Independent Documentary
The AIDS Chronicles - Here to Represent
Submitted by bbarash on Fri, 07/16/2010 - 17:35A documentary feature that explores the dynamics of HIV/AIDS in the urban African American community.
A documentary feature that explores the dynamics of HIV/AIDS in the urban African American community.
The feature-length documentary, The AIDS Chronicles - Here to Represent is an intense look at the social and cultural impact of HIV/AIDS on the urban African American population.
203 Days
Submitted by bbarash on Fri, 07/16/2010 - 17:29A unflinching look at one family's experience of terminal illness, end-of-life decision-making and hospice.
203 Days is a half-hour documentary about one family facing the death of the matriarch. It depicts the family dynamics at work when Sarah, the terminally ill mother comes to live with Kaye, her daughter. Even with the help of hospice both Sarah and Kaye are faced with the stress of family conflicts and daily decisions about pain management, mobility, outside assistance, and medical crises.
Fried Chicken and Sweet Potato Pie
Submitted by bbarashweb on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 16:33A brief biographical film about Edna Lewis, chef and cookbook author who kept the traditions and history of Southern cooking alive in her recipes and her books.
This award winning documentary tells the story of Miss Edna Lewis, the granddaughter of freed slaves from Virginia. It chronicles her life on the farm in Freetown, VA, and her exodus
to New York City where she became the adored chef for post-WW II artists, writers, scholars, and performers in Manhattan at Cafe Nicholson. There she cooked simple but elegant meals based on her family's approach to food - fresh, seasonal and local.
