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Atlantico Negro: Na Rota dos Orixás = Black Atlantic: On the Orixas Route (Videocassette : 55 min. ) [2001]
V. CASS. VHS 6016
Abstract: / documentário de Renato Barbieri ; idealização e realização Instituto Itaú Cultural Videografia. The waters of the Atlantic brought the slaves from Africa to Brazil, their bodies in chains but their souls still tied to mother Africa. This Brazilian-made film takes us to both shores, to how spiritual life, dance and song came with the captive people and took root in the new soil. Among the many traditions were the language and gods of Yoruba and Jejes from the Republic of Benin. Today, when Brazilians revisit Africa, they teach the Africans the culture that these descendants of slaves keep alive in Brazil. The documentary is a testimony to some of the ironies of the Diaspora.
Director: Renato Barbieri Distributor:Filmakers Library Inc.
Keywords: Benin, Brazil, slave trade, diaspora, history, religion
Benin: An African Kingdom (DVD : 75 min. ) [2004]
DVD 8380 through 8384
Abstract:
Five part series: 1. Home to the Village (DVD 8380)
Most urban Nigerians retain strong ties to their home villages. Many, like the Izevbigie family, return for planting and harvesting--suitcase farming it's called. This program compares the life of the city-dwelling Izevbigie with that of their country cousins, as well as the games they play.
Divine Carcasse (Videocassette : 60 min. ) [1998]
V. CASS. VHS 4807
Abstract: Fictional documentary which follows the life of a car imported to Benin by a European expatriate. Intersecting cultures are seen when the car passes to his African cook who uses it as a taxi service, and finally, village life and traditions are shown when the scraps from the car are made into a divinity commissioned by the villagers.
Director: Dominique Loreau Distributor:California Newsreel
Keywords: Benin, economy, recyclia
Femmes aux yeux ouverts (Videocassette : 52 min. ) [1994]
V. CASS. VHS 4471
Abstract: Surveys social conditions faced by women in Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal and Benin, including circumcision, forced marriage, AIDS, and economic repression. Examines grass-roots efforts toward education and improvement as Africa opens to democracy.
Director: Anne-Laure Folly Distributor:California Newsreel
Keywords: Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal, West Africa, HIV/AIDS, female circumcision, feminism, marriage, health, women
Guinea Worm: The End of the Road (Videocassette : 29 min. ) [1992]
V.CASS. VHS 8727
Abstract: Guinea worm is a water-borne parasite which lodges in the lower extremities of the human body, matures, and then burrows out through the skin. Once prevalent throughout Asia, Africa, and the Americas, 100 million people in India, Pakistan, and western Africa are still at high risk of suffering this disease. The film visits Nigeria, Benin, and Ghana, three of the nations with the greatest incidence of guinea worm, and examines steps being taken to fight this affliction. From the strategic planning level, involving the World Health Organization, Global 2000 and such well known individuals as former President Jimmy Carter, to governments' involvement in implementing workable plans for their countries, and finally to the actual field doctors and villagers who are the 'last battleground,' this film is a case study of a major health initiative at work in the Third World. Narrated by Frank Baker, with commentary by Donald Hopkins, Jimmy Carter, Dan Bloomington, and O. O. Kale.
Director: Sharon K. Baker Distributor:First Run/Icarus Films
Keywords: Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, guinea worm, medicine, public health
Kingdom of Bronze (Videocassette : 52 min. ) [1976]
V. CASS. 66
Abstract: Traces the history of Benin and Yoruba bronzes and examines both thetechniques used in making them, and the finished works. Produced by BBC-TV and Warner Bros. (2 videocassettes: 52 min.)
Director: NA Distributor:NA
Keywords: Benin, Yoruba, history, art
Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Mensageiro entre Dois Mundos = Messenger between Two Worlds (Videocassette : 90 min. ) [1998]
V.CASS. VHS 8354
Abstract: Retracing the adventurous life of photographer Pierre Verger, part of a French generation of ethnographers, this documentary reveals the reciprocal cultural influences between Brazil and the region of Benin and Nigeria in Africa.
