Film Shorts -
afropop: the ultimate cultural exchange

Betye Saar: Taking Care of Business: There's no stopping the legendary artist Betye Saar, even at age 93. Pushing boundaries for 70 years, this portrait of artist Betye Saar shows she isn't done fighting inequality in her personal and powerful work. Inside her LA studio, Saar talks about collecting objects, African American history, art as a weapon, and making people think. Even though she is 93, Saar shows no signs of slowing down. Man of the People: A political thriller surrounding the legacy of Chicago mayor Harold Washington. A complex unfolding of his two campaign runs, leads to his sudden and mysterious death during his second term. Elena: Director Michele Stephenson's new documentary follows Elena and her family through their despair and small joys, as they struggle to remain in the country they've called home for generations.

Duration: 58 minutes and 12 seconds

Episode Number: 1304

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About AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange:

AFROPOP: THE ULTIMATE CULTURAL EXCHANGE, the innovative documentary series on contemporary life, art and pop culture in the African Diaspora.

Four films introduce powerful stories: African boxers journey across the Atlantic to match their skills against the best in the world; a teenage girl travels to Ghana and an expatriate from Sierra Leone returns to his homeland, each hoping to dispel prevailing myths about the two countries; and, Hurricane Katrina victims find themselves refugees in their own country.