Documentary about Cuban pianist and singer Bola de Nieve, aka Ignácio Villa, black, gay, mystic, pro-revolution and, above all, musician, one of the Latin-American myths of the 20th Century.
Félicité sings in a bar in Kinshasa. When her 14-year-old son has a motorcycle accident, she goes on a frantic search through the streets of Kinshasa, a world of music and dreams. And her path crosses that of Tabu.
Two young women - two stories. A rapper in Dakar and a wrestler in southern Senegal: Toussa and Emodj. A battle with words and visionary lyrics for a better society, and a fight with hard physical training for victory in the arena.
A single street vendor disguises herself for a dance contest, and pits her enemies against each other.
Wishing to become a successful Reggae singer, a young Jamaican man finds himself tied to corrupt record producers and drug pushers.
A rasta musician meets a gospel singer when they both enter a music contest in Kingston. They fall for each other but are kept apart by the girl's father, a pastor, who wants her to marry into the church.
Dande is an old Aruban custom when the Dande group goes door-to-door making music to bring prosperity for the new year. Filmmaker Cindy Kerseborn immerses herself in a world still unknown to the Netherlands. The Dande is hypnotically contagious. It makes you happy, even when you hear it for the first time.
Macro-lensing of Black women from Haiti and New Orleans doing skillful work – braiding hair, crushing spices, threading fabric – is superimposed onto the work of soldier ants to visually manifest in four stanzas the mythology of their queen.
Shan is a portrait of a young Trinidadian dancer at the Universoul Circus, which tours the USA. This experimental work follows Shan backstage and on stage, moving between darkness and light, as she prepares to pass under the limbo stick, reflecting on her past, present and future.
Trapped in a life that has been decided for him by his father, Jeffrey, an accountant at a large oil company, hides his passion for calypso music. His dead grandfather, a calypso icon of the 1950’s, transforms him through a box of old clothes and records. With new-found charisma, Jeffrey breaks free, defying race and class boundaries and winning the heart of an edgy, carefree girl named Kala.
A chronicle of the life and career of the first Black guest dancer in London for the Royal Ballet.
Filmmaker Mary Jane Doherty follows two students for three years in Cuba's National Ballet School.
In Miraflores, Cuba, the growing romance between Mario, a factory worker, and Yolanda, a schoolteacher, throws into relief the differences in their perspectives and values in Revolutionary Cuba.
Melvin, a British author living in America returns home to London for Christmas to introduce his American fiancée Lisa to his eccentric British-Caribbean family. Their relationship is put to the test as she discovers the world her fiancé has left behind.
Throughout his life, Little Richard careened between religion, sex and rock 'n' roll. A treasure trove of archival material brings to life a revolutionary figure, one who reinvented popular music as the ultimate form of self-expression.
A trip through the diversity of Black and native Peruvian music.
The music and culture of Afro-Peruvians of the Pacific Coast, perhaps one of the most unknown in the Americas.
Afro-Peruvian Beats is a musical voyage that brings together international musicians Branko, Matias Aguayo and Dengue Dengue Dengue at the “Carnaval Negro” (Black Carnival) in Chincha, the largest black cultural event in Peru.
The documentary focuses on three extraordinary percussionists: Lalo Izquierdo, Juan Medrano Cotito, and Huevito Lobatón. We give adequate rein to their talent and it is abundantly clear that all three are very charismatic.
A documentary that uses performance, interviews, and a host’s narration to explore and illustrate the dynamic, colorful, and little known art forms of Afro-Peruvian music.
The residents of Capote narrate how Afro music and dance are part of the traditions and roots of the community. Likewise, the children and the youth reveal that they also wish to maintain this heritage.
Susana Baca is not only a champion in the performance and preservation of Afro-Peruvian heritage, but also an elegant singer whose shimmering voice sings of love, loss and life.
Set in the vibrant Peruvian town of El Carmen, this film highlights the people, town, and dance legacy of African descendants in Peru.
At the bank of the ocean, a body grows between the sand and the concrete. Their dance guides us on a trip through the ancestral Afro-Mestize heritage and diverse ways of experiencing dance in the city of Puerto Limón.
Bad Bunny's highly anticipated music video El Apagón segues to an 18-minute documentary called Aquí Vive Gente (People Live Here) by journalist, Bianca Graulau. Conozcán la triste realidad de Puerto Rico.
End of the 19th century in Martinique, Hermansia and Tiquitaque formed a united couple passionate about music. One day, they decide to leave the countryside with difficult living conditions and to go and try their luck in Saint-Pierre.
Documentary footage of the Carnival celebration in Guinea-Bissau
The inspiring story of how the Afro-Bolivian community uses their music as a form of resistance and empowerment.
This intriguing documentary follows Afro-Bolivians in Cochabamba through their current day-to-day struggles, celebrations, and fight for visibility.
Explores the expression of Tango's Africanness and the contribution of African cultures in the creation of the tango.