Director: Lula Buarque de Hollanda Distributor:Latin American Video Archives
Keywords: Brazil, Benin, Nigeria, Pierre Verger, photography, diaspora
Si-Gueriki = The Queen Mother (Videocassette : 62 min. ) [2003]
V.CASS. VHS 8657
Abstract: This documentary film was intended as a tribute to the filmmaker's late father, a member of a royal family in northern Benin. But in the course of his investigations, the director discovers the lives of his mother and sisters, which had previously been invisible to him, and he decides to make a film about them instead. Si-Gueriki examines patriarchy and the role of women in a polygynous society...Mora Kpai's mother is the si-gueriki or 'queen mother' of the Borgu people. Yet her daily routine of grinding rice and potash show into what low estate this once noble position has fallen in many parts of Africa. The title of 'queen mother' is misleading to Westerners since the si-gueriki is most typically not the mother but the aunt, niece or cousin of the king. From Ghana to Swaziland, legendary noblewomen have been praised for their prowess as military leaders. They have had their own palaces, feudal land holdings, retinues and, like the king, even enjoyed sexual freedom. They characteristically resolved disputes especially in the marketplace and in agriculture, two arenas controlled by women in most of Africa. The 'queen mother' even could nominate the next king and serve as one of his counselors.The Borgu queen mother, like European monarchs today, fills largely a ritual function. In this film, for example, we witness the annual gaani festival over which the si-gueriki presides; she is announced by trumpeters, brightly caparisoned horses and riders pass in review and she accepts the tribute as her subjects prostrate themselves before her.
Director: Idrissou Mora Kpai Distributor:California Newsreel
Keywords: Benin, Borgu, queen mother, kinship, history, government, festival
You Can't Eat Potential: Breaking Africa's Cycle of Poverty (DVD : 57 min. ) [1996]
DVD 9104
Abstract: The world faces an impending catastrophe if nothing is done. In the context of the steepest rises of population in human history, world food security is an increasingly urgent issue. The film focuses on Africa, south of the Sahara, the region of the world most under threat of food shortages and where absolute poverty is increasing at an alarming rate. The key issue is the development of agriculture in this severely disadvantaged region. How this situation can be reversed is highlighted primarily by the experience in Tanzania, Ghana and Benin. The film explores the critical changes needed to reduce poverty and protect the environment in sub-Saharan Africa -- for example tackling the massive 'mining' of soil nutrients. Expert testimony is provided by Dr. Norman Borlaug (Nobel Peace Prize winner) as well as other distinguished agricultural scientists, and on the political front by Frederick Sumaye (Prime Minister of Tanzania) and Ibrahim Adam (Minister of Food and Agriculture in Ghana). The problems are huge, the situation is urgent, but there is vast untapped potential in the people and environments of the region. The right policies can avert a catastrophe of unprecedented proportions.
Director: Tony Freeth Distributor:Filmakers Library
Keywords: Tanzania, Ghana, Benin, poverty, food, development, agriculture, famine, environment, government
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Atlantico Negro: Na Rota dos Orixás = Black Atlantic: On the Orixas Route (Videocassette : 55 min. ) [2001]
V. CASS. VHS 6016
Abstract: / documentário de Renato Barbieri ; idealização e realização Instituto Itaú Cultural Videografia. The waters of the Atlantic brought the slaves from Africa to Brazil, their bodies in chains but their souls still tied to mother Africa. This Brazilian-made film takes us to both shores, to how spiritual life, dance and song came with the captive people and took root in the new soil. Among the many traditions were the language and gods of Yoruba and Jejes from the Republic of Benin. Today, when Brazilians revisit Africa, they teach the Africans the culture that these descendants of slaves keep alive in Brazil. The documentary is a testimony to some of the ironies of the Diaspora.
