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  1. Special Community Cinema Screening in Chicago: ESTILO HIP HOP

    August 31, 2009

    Over the weekend, Community Cinema hosted a special screening in Chicago of the Global Voices documentary ESTILO HIP HOP, which chronicles the lives of three hip hop enthusiasts from Brazil, Chile and Cuba who firmly believe that hip hop can change the world. This screening was presented by WTTW, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and the…

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    August 30, 2009

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  3. Q&A With END OF THE RAINBOW Filmmaker Mitzi Goldman

    August 28, 2009

    Airing this Sunday at 10:00 PM on Global Voices on PBS World (check local listings), END OF THE RAINBOW explores the human dimensions of industrial gold-mining in two remote locations: Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo and Guinea, West Africa. We recently spoke with filmmaker Mitzi Goldman about the challenges of making the documentary and her style of…

  4. Watch END OF THE RAINBOW on Global Voices on PBS WORLD

    August 27, 2009

    “A refreshing change from hardline documentaries about foreign capital wreaking havoc in Third World countries,” Variety END OF THE RAINBOW explores the human dimensions of industrial gold-mining in two remote locations. As the mine's structures and equipment are dismantled in Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, then transported and reconstructed to…

  5. Watch HARLEM IN MONTMARTRE: A Paris Jazz Story Tonight on Great Performances

    August 26, 2009

    After World War I, many African Americans remained or returned to Europe, and over the next two decades, created an expatriate community of musicians, entertainers, dancers, and entrepreneurs, primarily congregating in Paris' hilly Montmartre neighborhood. Based on the book by William Shack, HARLEM IN MONTMARTRE: A Paris Jazz Story looks at the…

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