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The villagers of San Basilio de Palenque, descendants of African rebel slaves, preserve and maintain the culture of their African forebears in their music, dance and other aspects of their social lives. This very personal film provides both an historical account of their situation as well as sensitive documentation of their day-to-day struggles, both in their rural existence and their interaction with the neighboring city. The villagers of San Basilio de Palenque, descendants of African rebel slaves, preserve and maintain the culture of their African forebears in their music, dance and other aspects of their social lives. This very personal film provides both an historical account of their situation as well as sensitive documentation of their day-to-day struggles, both in their rural existence and their interaction with the neighboring city.

Richard Williams, Ph.D.
Rutgers University, Department of Sociology
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Francine Cronshaw, Franklin W. Knight, Lori Madden, and Lynn M. Shirey
Latin American Video Archive Directory
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An engaging perspective on the descendants of African rebel slaves in Colombia.
DOX
International Documentary Magazine

Very useful for teaching Latin American history, society, music and culture. It also provides helpful insights about multicultural relations.
Margarita De la Vega Hurtado, Acting Director, Latino Program
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

This film has significance far beyond Palenque or Colombia: it challenges all of us to find the social processes which have made the existence of some people as servers possible.
Richard Williams, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology, Rutgers University

AWARDS & SCREENINGS:

• Robert Flaherty International Film Seminar
• Margaret Mead International Film Festival
• Leipzig, International Documentary Film Festival

Resource Web Sites

GB's Online Mesoamerica