Director: Renato Barbieri Distributor:Filmakers Library Inc.
Keywords: Benin, Brazil, slave trade, diaspora, history, religion
Benin: An African Kingdom (DVD : 75 min. ) [2004]
DVD 8380 through 8384
Abstract:
Five part series: 1. Home to the Village (DVD 8380)
Most urban Nigerians retain strong ties to their home villages. Many, like the Izevbigie family, return for planting and harvesting--suitcase farming it's called. This program compares the life of the city-dwelling Izevbigie with that of their country cousins, as well as the games they play.
2. The Present, Benin's People (DVD 8381)
Osaigbovo and Adesuwa are anxious to get home from school because they are having a birthday party. We observe the preparations--getting dressed, cooking food--and join in the celebration while discovering that life in Benin City today is a mixture of the modern and the traditional, Western and Nigerian.
3. Traders, the City, and Men from Over the Sea (DVD 8382)
There is still a king or Oba of Benin today, and he still dispenses justice to his people. He lives in a very traditional world but has received a British university eduction. Contrasts like these are commonplace in modern Nigeria; the children shop in the tumult of a traditional market and go to a supermarket to buy plastic toys made in China. Overseas trade is not new to Benin; it was taking place long before the white man arrived.
4. Emotan and the Fugitive Prince (DVD 8383)
The dance drama retells the legend of how Prince Ogun was banished and his brother usurped the throne. With the help of a widow, the loyal Emotan, he manages to regain his rightful throne to rule his people wisely and well. This tale of magic and revenge is firmly based in history.
5. Crafts and Crafts People (DVD 8384)
Adesuwa, aged 10, and Akugbe, aged 11, are going to have new party dresses made. They choose a tie-dyed fabric, and we learn how it is made. We also learn how the famous bronzes were cast. Today's chief bronze caster narrates the dance drama that explains how the bronze casters became the most important craft guild in Benin.
Director:
Ben Onwukwe, Deborah Isaacs
Distributor:Films for the Humanities and Sciences
Keywords:
Divine Carcasse (Videocassette : 60 min. ) [1998]
V. CASS. VHS 4807
Abstract: Fictional documentary which follows the life of a car imported to Benin by a European expatriate. Intersecting cultures are seen when the car passes to his African cook who uses it as a taxi service, and finally, village life and traditions are shown when the scraps from the car are made into a divinity commissioned by the villagers.
Director: Dominique Loreau Distributor:California Newsreel
Keywords: Benin, economy, recyclia
Femmes aux yeux ouverts (Videocassette : 52 min. ) [1994]
V. CASS. VHS 4471
Abstract: Surveys social conditions faced by women in Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal and Benin, including circumcision, forced marriage, AIDS, and economic repression. Examines grass-roots efforts toward education and improvement as Africa opens to democracy.
Director: Anne-Laure Folly Distributor:California Newsreel
Keywords: Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal, West Africa, HIV/AIDS, female circumcision, feminism, marriage, health, women
Guinea Worm: The End of the Road (Videocassette : 29 min. ) [1992]
V.CASS. VHS 8727
Abstract: Guinea worm is a water-borne parasite which lodges in the lower extremities of the human body, matures, and then burrows out through the skin. Once prevalent throughout Asia, Africa, and the Americas, 100 million people in India, Pakistan, and western Africa are still at high risk of suffering this disease. The film visits Nigeria, Benin, and Ghana, three of the nations with the greatest incidence of guinea worm, and examines steps being taken to fight this affliction. From the strategic planning level, involving the World Health Organization, Global 2000 and such well known individuals as former President Jimmy Carter, to governments' involvement in implementing workable plans for their countries, and finally to the actual field doctors and villagers who are the 'last battleground,' this film is a case study of a major health initiative at work in the Third World. Narrated by Frank Baker, with commentary by Donald Hopkins, Jimmy Carter, Dan Bloomington, and O. O. Kale.
