Upcoming events and screenings
New Voices in Black Cinema, Brooklyn, New York – Feb. 16, BAM +++ Black World Cinema, Chicago, Il – March 7 +++ iRep Festival, Lagos, Nigeria – March 21 +++ Lichter Filmfestival, Frankfurt, Germany – March 24 +++ Our Image Film and Arts Festival, Houston, TX – April 26 +++ Planete Doc, Warsaw, Poland – May
THE UNITED STATES OF HOODOO
A road trip to the black roots of American culture
Germany 2012, 100 minutes
The United States of Hoodoo is a film about how African based spirituality has influenced America´s popular culture. The old African gods have taken on new forms since their arrival on North America's shores. Their spirit now manifests itself in turn-table wizardry, improvisational skills and mind-blowing collages, rituals and performances. The film shakes up traditional and stereotypical ways of thinking about race, religion, rationality. Through meetings with musicians, writers and artists, miracle healers, gumbo cooks and Mississippi Blues men, this documentary explores a culture which has always drawn on a unique mix of different ethnic influences to produce its cultural diversity, allure, and vitality.
A film by OLIVER HARDT
Written by DARIUS JAMES and OLIVER HARDT
Original Music by ARTO LINDSAY & RABOTNIK
Produced by CHRISTEL BRUNN, OLIVER HARDT, ROBERT MALZAHN, SEBASTIAN POPP
Support & Edit By MARTIN HOFFMANN mit RGB-Storynetwork
Featuring Darius James and Ishmael Reed, Nick Cave, Val Jeanty, Shantrelle P. Lewis, Danny Simmons, Sallie Ann Glassman, Kanene Holder, Steve LaVere, David "Goat" Carson, Hassan Sekou Allen
Theatrical release in Germany: July 2012
USA premiere: August 2012, BlackStar Film Festival, Philadelphia, PA
Africa premiere: March 2013, iRep International Documentary Filmfestival, Lagos, Nigeria
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