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New Films
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Two long-awaited films add to the understanding of the American experience
- TRACES OF THE TRADE: A STORY FROM THE DEEP NORTH confronts the economic and moral legacy of slavery on our nation as a whole and challenges the historical accuracy of the term “free” North.
- ZORA NEALE HURSTON: JUMP AT THE SUN, the story of the path-breaking writer (Their Eyes were Watching God) and anthropologist who chronicled southern African American life, is finally brought to the screen in this resplendent literary and personal biography.
- For more information on other new releases from our African American Perspectives Collection please click on the links below:
These ground-breaking films can be found in Forty Films on Race in America, California Newsreel’s new DVD catalog on African American life and history.
Download the PDF here.
In the News
MADE IN L.A. Wins An Emmy!The remarkable story of three Latina immigrants working in Los Angeles garment sweatshops as they embark on a three-year odyssey to win basic labor protections from popular giant American retailer, Forever 21.
Rainforest Activists Welcomed to the U.S. for Film Premier
Elected village chief of the indigenous Surui tribe, Chief Almir Surui, along with Elenira Mendes, the daughter of legendary rainforest activist and rubber tapper Chico Mendes, will be attending the premier of CHILDREN OF THE AMAZON on Oct. 4th and 5th at the 31st Mill Valley Film Festival.
In the documentary, Brazilian Filmmaker Denise Zmekhol journeys back to the Amazon to discover what happened to life in the largest forest on Earth when a 2,000 mile highway was built straight through its heart.
Newsreel Updates
NEW FALL CATALOGS
Upcoming Conferences & Screenings
PERSPECTIVES ON AFRICAN DECOLONIZATION
Athens, OH, October 2-4, 2008
Screening: THOMAS SANKARA: THE UPRIGHT MAN – Oct 3
ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LIFE AND HISTORY
Birmingham, AL, October 1-5, 2008
Several film screenings; see conference web site for schedule
ORAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION
Pittsburgh, PA, October 15-19, 2008
Screening: BANISHED
AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION 2009 ANNUAL MEETING
San Diego, CA, October 25-29, 2008
Visit our exhibit at booth #1603
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL STUDIES 88TH ANNUAL CONFERNCE
Huston, TX, November 14-16, 2008
Screening: FAUBOURG TREMÉ: THE UNTOLD STORY OF BLACK NEW ORLEANS – Nov 14, 3:45pm
Visit our exhibit with the Center for Teaching International Relations
FACING RACE
Oakland, CA, November 13-15, 2008
Screening: UNNATURAL CAUSES: IS INEQUALITY MAKING US SICK?
AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION
Chicago, IL, November 13-16, 2008
On Demand and Scheduled Screenings; see conference web site for schedule
Visit our exhibit at booth #309B
AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGY ASSOCITION
Society for Visual Anthropology Film, Video and Multimedia Festival
San Francisco, CA, November 19-22, 2008
Screening:
MADE IN L.A. - Nov 20, 8:00am
THE IS NOLLYWOOD – Nov 21, 4:16pm
FAUBOURG TREMÉ: THE UNTOLD STORY OF BLACK NEW ORLEANS
(Award of Commendation) – Nov 22, 1:48pm
BANISHED (Award of Commendation) – Nov 22, 6:10pm
Visit our exhibit at booth #206
About Us
Now celebrating its 40th anniversary, California Newsreel is the oldest non-profit documentary production and distribution center in the country. Many of our acclaimed recent releases explore race in America, African American life and history, health inequities, Africa and the changing global economy. For more information on our extensive collections click on the links below or visit us at www.newsreel.org.
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