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Publisher
Flourishing Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The African continent has always been a place that evokes a deep sense of wonder and fantasy. It is naturally diverse, with a vast array of people, cultures, and natural beauty. Being the home to ancient civilizations, it is considered the “birthplace of humanity” or “the motherland”. But could it also be the birthplace of style? Africans and their cultures are inspiring the aesthetic world today more than ever. From the runways of the world...
Publisher
Flourishing Films
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In this timely independent drama, Nina, a young artist, returns to her Brixton community after a prolonged absence. Soon after her arrival, she is painted as a symbol of gentrification, causing her to struggle with her own complicity in the matter. But these internal struggles and the strength of her hometown inspires her to create a new piece that brings her community together.
3) Strive
Publisher
Flourishing Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Kalani (Joi "JoiStaRR" Campbell) is a teenager living in Harlem, New York with her older brother Jacob and her younger sister Bebe while her mother struggles to make ends meet. Her college counselor Mr. Rose (Danny Glover) sees great promise in her future.
Publisher
Flourishing Films
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
A reinterpretation and exploration of William Shakespeare's intentions when writing Othello. The film examines the play's racial themes in a historical and contemporary setting, while drawing wider parallels between immigration and blackness in the UK today.
Publisher
Flourishing Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Haiti, five years after the earthquake.... In a coastal town forgotten by the rest of the world, the sea is gaining ground and although the memories of the great disaster still haunts the villagers, life must go on... Shot in the mist and sunlight, AYITI MON AMOUR is the story of old wounds that need healing in order to begin anew. The flm presents three stories that intertwine, collide and co-exist. There’s a coming of age story of an awkward teenage...
Publisher
Flourishing Films
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Winner of the Critic's Award at **FESPACO** (Africa's largest film festival) and named Best Film by an African Living Abroad at the **African Movie Academy Awards**, WHILE WE LIVE is a powerful narrative film about Kandia, an African woman living in Sweden for 30 years who decides to move back to Gambia. Her adolescent son Ibbe, who dreams of a career in hip hop and is about to make a breakthrough, goes with her. Their encounter with their homeland,...