Edwidge Danticat
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Film6.5GerilimDramHarvey Kore savaşından bir kahraman olarak döndüğünde birliğinin diğer askerleri onun niye bir madalya aldığını bile hatırlamamaktadır. Kısa bir süre sonra askerlerden ikisi kabuslar görmeye başlarlar. Bir diğeri Harvey'i araştırmaya karar verir. Hükümet ve Ordu, hangi karanlık sırları gizlemektedir ?1963 yılında en iyi yardımcı kadıncı oyunu ve en iyi kurgu dallarında Oscar'a aday olan film, sinema tarihinin en önemli yapımları arasında listeleniyor.
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Yari Yari -- Black Women Writers and the Future: An International Conference on Literature by Women of African Descent was held at New York University in October 1997. Yari Yari means "the future" in the Kuranko language of Sierra Leone, West Africa. It was the first major international literary conference of its kind, featuring such renowned writers as Edwidge Danticat, Sonia Sanchez, Maya Angelou, Werewere Liking and Sapphire. The video documents selected scenes from panels, readings, and performances during the conference.
FilmDramIn the midst of increasing political violence, a young couple, two sisters, and a father and son are driven from Haiti to New York, where they must confront the truths of their interlocked pasts.
FilmBelgeselTarihThe Haitian Revolution represents the only successful slave revolution in history; it created the world's first Black republic --- traumatizing Southern planters, inspiring U.S. Blacks, and invigorating anti-slavery activist world-wide. At the forefront of the rebellion was General Toussaint Louverture, an ex-slave whose genius was admired by allies and enemies alike.
FilmBelgeselEvery New Year, and in celebration of their Independence, Haitian families gather together to feast in honor of a line of ancestors that fought for their freedom. The centerpiece of the festivity is the joumou soup—a traditional soup dating back centuries ago. The joumou soup is a concretization of war and victory, oppression and emancipation, and the deeply rooted celebratory traditions of the Haitian culture.
FilmTold through compelling lives of five courageous Haitian women workers, Poto Mitan gives the global economy a human face. Each woman’s personal story explains neoliberal globalization, how it is gendered, and how it impacts Haiti: inhumane working/living conditions, violence, poverty, lack of education, and poor health care.
Poto Mitan
2009