims to encourage and strengthen bonds of solidarity between all indigenous and diasporan ethnic groups of African descent. Based on a common goal dating back to the Atlantic slave trade, the movement extends beyond continental Africans with a substantial support base among the African diaspora in the Caribbean, Latin America, the United States and Canada and Europe.[1][2] It is based on the belief that unity is vital to economic, social, and political progress and aims to "unify and uplift" people of African descent.[3] The ideology asserts that the fate of all African people and countries[clarification needed ] are intertwined. At its core Pan-Africanism is a belief that ''African people, both on the continent and in the diaspora, share not merely a common history, but a common destiny".[4] Pan-Africanist intellectual, cultural, and political movements tend to view all Africans and descendants of Africans as belonging to a single "race" and sharing cultural unity. Pan-Africanism posits a sense of a shared historical fate for Africans in the Americas, West Indies, and, on the continent itself, has centered on the Atlantic trade in slaves, African slavery, and European imperialism.[5] The Organization of African Unity (now the African Union) was established in 1963 to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its Member States and to promote global relations within the framework of the United Nations.[6] The African Union Commission has its seat in Addis Ababa and the Pan-African Parliament has its seat in Johannesburg and Midrand. Overview [ edit ] Pan-Africanism stresses the need for "collective self-reliance".[7] Pan-Africanism exists as a governmental and grassroots objective. Pan-African advocates include leaders such as Haile Selassie, Julius Nyerere, Ahmed S(C)kou Tour(C), Kwame Nkrumah, King Sobhuza II, Thomas Sankara and Muammar Gaddafi, grassroots organizers such as Marcus Garvey and Malcolm X, academics such as W. E. B. Du Bois, and others in the diaspora.[8][9][10] Pan-Africanists believe that solidarity will enable the continent to fulfill its potential to independently provide for all its people. Crucially, an all-African alliance would empower African people globally. The realization of the Pan-African objective would lead to "power consolidation in Africa", which "would compel a reallocation of global resources, as well as unleashing a fiercer psychological energy and political assertion...that would unsettle social and political (power) structures...in the Americas".[11] Advocates of Pan-Africanism'--i.e. "Pan-Africans" or "Pan-Africanists"'--often champion socialist principles and tend to be opposed to external political and economic involvement on the continent. Critics accuse the ideology of homogenizing the experience of people of African descent. They also point to the difficulties of reconciling current divisions within countries on the continent and within communities in the diaspora.[11] History [ edit ] As a philosophy, Pan-Africanism represents the aggregation of the historical, cultural, spiritual, artistic, scientific, and philosophical legacies of Africans from past times to the present. Pan-Africanism as an ethical system traces its origins from ancient times, and promotes values that are the product of the African civilisations and the struggles against slavery, racism, colonialism, and neo-colonialism.[8] Alongside a large number of slaves insurrections, by the end of the 19th century a political movement developed across the Americas, Europe and Africa that sought to weld disparate movements into a network of solidarity, putting an end to oppression. Another important political form of a religious Pan-Africanist worldview appeared in the form of Ethiopianism.[12] In London, the Sons of Africa was a political group addressed by Quobna Ottobah Cugoano in the 1791 edition of his book Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil of Slavery. The group addressed meetings and organised letter-writing campaigns, published campaigning material and visited parliament. They wrote to figures such as Granville Sharp, William Pitt and other members of the white abolition movement, as well as King George III and the Prince of Wales, the future George IV. Modern Pan-Africanism began around the start of the 20th century. The African Association, later renamed the Pan-African Association, was established around 1897 by Henry Sylvester-Williams, who organized the First Pan-African Conference in London in 1900.[13][14][15] With the independence of Ghana in March 1957, Kwame Nkrumah was elected as the first Prime Minister and President of the State.[16] Nkrumah emerged as a major advocate for the unity of Independent Africa. The Ghanaian President embodied a political activist approach to pan-Africanism as he championed the "quest for regional integration of the whole of the African continent".