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Krip-Hop Nation’s 10th Anniversary & Legacy of Joe Capers
Listen to this post: Here’s some Oakland and Bay Area news! Come celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Krip-Hop Nation and the Legacy of Oakland’s Joe Capers aka Blind Joe with a FREE Saturday afternoon show and celebration featuring local disabled artists and musicians and more! The celebration will also include a report back from “A…
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Support Krip-Hop Nation’s South Africa Tour
Listen to this post: Krip-Hop Nation is at it again! Well, to be fair, they never stop. But here comes a new and fantastic collaboration with Simon Manda and This Ability Newspaper and Krip-Hop Nation. Their new plans include a tour to South Africa, a film, a book, and probably more. So it’s serious fundraising…
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Where Is Hope? documentary fundraiser
Listen to this post: Emmitt Thrower (Wabi Sabi Productions Inc) and Leroy Moore (Krip Hop Nation) started a documentary project on police brutality against people with disabilities in 2011. Then, Leroy and DJ Quad produced a CD mix-tape of original songs and poetry on police brutality in 2012. I have the CD and love it.…
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Critique of PBS’s “Best Kept Secret” autism documentary
Listen to this post: In September, 2013, PBS released “Best Kept Secret.” You can check out info around the film at www.pbs.org/pov/bestkeptsecret. The film is now streamable on some paid sites. But I’m not writing this to recommend the film. Because I actually don’t recommend it. PBS’s brief synopsis: “In ‘Best Kept Secret,’ Janet Mino, who has taught a…
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“Best Kept Secret”: Documentary film review by Jane Dunhamn
Listen to this post: I learned in a documentary film class your film should focus on something specific. Also, that specific thing points to something universal. In other words, your story might be about one person, but it can still connect to just about anyone who watches. The idea is there are universal experiences of…