When Haile Gerima, the acclaimed Ethiopian-born filmmaker of Harvest 3000 Years (1976) and Bush Mama (1979), saw Ousmane Sembène’s film Mandabi (1968) for the first time, he said it almost gave him a heart attack. Perhaps the reason for this excitement is harder to imagine for a contemporary Western audience; what shocked him was that the actors spoke Wolof, their native language, and not French, the language imposed on them by their former colonizers. One of the continents’ first films made in Wolof, this milestone in Africa’s cinematographic and emancipatory history wasn’t Sembène’s first attempt at making a film in which the actors speak in their own language. Some years earlier he planned to shoot La Noire de… in Wolof, but was forced to rewrite the script in French in order to get the film financed. This meant that even the internal monologues of the Senegalese protagonist Gomis Diouana (played...
- 8/29/2019
- MUBI
Mi America Industrial House Films Reviewed by: Harvey Karten for Shockya. Databased on Rotten Tomatoes. Grade: C+ Director: Robert Fontaine Jr. Written by:Robert Fontaine Jr. Cast: Robert Fontaine Jr., Brad Lee Wind, Michael Brainard, Boyd Grant, Angel Valle Jr., Mariana Fernández Screened at: Review 2, NYC, 10/1/15 Opens: October 16, 2015 What’s happening with America? I thought that our country had made great progress in race relations and of course we had. We have an African-American President, another Black man is running for President and enjoys a place in the polls second to Donald Trump, a South African man has taken over the emcee role on Comedy Central’s The Daily [ Read More ]
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- 10/12/2015
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
As the election cycle heats up, illegal immigration has become the focal point of lots of one-dimensional rhetoric, particularly among the Republican candidates. It's a complex issue, one that touches on many aspects of American life, and it's something that requires a more thoughtful discussion than the soundbites that get condensed and transmitted through the news cycle. The upcoming drama "Mi America" offers an opportunity for a different perspective on a topic many are talking about around the country. Directed by Robert Fontaine, and inspired by true stories from across the U.S., the film follows Hispanic-American detective Rolando Ramirez who is assigned to investigate the kidnapping and disappearance of five Hispanic migrant laborers. It's a case that will force him to look at his own relationship with his identity, and as you'll see in the clip below, tensions are always floating right at the surface, ready to go off.
- 9/22/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
On this date in...
1960: The Clear Horizon debuted on CBS. The show was created and head written by Manya Starr. A young Denise Alexander was one of the stars.
2007: Ric warned Sonny that he haD the evidence to destroy Jason on General Hospital.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie, Days Of Our Lives; Joanna, The Young And The Restless) - 68
Lisa Rinna (ex-Billie, Days Of Our Lives) - 48
Robert Fontaine Jr. (Rafe Castillo, Santa Barbara)
Micheal Saucedo (ex-Juan, General Hospital) - 41
Justin Chambers (Alex, Grey's Anatomy; ex-Nick, Another World) - 41...
1960: The Clear Horizon debuted on CBS. The show was created and head written by Manya Starr. A young Denise Alexander was one of the stars.
2007: Ric warned Sonny that he haD the evidence to destroy Jason on General Hospital.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie, Days Of Our Lives; Joanna, The Young And The Restless) - 68
Lisa Rinna (ex-Billie, Days Of Our Lives) - 48
Robert Fontaine Jr. (Rafe Castillo, Santa Barbara)
Micheal Saucedo (ex-Juan, General Hospital) - 41
Justin Chambers (Alex, Grey's Anatomy; ex-Nick, Another World) - 41...
- 7/11/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
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