[17] This period represented a "Golden Age of high pan-African ambitions"; the Continent had experienced revolution and decolonization from Western powers and the narrative of rebirth and solidarity had gained momentum within the pan-African movement.[17] Nkrumah's pan-African principles intended for a union between the Independent African states upon a recognition of their commonality (i.e. suppression under imperialism). Pan-Africanism under Nkrumah evolved past the assumptions of a racially exclusive movement associated with black Africa, and adopted a political discourse of regional unity [18] In April 1958, Nkrumah hosted the first All-African Peoples' Conference (AAPC) in Accra, Ghana. This Conference invited delegates of political movements and major political leaders. With the exception of South Africa, all Independent States of the Continent attended: Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Sudan.[18] This Conference signified a monumental event in the pan-African movement, as it revealed a political and social union between those considered Arabic states and the black African regions. Further, the Conference espoused a common African Nationalist identity, among the States, of unity and anti-Imperialism. Frantz Fanon, journalist, freedom fighter and a member of the Algerian FLN party attended the conference as a delegate for Algeria.[19] Considering the armed struggle of the FLN against French colonial rule, the attendees of the Conference agreed to support the struggle of those States under colonial oppression. This encouraged the commitment of direct involvement in the "emancipation of the Continent; thus, a fight against colonial pressures on South Africa was declared and the full support of the FLN struggle in Algeria, against French colonial rule"".[20] In the years following 1958, Accra Conference also marked the establishment of a new foreign policy of non-alignment as between the US and USSR, and the will to establish an "African Identity" in global affairs by advocating a unity between the African States on international relations. "This would be based on the Bandung Declaration, the Charter of the UN and on loyalty to UN decisions."[20] In 1959, Nkrumah, President S(C)kou Tour(C) of Guinea and President William Tubman of Liberia met at Sanniquellie and signed the Sanniquellie Declaration outlining the principles for the achievement of the unity of Independent African States whilst maintaining a national identity and autonomous constitutional structure.[21][22] The Declaration called for a revised understanding of pan-Africanism and the uniting of the Independent States. In 1960, the second All-African Peoples' Conference was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[23] The membership of the All-African Peoples' Organisation (AAPO) had increased with the inclusion of the "Algerian Provisional Government (as they had not yet won independence), Cameroun, Guinea, Nigeria, Somalia and the United Arab Republic".[24] The Conference highlighted diverging ideologies within the movement, as Nkrumah's call for a political and economic union between the Independent African States gained little agreement. The disagreements following 1960 gave rise to two rival factions within the pan-African movement: the Casablanca Bloc and the Brazzaville Bloc.[25] In 1962, Algeria gained independence from French colonial rule and Ahmed Ben Bella assumed Presidency. Ben Bella was a strong advocate for pan-Africanism and an African Unity. Following the FLN's armed struggle for liberation, Ben Bella spoke at the UN and espoused for Independent Africa's role in providing military and financial support to the African liberation movements opposing apartheid and fighting Portuguese colonialism.[26] In search of a united voice, in 1963 at an African Summit conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 32 African states met and established the Organization of African Unity (OAU). The creation of the OAU Charter took place at this Summit and defines a coordinated "effort to raise the standard of living of member States and defend their sovereignty" by supporting freedom fighters and decolonisation.[27] Thus, was the formation of the African Liberation Committee (ALC), during the 1963 Summit. Championing the support of liberation movements, was Algeria's President Ben Bella, immediately "donated 100 million francs to its finances and was one of the first countries, of the Organisation to boycott Portuguese and South African goods".[26] In 1969, Algiers hosted the Pan-African Cultural Festival, on July 21 and it continued for eight days.[28] At this moment in history, Algeria stood as a ''beacon of African and Third-World militancy,''[28] and would come to inspire fights against colonialism around the world. The festival attracted thousands from African states and the African Diaspora, including the Black Panthers. It represented the application of the tenets of the Algerian revolution to the rest of Africa, and symbolized the re-shaping of the definition of pan-African identity under the common experience of colonialism.