A young classically trained guitarist learns the blues from an old bluesman who supposedly got his talent to play the blues from the devil.
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A music-filled, off-beat comedy that takes a look at black college life. Amidst gala coronations, football, fraternities, parades and parties, the students of Mission College find themselves caught up in romance and relationships, rituals and rivalries during one outrageous homec...
"The vibrant cultures of India, Uganda, and the American South come together in Mina Nair's Mississippi Masala, a luminous look at the complexities of love in the modern melting pot. Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda by the dictatorship of Idi ...
Presents a self-portrait of Gordon Parks, featuring his photographs and musical compositions, newly-shot footage, and reminiscences performed by actors.
"Magazine journalist Seneca Hunt is reporting on the opening of Montezuma's tomb in Mexico City when the dig team learns that the remains of the Aztec emperor are missing. Within moments of the discovery, an apparent terrorist attack kills everyone at the site except Seneca, who ...
"The Bear has a quiet strength-- for more than a decade, Black Bear has expressed his courage and wisdom with songs reflecting boldness and confidence. The group from the Atikamekw Nation shares his tunes with heart and pride. Harmonizing voice and drum's power, we transmit a sou...
In his final film as director, Gordon Parks turned the camera upon himself and created a deeply personal and remarkably poetic self-portrait. Moments Without Proper Names blends Parks's striking photographs with newly-shot footage of the artist, his own musical compositions, and ...
"In No Ordinary Camping Trip, Bertha Landrie recounts a tale from her husband Joe's childhood. Many Métis families relied on seasonal employment, working for farmers, clearing fields, picking Seneca root, and other labour jobs to support themselves. In this coming-of-age story, a...
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Black Swan, a bold new work that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion, finance and personal responsibility In his most provocative and practical book yet, one of the forem...