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 8
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Days of Hope
As immigration and refugee concerns dominate the news, AfroPoP takes on migration and asylum head on. The series begins its journey on the Saharan shores of the Atlantic Ocean as an African immigrant sets off to Europe with buoyant expectations of a better life.
Jan 16, 2016 -
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Pan! Our Music Odyssey
Hundreds of musicians from around the world converge on Trinidad to compete in the National Steelband Panorama.
Jan 25, 2016 -
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Tchindas
Tchinda sells coxinhas by day and runs a local bar in São Vicente, a small Cape Verdean island.
Jan 26, 2016 -
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First Friday
The murder of a teenager may jeopardize the future of First Fridays, a community gathering in downtown Oakland, Calif., on the first Friday of each month.
Jan 26, 2016 -
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Native Sun
Game developers create African superheroes to inspire Kenyan youth; an engineer builds drones to combat Kenya's poaching problem; two punk rock bands in Nairobi.
Jan 31, 2016 -
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My Africa Is
Game developers create African superheroes to inspire Kenyan youth; an engineer builds drones to combat Kenya's poaching problem; two punk rock bands in Nairobi.
Jan 31, 2016