[28] The Festival further strengthened Algeria's President, Boumediene's standing in Africa and the Third World.[28] After the death of Kwame Nkrumah in 1972, Muammar Qaddafi assumed the mantle of leader of the Pan-Africanist movement and became the most outspoken advocate of African Unity, like Nkrumah before him '' for the advent of a "United States of Africa".[29] In the United States, the term is closely associated with Afrocentrism, an ideology of African-American identity politics that emerged during the civil rights movement of the 1960s to 1970s.[30] Concept [ edit ] As originally conceived by Henry Sylvester-Williams (although some historians[who? ] credit the idea to Edward Wilmot Blyden), Pan-Africanism referred to the unity of all continental Africa.[31] During apartheid South Africa there was a Pan Africanist Congress that dealt with the oppression of Africans in South Africa under Apartheid rule. Other pan-Africanist organisations include: Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association-African Communities League, TransAfrica and the International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement. Additionally, Pan-Africanism is seen as an endeavor to return to what are deemed by its proponents as singular, traditional African concepts about culture, society, and values. Examples of this include L(C)opold S(C)dar Senghor's N(C)gritude movement, and Mobutu Sese Seko's view of Authenticit(C). An important theme running through much pan-Africanist literature concerns the historical links between different countries on the continent, and the benefits of cooperation as a way of resisting imperialism and colonialism. In the 21st century, some Pan-Africanists aim to address globalisation and the problems of environmental justice. For instance, at the conference "Pan-Africanism for a New Generation"[32] held at the University of Oxford, June 2011, Ledum Mittee, the current president of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), argued that environmental justice movements across the African continent should create horizontal linkages in order to better protect the interests of threatened peoples and the ecological systems in which they are embedded, and upon which their survival depends. Some universities went as far as creating "Departments of Pan-African Studies" in the late 1960s. This includes the California State University, where that department was founded in 1969 as a direct reaction to the civil rights movement, and is today dedicated to "teaching students about the African World Experience", to "demonstrate to the campus and the community the richness, vibrance, diversity, and vitality of African, African American, and Caribbean cultures" and to "presenting students and the community with an Afrocentric analysis" of anti-black racism.[33]Syracuse University also offers a master's degree in "Pan African Studies".[34] Pan-African colors [ edit ] The flags of numerous states in Africa and of Pan-African groups use green, yellow and red. This colour combination was originally adopted from the 1897 flag of Ethiopia, and was inspired by the fact that Ethiopia is the continent's oldest independent nation,[35] thus making the Ethiopian green, yellow and red the closest visual representation of Pan-Africanism. This is in comparison to the Black Nationalist flag, representing political theory centred around the eugenicist caste-stratified colonial Americas.[36] The UNIA (Universal Negro Improvement Association) flag, is a tri-color flag consisting of three equal horizontal bands of (from top down) red, black and green. The UNIA formally adopted it on August 13, 1920,[37] during its month-long convention at Madison Square Garden in New York.[38][39] Variations of the flag have been used in various countries and territories in Africa and the Americas to represent Black Nationalist ideologies. Among these are the flags of Malawi, Kenya and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several Pan-African organizations and movements have also often employed the emblematic red, black and green tri-color scheme in variety of contexts. Maafa studies [ edit ] Maafa is an aspect of Pan-African studies. The term collectively refers to 500 years of suffering (including the present) of people of African heritage through slavery, imperialism, colonialism, and other forms of oppression.[40][41] In this area of study, both the actual history and the legacy of that history are studied as a single discourse. The emphasis in the historical narrative is on African agents, as opposed to non-African agents.