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Maurice Sendak_ Rest In Peace

When I was employed, every few weeks I would take a trip to HMV on Yonge St. to look through the documentary aisle in the DVD section. One day I came across this Film by Spike Jonze (the director of the Where the Wild Things Are movie) called Tell Them Anything you Want a doc […]

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Inventor Portrait_ Ralph Baer

“Would you ask a guy who’s been painting all his life ‘why do you keep painting?’” -Ralph Baer via Le Beat La Creole

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Monopoly_ A Short Film by Bader AlHomoud

A funny little short film by Bader AlHomoud

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Spike Lee_ The Dolly Shot/Red Hook Summer

Spike is the best. Support Red Hook Summer

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A Lovers Call_ Najma Nuriddin

Last summer a friend of mine called me up and asked if a filmmaker friend of his from could crash at my place while they visited Toronto (if you watch the Cocoons video you will see her and I strolling into Afrofest 2011). I met Najma Nuriddin that weekend and had the opportunity to hear […]

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John Forte_ The Russian Winter

John Forte spent seven years in prison after being closely associated with Lauryn Hill and the Fugees and their enormous record The Score. Since then he’s been pushing at his own music and struggling to break through. This is a trailer for a documentary that documents a Russian tour he recently did and his fight […]

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Yuna_ Island

“you will lead the way i will battle the storms.. and we can let the waves tell us where to go” -Yuna (via okayplayer)

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Ozwald Boateng_ A Man’s Story

Another one from the blog of Tigist Selam. I don’t know how she finds this shit. Anyway, this is a trailer for a documentary about Ozwald Boateng a British fashion designer of Ghanaian descent who I didn’t know about pre-Tigist. I don’t know if I agree with his evaluation of style vs. substance but I’m […]

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J. Cole_ Sideline Story

I appreciate J. Cole, I can’t say I’m a fan, but I appreciate the guy. There is something that seems to be holding him back from where he was being set up to go, obviously he knows that because this whole song is about that. I’m glad he changed the beat, this one is more […]

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Gil Scott Heron_ I’ll Take Care of You

Just came across this randomly while on skype with a friend so I haven’t watched it or heard the whole thing but what I saw looked amazing so I’m posting it on faith.

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