Amy Meets: An African Journey Through a Child's Eyes

An international family leaves their hectic lifestyle behind and discovers the splendid world of travel in Namibia, South Africa and Madagascar.

Taking the Stage: African American Music and Stories That Changed America

World-renowned dignitaries, athletes and artists from around the globe come together to explore and celebrate African American contributions to the global landscape, as they commemorate the opening of Smithsonian's new N

The Motherland Tour: A Journey of African Women With Yvonne Chaka Chaka

Yvonne, a UN Envoy for Africa, UNICEF and Roll Back Malaria Ambassador embarked on the "Motherland" tour to meet women throughout Africa and bring their stories to an international audience. She interweaves her music wit

America's Untold Journey: 450 Years of the African American Experience

Chronicles over four centuries of African American influence on the development of the modern-day United States. Before Plymouth Rock and Jamestown, St. Augustine, FL had built a multicultural colony of free and enslaved

African Art in Performance: The Winiama Masks of the Village of Ouri, Burkina Faso

African masks in performance: The spectacular masks of the Winiama people in the rural village of Ouri, in Burkina Faso, perform to reenact the encounters between the village ancestors and the spirits of the wilderness.

An African Brass Band: Traditional Music of Cote d'Ivoire

At the beginning of the 20th century in Jacqueville, near Abidjan in the Côte d'Ivoire, traditional music was forbidden by the missionaries. But the inhabitants' enjoyment of their local festivals proved stronger, and th

Respect My Crown: The Rise of African American Women In California Politics

In the state of California, Black women have battled race and gender barriers in pursuit of equality and political power, for the past 170 years. Respect My Crown: The Rise of African American Women in California Politi

A Moment in Time: Conversations with Legendary Women: African American Women of Achievement

This installment of the A Moment in Time series strikes up conversations with some of the 20th and 21st century's most intriguing and inspiring women, focusing on the achievements of African-American females. Highlights

Oceans of Mercy: African American Sufi Muslims in the San Francisco Bay Area

An honest, sincere and often funny account of what faith and Sufism means to six African-American Muslims in Oakland

African Guitar: Solo Fingerstyle Guitar Music from Uganda, Congo/Zaire, Malawi, Namibia, Central African Republic and Zambia

Offers a rare view into the rich textures of African fingerstyle guitar music. It was recorded by the famous cultural anthropologist Gerhard Kubik between 1966 and 1993. These are audio-visual field recordings from isola

Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal

A story of the Second Punic Wars, beginning with Scipio's futile pleas to the Roman Senate to build an army to battle Hannibal, that climaxes with the battle of Zama.

OPERA DI MUXARO: Ballante dell’Africana Errante

“Opera di Muxaro: Ballata dell’Africana Errante” (Ballad of the Wandering African) is a new short film by British-Nigerian artist Zina Saro-Wiwa shot entirely in Sant’Angelo di Muxaro in the Agrigento region of Sicily. T

Flatfoot in Africa

Inspector Rizzo in Napoli gets a message from a policeman from South Africa who wants to meet him. Immediately before this meeting the South African policeman is killed. Dying he shows Rizzo a picture of his young son Bo

Jim Crow: The History of Africans in America

Abraham Lincoln is dead. As the United States tries to rebuild after the Civil War, the country faces the immense problem of taking care of four million emancipated slaves, but the Ku Klux Klan and a racist White House s

We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe

"We Were Here" unveils the untold history of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe through iconic artworks. This multilingual film, shot across Europe, challenges the notion that all Blacks were slaves or servants. It rev

Los ojos del futuro (La inmigracion Africana)

O Bagre Africano de Ataléia

An extraordinary fish subverts the natural laws and terrorizes the popular imagination in Minas Gerais.

Africano

The story of Badr, a young veterinarian, and his brother in law ‘Essaam, their desire for success and the seeming good fortune they encounter. Their life turned upside down when they get news that they have inherited a Z

Renascimento Africano

The film, shot in Dakar, Senegal, has testimonials from intellectuals, politicians and religious, who present an overview of the 50 years of independence of the countries of West Africa and the interpretation of the scul

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