[42] Political parties and organizations [ edit ] In Africa [ edit ] Organisation of African Unity, succeeded by the African UnionAfrican Unification FrontRassemblement D(C)mocratique AfricainAll-African People's Revolutionary PartyConvention People's Party (Ghana)Pan-African Renaissance[43]Economic Freedom Fighters (South Africa)Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (South Africa)In the Caribbean [ edit ] The Pan-African Affairs Commission for Pan-African Affairs, a unit within the Office of the Prime Minister of Barbados.[44]African Society for Cultural Relations with Independent Africa (Guyana)Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement (Antigua and Barbuda)Clement Payne Movement (Barbados)Marcus Garvey People's Political Party (Jamaica)Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (Jamaica)In the United Kingdom [ edit ] Pan-African FederationIn the United States [ edit ] The Council on African Affairs (CAA): founded in 1937 by Max Yergan and Paul Robeson, the CAA was the first major U.S. organization whose focus was on providing pertinent and up-to-date information about Pan-Africanism across the United States, particularly to African Americans. Probably the most successful campaign of the Council was for South African famine relief in 1946. The CAA was hopeful that, following World War II, there would be a move towards Third World independence under the trusteeship of the United Nations.[45] To the CAA's dismay, the proposals introduced by the U.S. government to the conference in April/May 1945 set no clear limits on the duration of colonialism and no motions towards allowing territorial possessions to move towards self-government.[45] Liberal supporters abandoned the CAA, and the federal government cracked down on its operations. In 1953 the CAA was charged with subversion under the McCarran Internal Security Act. Its principal leaders, including Robeson, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Alphaeus Hunton (1903''70), were subjected to harassment, indictments, and in the case of Hunton, imprisonment. Under the weight of internal disputes, government repression, and financial hardships, the Council on African Affairs disbanded in 1955.[46]The US Organization was founded in 1965 by Maulana Karenga, following the Watts riots. It is based on the synthetic African philosophy of kawaida, and is perhaps best known for creating Kwanzaa and the Nguzo Saba ("seven principles"). In the words of its founder and chair, Karenga, "the essential task of our organization Us has been and remains to provide a philosophy, a set of principles and a program which inspires a personal and social practice that not only satisfies human need but transforms people in the process, making them self-conscious agents of their own life and liberation".[47]Pan-African concepts and philosophies [ edit ] Afrocentric Pan-Africanism [ edit ] Afrocentric Pan-Africanism is espoused by Kwabena Faheem Ashanti in his book The Psychotechnology of Brainwashing: Crucifying Willie Lynch. Another newer movement that has evolved from the early Afrocentric school is the Afrisecal movement or Afrisecaism of Francis Ohanyido, a Nigerian philosopher-poet.[48] Black Nationalism is sometimes associated with this form of pan-Africanism. Kawaida [ edit ] Hip hop [ edit ] Since the late 1970s, hip hop has emerged as a powerful force that has partly shaped black identity worldwide. In his 2005 article "Hip-hop Turns 30: Whatcha Celebratin' For?", Greg Tate describes hip-hop culture as the product of a Pan-African state of mind. It is an "ethnic enclave/empowerment zone that has served as a foothold for the poorest among us to get a grip on the land of the prosperous".[49] Hip-hop unifies those of African descent globally in its movement towards greater economic, social and political power. Andreana Clay in her article "Keepin' it Real: Black Youth, Hip-Hop Culture, and Black Identity" states that hip-hop provides the world with "vivid illustrations of Black lived experience", creating bonds of black identity across the globe.[50] From a Pan-African perspective, Hip-Hop Culture can be a conduit to authenticate a black identity, and in doing so, creates a unifying and uplifting force among Africans that Pan-Africanism sets out to achieve. Pan-African art [ edit ] Further information on pan-African film festivals see: FESPACO and PAFFSee also [ edit ] Literature [ edit ] Hakim Adi & Marika Sherwood, Pan-African History: Political Figures from Africa and the Diaspora Since 1787, London: Routledgem 2003.Imanuel Geiss, Panafrikanismus. Zur Geschichte der Dekolonisation. Habilitation, EVA, Frankfurt am Main, 1968, English as: The Pan-African Movement, London: Methuen, 1974, ISBN 0-416-16710-1, and as: The Pan-African Movement. A history of Pan-Africanism in America, Europe and Africa, New York: Africana Publ., 1974, ISBN 0-8419-0161-9.Colin Legum, Pan-Africanism: A Short Political Guide, revised edition, New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1965.Tony Martin, Pan-African Connection: From Slavery to Garvey and Beyond, Dover: The Majority Press, 1985.References [ edit ] ^ Austin, David (Fall 2007). "All Roads Led to Montreal: Black Power, the Caribbean and the Black Radical Tradition in Canada". Journal of African American History. 