Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange
AFROPOP: THE ULTIMATE CULTURAL EXCHANGE celebrates Africa's cultural and historical growth through six insightful films. These films, each introduced by acclaimed actor Idris Elba, explore the complex lives of contemporary Africans, both on the continent and abroad. The productions include an examination of the efforts of African AIDS activists, a profile of two young South African hip-hop disc jockeys, the touching story of one Cape Town boy's love for opera music and a look inside the blossoming Nigerian film industry.
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Season 12
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My Friend Fela and Birth of Afrobeat
"My Friend Fela" offers a new perspective on Nigerian musician Fela Kuti by biographer Carlos Moore; the animated short "Birth of Afrobeat" details how Nigerian drummer Tony and his partner Fela Kuti created the Afrobeat genre.
Jan 20, 2020 -
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Amina
An African immigrant woman living in Istanbul faces cultural challenges as she pursues her dreams.
Feb 2, 2020 -
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Daddy and the Warlord
A daughter's quest to understand her father's collaboration with three corrupt government leaders and war criminal Charles Taylor.
Feb 2, 2020 -
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Gilda Brasileiro: Against Oblivion
A woman fights to expose the history of an illegal 19th century slave-trading post in the Brazilian rainforest.
Feb 2, 2020 -
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Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela and Spit on the Broom
A black family, the Anti-Apartheid Movement and a quest to reconcile a father and son; The United Order of Tents.
Feb 2, 2020