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2008 RFF Film Database FILMS: # - B C - D F - L M - O P - R S T - Y
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Shot entirely in Cambridge, MA, this 'Docudramedy' follows the campaign of legendary orator, Lloyd Smith, as he and his son ArtMan set their sights on one of the highly coveted 9 seats on the Cambridge City Council.
Chiles is a light-hearted comedy that sheds light on discrimination, prejudice and the immense power of media stereotyping. Chiles is told from the perspective of Randal, a Black male (20's), who hopes to be accepted by the family due to his love for their daughter.
The first film ever to
explore the female experience in capoeira, Cigarra Capoeiraista is a testament
to this martial art as an enduring source of empowerment and an example of the
potential of the human spirit.
Clean Mic is an entertaining, thought provoking journey into the realities facing ethnic comedians performing in American comedy clubs. This funny, behind the scenes portrait reveals the complexities of performing for a 24 hour, entertainment hungry society.
Two roommates struggle over a
domestic issue.
Cuttin' Da Mustard
is a comedy that chronicles the lives of young aspiring actors who battle
slings and arrows in the process of creating a community theater company.
8/2/08 Wentworth
Inst/Tech. 11am The Dancing Chickens of Ventura Fabian' is a lively, 10 minute bilingual documentary with music and animation about master woodcarver Ventura Fabian and his family.
Dan Owusu takes us on a journey back to beautiful Ghana.
When immigration agents
raided a factory in New Bedford, Massachusetts, they arrested over 360
undocumented immigrant workers that were making vests and backpacks for the US
military. Many of the workers were women
with small children. Detained follow
familes affected by the raid in the chaotic days that follow.
As technology expands, so
goes ones focus. When tragedy strikes, how does one react? Whether good or bad,
karma rules.
The Doll is set in the early
1900s and tells the story of Tom Taylor, the black proprietor of the Wyandot
Hotel barbershop. Taylor's humanity, his
dignity, and his responsibility to family and community are severely challenged
when it becomes apparent an injustice that was inflicted on this father decades
earlier.
A Chinese diplomat and a potential sperm donor fall prey to a case of mistaken identities while two zany lesbians add to the confusion.
Lonely and new to the city,
Samantha meets Levi, a nine year old boy displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
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The Couch
The Dancing Chickens of Ventura Fabian
