In HARLEM STORIES, Producer/Director Duana C. Butler seeks to reconcile her conflicted feelings about the gentrification of her neighborhood of Harlem, NYC. The film documents her journey through a divided Harlem as she weighs the pros and cons of a process that is revitalizing this underserved community while at the same time displacing longtime residents and threatening the survival of the culture of this historic area. more
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Promised Land
Promised Land is a documentary film that examines post-apartheid South Africa's efforts to bring about racial reconciliation through land redistribution. The documentary follows one black community in South Africa as they attempt to reclaim land they were forcibly evicted from 40 years ago. By following the efforts of one indigenous black tribe to reclaim their land, Promised Land shows how one country is attempting to redress its violent colonial past in order to sustain its current fragile peace.
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God Help Me: The Reverend Ike Project
In the 1970’s Reverend Ike stood virtually alone at the top of a dynamic, new American industry called televangelism. To the casual onlooker he was an outrageous con man; a black money preacher who was boldly unapologetic about making millions from his followers and famous for his gleaming jewelry, tailored suits, a fleet of Rolls Royces, and a head full of straight, black hair. To the hundreds of thousands who were guided by his teachings, he was no less than a visionary prince. “People are looking for themselves,†he told a reporter in 1975, “but most of them don’t know it. My message is self awareness. I glory in my own worth as a human being, and I am teaching others to know, love, and believe in themselves. Black people in America have been taught to believe in everything and everyone but themselves. I’m trying to change all that.â€Â
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