92 (4): 516''539 . Retrieved March 30, 2019 . ^ Oloruntoba-Oju, Omotayo (December 2012). "Pan Africanism, Myth and History in African and Caribbean Drama". Journal of Pan African Studies. 5 (8): 190 ff. ^ Frick, Janari, et al. (2006), History: Learner's Book, p. 235, South Africa: New Africa Books. ^ Makalani, Minkah (2011), "Pan-Africanism". Africana Age. ^ New Dictionary of the History of Ideas. 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Retrieved January 28, 2016 '' via Soundcloud. Ebro Darden - Wikipedia Mon, 02 Dec 2019 12:36 Ebro Darden BornIbrahim Jamil Darden ( 1975-03-17 ) March 17, 1975 (age 44) NationalityAmericanOccupationMedia executiveradio personalityYears active1990''presentKnown forHot 97 radio personalityBeats1 DJChildren1Websitewww.EbroDarden.comIbrahim "Ebro" Darden (born March 17, 1975) is an American media executive and radio personality. Until 2014, he was Vice President of Programming for Emmis Communications' New York contemporary urban station WQHT (Hot 97). He is currently a co-host on the Hot 97 morning show, Ebro in the Morning, alongside Peter Rosenberg, and Laura Stylez. As of 2015, Darden also hosts a hip hop music-based radio show on Beats 1. Early life [ edit ] Darden was born to a black father and a Jewish mother. He attended a Pentecostal church and Hebrew school while growing up in Oakland and Sacramento.[1] Career [ edit ] Start in radio [ edit ] Darden began his career in radio in 1990 at KSFM in Sacramento, California, while he was still a teenager. At KSFM he worked in research and as a sales runner until moving into programming as an intern, and later co-hosting for KSFM's night and morning shows. In 1997, he worked at KBMB in Sacramento as Programming and Music Director, as well as an afternoon host. Eventually, Darden became Operations Manager at KBMB, while also co-hosting mornings at KXJM in Portland, Oregon, in 1999. Hot 97 [ edit ] In 2003, Darden became Music Director for WQHT, ultimately becoming the Program Director for the station in 2007.[2][3][4] Darden worked alongside several past WQHT Hot 97 morning show co-hosts including Star and Bucwild, Miss Jones, DJ Envy, Sway, and Joe Budden from 2004 to 2007, and introduced Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg to the AM drive in 2009. He rejoined the Hot 97 Morning Show in 2012, alongside Cipha Sounds, Peter Rosenberg, and Laura Stylez. As Programming Director and on-air host, Darden was the main voice of several events at Hot 97 including Nicki Minaj's relationship with the station, and her alleged sexual relationship with the host; Hurricane Sandy; and Mister Cee's personal life.[5] In 2014, VH1 announced a new unscripted comedy series, This Is Hot 97, which featured Darden and fellow hosts including Angie Martinez, Funkmaster Flex, Peter Rosenberg, Cipha Sounds, Miss Info, and Laura Stylez.[6] Beats 1 [ edit ] In addition to his current on-air role at Hot 97, Darden is now one of three anchor DJs on Beats 1, an Internet radio service from Apple Music. Feuds and controversy [ edit ] A comedic rivalry between Darden and fellow accomplished radio personality Charlamagne Tha God of Power 105.1 has been ongoing for years. In May 2017, Darden clarified their relationship, stating, "The stuff we do on the radio is stupid. It's for fun. I make fun of you for fun. That's it. It's not that deep... me and that dude don't have a personal problem... a personal relationship".[7] Darden was mentioned in Remy Ma's "shETHER" diss track, on which Ma insinuated that he slept with Nicki Minaj by stating "Coke head, you cheated on your man with Ebro". After jokingly going back and forth with both Ma and her husband Papoose on social media, Darden denied the rumors, stating that he and Minaj had only a professional relationship.[8] Ebro has been in an ongoing feud with Brooklyn artist 6ix9ine. Ebro made fun of 6ix9ine as looking like a clown and criticized him for bragging about streaming numbers,[9] and 6ix9ine responded on the song "Stoopid" with the line "That nigga Ebro, he a bitch/Just another old nigga on a young nigga dick." [10] Personal life [ edit ] Darden has a daughter, Isa, who was born in 2014.[11] Recognition [ edit ] In 2013, he was recognized by Radio Ink as a future African American leader.