Caribbean Studies: Films

Bill Moyers interviews Caribbean poet, play writer and teacher Derek Walcott who discusses the language of poetry, the language of politics, and the story of Robinson Crusoe as metaphor. 1 streaming video (29 min.)

Philosopher, novelist, writer on criticism, and Marxist thinker, C.L.R. James talks about his readings and his intellectual achievements in his London home with Selwyn R. Cudjoe.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. travels to Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Brazil, Mexico and Peru to discover the African influence on Latin America.

Includes readings and interviews by the following participants in the conference: Marlene Nourbese Philip, Merle Hodge, Helen Pyne Timothy, Lorna Goodison, Rosa Guy, Afua Cooper, Dionne Brand, Sylvia Wynter, Merle Collins, Opal Palmer Adisa, Olive Senior, Michelle Cliff, Jean D'Costa, Ramabai Espinet, Jeremy Poynting, Marion Patrick Jones, Zee Edgell, Claire Harris, Erna Brodber, Jean Binta Breeze, Lucille Mathurin Mair, Grace Nichols and Jamaica Kincaid.

A documentary about how rapid, voluntary immigration from Africa and the Caribbean is transforming the "African-American" narrative.

An ethnographic documentary which demonstrates the survival and strength of the Yoruba cultural and religious heritage in the contemporary life of Caribbean African-Hispanics. Documents a ritual ceremony that features dancing, singing, praying and drum beating, invoking the twenty-two Orishas, or deities of the Yoruba religion.

Explores the past, present and future of the Caribbean Area and looks at the cultures and peoples of this region which were shaped by the legacy of their forefathers-- Spain, France, England and Africa -- and are increasingly influenced by the culture of North America.

This story of political greed and social upheaval will take you on a journey deep into the heart of darkness of a 19th century Caribbean island, where men rise up in bitter and bloody rebellion against the wealthy nations seeking to enslave them.

A discussion about issues of race & ethnicity in three Latin American countries: Bolivia, the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

A poor, hard-working sugar-cane-plantation worker makes many sacrifices to improve her 11-year-old orphaned grandson's chances in life by giving him a good education.