MYTH OF THE MOTHERLAND

Bio:

Stay tuned....we completed shooting segments of the film in Ethiopia, Liberia and Tanzania, and will be soon visiting other countries. Thus far, our film has explored the role of Haile Selassie in the origins of Rastafari music, on the underground hip hop movement in Arusha, Tanzania and a community of young people who overcome the hardships of living in a conflict zone by spending sunday afternoons at a beach called Brooklyn in Monrovia, Liberia.

MYTH OF THE MOTHERLAND is a new documentary film project which follows young writers/poets as they embark on a creative writing journey through diverse African countries to meet with African scholars, writers, griots, artists and others to address myths and biases about the Mother Continent.

Armed with cameras and notebooks, the filmmakers and young spoken word artists of MYTH OF THE MOTHERLAND intend to break stereotypes current portrayed about the African continent in American media and to share the truths about the realities of the African people by giving Africans "the mic." Please visit our blog at www.mythofthemotherland.blogspot.com.

For more information, you can also email Lisa Russell, Director at lisa@governessfilms.com

Member Since:

February 13, 2007

Members:

Lisa Russell, Director/Producer
Carlos Andres Gomez, Creative Producer/Mentor
Angie Aguirre, Producer
Frank Lopez, Filmmaker/Poet
DK, Filmmaker/Poet
Elizabeth Acevedo, Poet
Enmanuel Candelario, Poet
Bekah Dinnerstein, Poet
Luke Nephew, Poet
Kesed Ragin, Poet
Tahani Salah, Poet
Janine Simon, Poet

Influences:

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Sounds Like:

Nothing you have ever heard about Africa. Ever.

Record Label:

Governess Films