BLOCK 6 - FAMILIAR PLACES OF HOME

Recalling heartfelt memories of home, and witnessed history keep us connected to what makes our lives special. This is the sentiment portrayed in this documentary feature and 2-documentary shorts. (3 films)

THE SUN RISES IN THE EAST (58:00)

Documentary Feature
By: Tayo Giwa

​ The Sun Rises in The East chronicles the birth, rise and legacy of The East, a pan-African cultural organization founded in 1969 by teens and young adults in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Led by educator and activist Jitu Weusi, The East embodied Black self-determination, building more than a dozen institutions, including its own African-centered school, food co-op, newsmagazine, publisher, record label, restaurant, clothing shop and bookstore. The organization hosted world-famous jazz musicians and poets at its highly sought-after performance venue, and it served as an epicenter for political contemporaries such as the Black Panther Party, the Young Lords and the Congress of Afrikan People, as well as comrades across Africa and the Caribbean. (USA)

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THEY WILL TALK ABOUT US: THE CHARLTON- POLLARD STORY(​32:44)

Documentary Short 
By: Gordon S. Williams

​A young documentarian interviews a reluctant historian about the origins of the oldest Black neighborhood in Beaumont, Texas. (USA)

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I AM KINLOCH (20:00) ​

Documentary Short
By:  Daniel E. Williams ​

Jacqueline Williams, a former resident of Kinloch, the first and largest all-black incorporated city in Missouri, shares her personal memories of being raised in this suburb of St. Louis. Her stories and those of other former residents contrast with the stark, almost ghost-town current existence of the city which they all called home. (USA)

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