African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
1 videocassette (ca. 20 min.), Employing footage shot between December 5 and 9, 2003, this documentary looks at the history, life, traditions, and celebrations of the black population of the municipalities of Baião and Mocajuba, located in the Brazilian state of Pará.
Daniel,Yvonne (Author) and Daniel,Yvonne Payne (Editor)
Format:
Video/DVD
Publication Date:
200?
Published:
New York, NY: Insight Media
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Journal Title Details:
1 videodisc (55 min.)
Notes:
Presents clips from three public Vodun ceremonies (Rada rite, Kongo rite, and Petwo rite) videotaped in Haiti in 1991. It identifies the principal elements they share and provides a context for understanding Vodun;
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
Originally released in 1990 as a motion picture. Based on the theatrical work: Maria Antonia by Eugenio Hernandez Espinosa., 1 videodisc (100 min.), A story of love, passion, resentment, and revenge set in pre-revolutionary working-class Cuba. Maria Antonio, in a role based on Oshun, the love goddess in the religion of the African Yoruba people, is driven to a crime of passion.