[12] Filmography [ edit ] References [ edit ] Queen & Slim (2019) - IMDb Mon, 02 Dec 2019 12:13 3 nominations. See more awards >> Learn more More Like This Comedy | Crime | Drama 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1 / 10 X A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family. Director:Rian Johnson Stars:Daniel Craig,Chris Evans,Ana de Armas Action | Crime | Drama 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6 / 10 X An embattled NYPD detective is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy. Director:Brian Kirk Stars:Chadwick Boseman,Sienna Miller,J.K. Simmons Action | Biography | Drama 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5 / 10 X The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history. Director:Kasi Lemmons Stars:Cynthia Erivo,Leslie Odom Jr.,Joe Alwyn Biography | Drama 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9 / 10 X Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. Director:Marielle Heller Stars:Tom Hanks,Matthew Rhys,Chris Cooper Drama 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2 / 10 X A young actor's stormy childhood and early adult years as he struggles to reconcile with his father and deal with his mental health. Director:Alma Har'el Stars:Shia LaBeouf,Lucas Hedges,Noah Jupe Drama | Romance | Sport 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7 / 10 X Traces the journey of a suburban family - led by a well-intentioned but domineering father - as they navigate love, forgiveness, and coming together in the aftermath of a loss. Director:Trey Edward Shults Stars:Taylor Russell,Kelvin Harrison Jr.,Alexa Demie Comedy | Drama | War 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1 / 10 X A young boy in Hitler's army finds out his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. Director:Taika Waititi Stars:Roman Griffin Davis,Thomasin McKenzie,Scarlett Johansson Action | Crime | Drama 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.7 / 10 X A rookie New Orleans police officer is forced to balance her identity as a black woman after she witnesses two corrupt cops committing murder. Director:Deon Taylor Stars:Naomie Harris,Frank Grillo,Mike Colter Biography | Drama | History 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3 / 10 X A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution. Director:Todd Haynes Stars:Anne Hathaway,Mark Ruffalo,William Jackson Harper Drama | Fantasy | Horror 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3 / 10 X Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s. Director:Robert Eggers Stars:Willem Dafoe,Robert Pattinson,Valeriia Karaman Crime | Drama | Mystery 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5 / 10 X Consummate con man Roy Courtnay has set his sights on his latest mark: the recently widowed Betty McLeish, worth millions. But this time, what should have been a simple swindle escalates into a cat-and-mouse game with the ultimate stakes. Director:Bill Condon Stars:Helen Mirren,Ian McKellen,Russell Tovey Crime | Drama | Mystery 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1 / 10 X In 1950s New York, a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend. Director:Edward Norton Stars:Edward Norton,Gugu Mbatha-Raw,Alec Baldwin Edit Storyline Slim and Queen's first date takes an unexpected turn when a policeman pulls them over for a minor traffic violation. When the situation escalates, Slim takes the officer's gun and shoots him in self-defence. Now labelled cop killers in the media, Slim and Queen feel that they have no choice but to go on the run and evade the law. When a video of the incident goes viral, the unwitting outlaws soon become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people all across the country Written bystmc-25959 Plot Summary | Add Synopsis Motion Picture Rating (MPAA) Rated R for violence, some strong sexuality, nudity, pervasive language, and brief drug use. | See all certifications >> Edit Details Release Date: 27 November 2019 (USA) See more >> Edit Box Office Opening Weekend USA: $11,700,000, 1 December 2019 Gross USA: $15,810,000 Cumulative Worldwide Gross: $15,810,000 See more on IMDbPro >> Company Credits Technical Specs Runtime: 131 min Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1 See full technical specs >> Edit Did You Know? Trivia First feature film to be directed by Melina Matsoukas, who has previously only directed music videos and TV episodes. See more >> Quotes Slim :Are you tryin' to die? Queen :No. I just always wanted to do that. Slim :Well, don't do it while I'm drivin' Queen :You should try it. Slim :Nah, I'm good. Queen :Pull over. Slim :Na-ah. Queen :Come on! Pull over. Pull over! Slim :If I do, would you please, let me drive the rest of the way it is? Queen :Swear to God. [...] See more >> Explore popular and recently added TV series available to stream now with Prime Video. Start your free trial Music in this episode Intro: Puff Daddy - It's all about the benjamins Outro: Blue Magic - Sideshow Donate to the show at moefundme.com Search for us in your podcast directory or use this link to subscribe to the feed Podcast Feed For more information: MoeFactz.com