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Just finished watching Cuban Roots/Bronx Stories. It tells the historical journey of a Black Cuban-American family, from Jamaica, to Cuba, to the Bronx. I really enjoyed this documentary.
I watched this on Kanopy. If you don't already know, Kanopy is a streaming site you can access through some public libraries and universities. The movie is also available for rent on Vimeo for 4.99. https://vimeo.com/ondemand/cubanrootsbronxstories
Tonight I watched Maestra on Kanopy. It's an insightful doc on the experiences of women who were teachers in Cuba's literacy campaign as young girls. Also available on Vimeo. I first learned about the campaign when I read Education & Capitalism (one of my favorite books).
I'm watching ¿Dónde está Sara Gómez?, a documentary about Sara Gomez. It's in Spanish with English subtitles. You can watch it here:
https://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/9119/DONDE-ESTA-SARA-GOMEZ https://twitter.com/injera_plantain/status/1285209032039510021?s=20
https://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/9119/DONDE-ESTA-SARA-GOMEZ https://twitter.com/injera_plantain/status/1285209032039510021?s=20
Havana, from on High: Secret Rooftops of the Cuban Capital is the most recent doc I've watched on Cuba. I appreciated hearing people's thoughts on the struggles they face, communism, capitalism, the Revolution & tourism. https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/witness/2020/07/havana-high-secret-rooftops-cuban-capital-200722172535870.html
Last night I watched the short documentary Kongos from Martinique. I really want to learn more about the French West Indies. https://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/5484/Kongos-from-Martinique
I watched Cuba: An African Odyssey & learned a lot about Cuba's solidarity w/ African resistance movements. Most of the doc was on DRC & Angola. There was also info on Gabon, Namibia & South Africa.
The doc would've been better if feds were excluded.
The doc would've been better if feds were excluded.
I watched Jamaica and Tamarindo: Afro Tradition in the Heart of Mexico - so beautiful! Ebony Bailey is such a great filmmaker! I was introduced to her work through Life Between Borders: Black Migrants in Mexico. Can't wait to connect w/ Black people in MX. https://vimeo.com/ebonymarieb
I'm really excited to watch Negra, a documentary that explores what it means to a Black woman in Mexico.
Link to documentary: https://rb.gy/gwnr7j https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=10&v=V2iUblDFGG0&feature=emb_logo
Link to documentary: https://rb.gy/gwnr7j https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=10&v=V2iUblDFGG0&feature=emb_logo
This is a great documentary on Black Colombians and their relationship with plants.
