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Karoo Kitaar Blues follows South African songwriter David Kramer and slide guitarist Hannes Coetzee into remote regions of South Africa on their quest to find musicians who play an almost forgotten folk music. This music has probably evolved in much the same way as the Afrikaans language that the musicians speak ­ a blend of indigenous and colonial influences.  more »
For more than six decades, portrait photographer Yousef Karsh captured many of the world's most famous, powerful, and influential people. In this definitive biography, Karsh speaks of his work ethic and philosophy.  more »
A portrait of a twenty-one year old Indian film star, who despite the glamour of her career, still has the traditional values of her parents. She will have a suitable arranged marriage.  more »
The strange story told in this film about Sri Lanka narrates a revival of mystical belief in the ancient Hindu god, Kataragama  more »
The story of a Jewish African American gospel singer who chants Torah, bridging races and traditions.  more »
In 1996, two college students stumbled upon an anthropological find: a human skull that turned out to be one of the oldest skeletons ever found in North America. This film explores the firestorm of controversy which erupted when the Native American tribe in the area demanded that the bones be repatriated to the tribe for reburial by the Federal government.  more »
In Samburu culture the women do all the work. In 1990 a small group of women decided to band together and create their own village. They prospered without men!  more »
The turmoil dyslexia can impose on a family is captured in this documentary of a mother’s eighteen -year struggle with the education system in an effort to get her son a good education.  more »
This engaging film follows an intensive film camp for children eleven to nineteen who have autism spectrum disorders, and shows how developing their creative abilities significantly improves their social interaction skills.  more »
This film shows the much maligned Afro-Cuban religion, Santeria, and its practitioners in Puerto Rico gathering for the initiation of a priest over a three-day period.  more »
In a call center in India, young sales agents struggle to sell an unmarketable product and are at risk of losing their jobs. This poignant but humorous film points up the absurdity that can occur in the global telemarketing industry.  more »
For forty-five years the Congo waited for free elections. But before the election, several important items had to be in place, namely, an electoral register and voters’ cards. And these things presented huge problems in a country with limited infrastructure and security.  more »
This film documents a war where neither side was victorious, a struggle that came very close to thermonuclear war, and that still resonates in the geopolitical machinations between East and West  more »
In 1991 Iraqi troops destroyed nearly 80% of Kuwait's oilfields. Now, with the international spotlight back on Saddam Hussein, stability in the region is once again threatened. This production takes both to the streets and corridors of power to examine how Kuwait has progressed in the last decade.  more »
 
 
 
 
 
 
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