Director: Sharon K. Baker Distributor:First Run/Icarus Films
Keywords: Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, guinea worm, medicine, public health
Kingdom of Bronze (Videocassette : 52 min. ) [1976]
V. CASS. 66
Abstract: Traces the history of Benin and Yoruba bronzes and examines both thetechniques used in making them, and the finished works. Produced by BBC-TV and Warner Bros. (2 videocassettes: 52 min.)
Director: NA Distributor:NA
Keywords: Benin, Yoruba, history, art
Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Mensageiro entre Dois Mundos = Messenger between Two Worlds (Videocassette : 90 min. ) [1998]
V.CASS. VHS 8354
Abstract: Retracing the adventurous life of photographer Pierre Verger, part of a French generation of ethnographers, this documentary reveals the reciprocal cultural influences between Brazil and the region of Benin and Nigeria in Africa.
Director: Lula Buarque de Hollanda Distributor:Latin American Video Archives
Keywords: Brazil, Benin, Nigeria, Pierre Verger, photography, diaspora
Si-Gueriki = The Queen Mother (Videocassette : 62 min. ) [2003]
V.CASS. VHS 8657
Abstract: This documentary film was intended as a tribute to the filmmaker's late father, a member of a royal family in northern Benin. But in the course of his investigations, the director discovers the lives of his mother and sisters, which had previously been invisible to him, and he decides to make a film about them instead. Si-Gueriki examines patriarchy and the role of women in a polygynous society...Mora Kpai's mother is the si-gueriki or 'queen mother' of the Borgu people. Yet her daily routine of grinding rice and potash show into what low estate this once noble position has fallen in many parts of Africa. The title of 'queen mother' is misleading to Westerners since the si-gueriki is most typically not the mother but the aunt, niece or cousin of the king. From Ghana to Swaziland, legendary noblewomen have been praised for their prowess as military leaders. They have had their own palaces, feudal land holdings, retinues and, like the king, even enjoyed sexual freedom. They characteristically resolved disputes especially in the marketplace and in agriculture, two arenas controlled by women in most of Africa. The 'queen mother' even could nominate the next king and serve as one of his counselors.The Borgu queen mother, like European monarchs today, fills largely a ritual function. In this film, for example, we witness the annual gaani festival over which the si-gueriki presides; she is announced by trumpeters, brightly caparisoned horses and riders pass in review and she accepts the tribute as her subjects prostrate themselves before her.
Director: Idrissou Mora Kpai Distributor:California Newsreel
Keywords: Benin, Borgu, queen mother, kinship, history, government, festival
You Can't Eat Potential: Breaking Africa's Cycle of Poverty (DVD : 57 min. ) [1996]
DVD 9104
Abstract: The world faces an impending catastrophe if nothing is done. In the context of the steepest rises of population in human history, world food security is an increasingly urgent issue. The film focuses on Africa, south of the Sahara, the region of the world most under threat of food shortages and where absolute poverty is increasing at an alarming rate. The key issue is the development of agriculture in this severely disadvantaged region. How this situation can be reversed is highlighted primarily by the experience in Tanzania, Ghana and Benin. The film explores the critical changes needed to reduce poverty and protect the environment in sub-Saharan Africa -- for example tackling the massive 'mining' of soil nutrients. Expert testimony is provided by Dr. Norman Borlaug (Nobel Peace Prize winner) as well as other distinguished agricultural scientists, and on the political front by Frederick Sumaye (Prime Minister of Tanzania) and Ibrahim Adam (Minister of Food and Agriculture in Ghana). The problems are huge, the situation is urgent, but there is vast untapped potential in the people and environments of the region. The right policies can avert a catastrophe of unprecedented proportions.
Director: Tony Freeth Distributor:Filmakers Library
Keywords: Tanzania, Ghana, Benin, poverty, food, development, agriculture, famine, environment, government
September 16, 2008: Geoffrey Nyarota
