Directed by Women
VERSO NEGRO: Black Verse Poetry of the Spanish CaribbeanSpanish Language Puerto Rican Studies Performing Arts Music Literature Latino Studies Latin-American Studies Directed by Women
Featuring poetry performances that often resemble contemporary rap, this film examines an important aspect of Afro-Caribbean cultural heritage.
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A BAILAR!: THE JOURNEY OF A LATIN DANCE COMPANYSociology Performing Arts Music Latino Studies Dance American Studies Directed by Women
Tells the story of Eddie Torres, who recruits the best of New York's salseros-Hispanic
club and street dancers-and, with the musical collaboration of Tito Puente, molds them
into a professional dance troupe.
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A CELEBRATION OF LIFE: DANCES OF THE AFRICAN-GUYANESEAnthropology Dance African Studies Directed by Women
Examines the cultural roots of traditional dance in Guyana and how numerous cultural
influences have been blended in this multicultural society.
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TURNING DREAMS INTO REALITYShort Films Spanish Language Latin-American Studies Cinema Studies Directed by Women
A profile of Fernando Birri, 'Father' of the New Latin American Cinema.
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LYMAN H. HOWE'S HIGH CLASS MOVING PICTURESShort Films Cinema Studies American Studies Directed by Women
Examines the career of a traveling exhibitor who brought motion pictures to America's towns and cities when movies were in their infancy, from the early 1880s through the early 1920s.
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WOMEN OF VISION: 18 HISTORIES IN FEMINIST FILM AND VIDEOWomen's Studies Anthropology Sociology Cinema Studies Directed by Women
Profiles a variety of women active in independent-feminist film and video, including production, distribution and education, whose work expresses a variety of political and esthetic viewpoints.
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LIGHT SITE-INGSSociology Art History Architecture Directed by Women
Documents the making of a public art piece that raises questions about the meaning of private and public space and the role of public art.
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