Reporter Seyi Rhodes and producer Daniel Bogado traveled to Gaza in 2013 to make Unreported World – Gaza’s Property Ladder. The documentary focuses on the strange property/construction boom in this region of the world where ongoing war and conflict would suggests such a boom shouldn’t be happening. Syyi and Daniel talk to real estate agents, tunnel smugglers, Gaza’s old money and new money millionaires and how they are prospering under war and conflict. On the opposite side of the spectrum, Syyi and Daniel focus on ordinary working …
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Filmmaker Byron Hurt’s documentary Soul Food Junkies looks at the history of African American culinary traditions and its influence on the greater U.S. culinary traditions. Byron also delves into the socio-economic-politics of food in the United States, the health concerns over soul food cooking, the unhealthy effects of processed fast food in the inner cities and various “food deserts” located in the United States. Soul Food Junkies also tries to highlight the growing movement of organic urban farming and the healthier …
On Monday July 28th, 2014 pioneering Japanese American actor James Shigeta passed away at the age of 85. [Variety] [Hollywood Reporter] [Den Of Geek] [NY Times] [LA Times] James Shigeta was a pioneering Asian American actor who debuted in the 1959 film The Crimson Kimono, a Noir film about a murder case of a local entertainer investigated by two detectives (Korean war veterans) with an interracial love triangle in which James Shigeta’s character Detective Joe Kojaku develops a romantic bond with …
Shabazz Places Lese Majesty stream – Seattle’s experimental Hip-Hop collective Shabazz Places recently released their sophomore album Lese Majesty, a follow up to Shabazz Places’ critically acclaimed 2011 debut album Black Up. Shabazz Places collective is lead by the duo: Ishmael Butler aka ‘Palaceer Lazaro’ (once ‘Butterfly’ of the Hip-Hop group Digable Planets) and multi-instrumentalist Tendai ‘Baba’ Maraire, son of Mbira master Dumisani Maraire. Shabazz Places are on the now legendary Seattle indie label Sub Pop (once home to legendary Seattle acts like Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney). Lese Majesty continues Shabazz Places’ experimental, electronic, organic beats, and Afrofuturists …
Around the time of the 2012 Olympics in London, UK’s Channel 4 aired a documentary hosted by actor Idris Elba about the evolution of club culture in UK/Europe and it’s influence on global culture. The documentary starts off by paying homage to the U.S. roots of dance music (soul/R&B, funk, disco, and electronic music coming from NYC, Chicago, and Detroit) and quickly moves into the evolution of dance music and club culture in UK and Europe. The documentary also touches …
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