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Title: Mazamorreo: in Search of Memory / En búsqueda de memoria
Date completed: 2000
Running Time: 00:55:00:00
Languages: English/Spanish
Subtitles: Spanish/English

Short Description: A multi-layered documentary which addresses anthropologic, folkloric, sociologic and contemporary issues facing Afro-Colombian communities of the Pacific Lowlands of Colombia, South America. The province documented is Cauca. The history of the region is told through the voices of its people. This work attempts to contribute to the cultural understanding and awareness of Afro-Colombian cultures and their legacy.
My goal is to explore the social and psychological role of art and folklore as a tool for community enhancement and the preservation of tradition and thereby, identity.
2007-Project supported by the Slave Route Project at UNESCO

Sponsorship and Acknowledgements
This documentary received support, in-kind sponsorship and funding from various sources and organizations in Chicago and Colombia. Among these organizations are:
The Illinois Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Illinois General Assembly, the International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago, the Chicago Arts Assistantship Program, the Chicago Artist International Program, Lufthansa Airlines, United Airlines, Hammer & Pixel, Gold 'n' Group Productions, the Chicago Caribbean Arts Association, América Negra and the Center for Black Music Research.

Distribution: UNESCO's on-line catalogue : Creative Content
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Other territories : Please contact write to: enlacesartisticos@gmail.com