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An imaginative mural through the pages of a book showcasing so much from royalty and warriors to cotton picking, slavery, colonialism, and lynchings. It showcases seeking refuge and playing. The arts of reading, athletics, and music. This telegraphs the story of the African Canadian experience and the overall experience of the African diaspora.
Beautiful animation that shows paintings come to life. I am very grateful to have a family history book myself that tells the stories of at least one…
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Four friends living in Los Angeles are barely making ends meet Stony, Tisean, and Cleo are all working in a janitorial services company while Frankie is working as a bank teller.
One day a neighborhood guy decides to rob the bank where Frankie works. She is unsuspecting of him at first, greeting him with friendliness. When she realizes what is going on she is shocked by it all and freezes. A woman is shot and killed right in front of…
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Beautifully shot. I like that it let the couple Bellie and Bomman lead as they narrate their own story. They value caring for the elephants Raghu and Ammu at the historical Theppakadu Elephant Camp not only in the sense they are the caretakers, but also in a deep spiritual way. Bomman makes clear that the elephant is next to godliness for them. Not surprising they incorporated them into their wedding.
At one point Bellie calls the pain due to the…
Alain is dealing with alcoholism and a warring mind. A sense of a deep unhappiness, emptiness, and numbness resurface a lot throughout this. He has moments of fleeting cheerfulness and can be smiley at times, but there is always an underlying tension about his place in the world. He doesn't feel right no matter who he is with or where he is.
Alain is contridictory as we all are to some degree. Overall he wants to be loved, but doesn't…
