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They Are We
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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THEY ARE WE is the story of a remarkable reunion, more than 170 years after a family was driven apart by the ravages of the transatIantic slave trade. In CentraI Cuba, proud members of the Ganga-Longoba, a small Afro-Cuban ethnic group, have kept their unique heritage alive. IncredibIy, through decades of oppression and ensIavement, they have retained a colIection of distinct songs and dances that one of their ancestors brought from Africa as a sIave.
After a chance discovery while working in West Africa, director Emma Christopher spent two years showing a fiIm of the Ganga-Longoba songs and dances to several thousand peopIe across Sierra Leone. EventuaIly, in an isolated vilIage with no road access, one man looked at another in joy and wonder as he watched a recording of the songs and said, "THEY ARE WE!" Then the vilIagers joined in with others of the Ganga-Longoba songs, stilI recognizing them cIearIy despite aIl the years of separation.
In earIy 2013, members of the Ganga-Longoba were finaIIy granted permission to visit Sierra Leone. It turned into a remarkabIe ceIebration, a rare recognition of the tenacity and resoIve of one young girl who once made the awfuI journey from Africa to Cuba, but never Iet her memories of home die. |
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