{"id":173,"date":"2010-09-11T11:04:16","date_gmt":"2010-09-11T16:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/?p=173"},"modified":"2025-06-03T00:36:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T05:36:14","slug":"black-world-cinema-october-7-motherland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/2010\/09\/11\/black-world-cinema-october-7-motherland\/","title":{"rendered":"Black World Cinema: October 7, MOTHERLAND"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Thursday, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
\n7:00pm
\nGeneral Admission: $5.00<\/p>\n

ICE Theaters Chatham 14
\n210 West 87th Street
\nChicago, Illinois 60620
\n773-892-3204 \u2022 icetheaters.com<\/a><\/p>\n

AFRICA AS YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN IT<\/big><\/small>
\nMOTHERLAND<\/big><\/big><\/big><\/big><\/small>
\nA film by Owen \u2018Alik Shahadah<\/big><\/small>
\n124 min duration<\/big><\/small><\/div>\n


\nMotherland looks unflinchingly toward a positive Pan-African future.
\nWith breathtaking cinematography and a fluid soundtrack sculpted by Sona Jobarteh. Motherland is a beautiful vision of global African diversity and unity. From the multi-award winning producers of the acclaimed documentary 500 Years Later, Motherland is directed by Owen \u2018Alik Shahadah and produced by M.K. Asante, Jr.<\/big><\/small><\/p>\n

With a distinctive African voice. Fusing history, culture, politics, Motherland sweeps across Africa to tell a new dynamic story of a continent. From the glory and majesty of Africa\u2019s past through its complex and present history.<\/big><\/small><\/p>\n

Owen ‘Alik Shahadah is a multi-award master of the Documentary format. With a distinctive aesthetic Shahadah uses film to give agency and visibility to African people. He is best known for authoring works, which deal with African history, social justice, education and world peace. He produces work that articulates a multidimensional African world perspective. His entry into Motherland was to produce a single body of work which would articulate African past and present indignity reaffirming terms.<\/big><\/small><\/p>\n

FEATURING:
\nMAULANA KARENGA \u2022 HAKIM QUICK \u2022\u00a0 ESTHER STANDFORD \u2022 ALI MAZRUI NICOLE LEE\u2022 JACOB ZUMA \u2022 MOLEFI ASANTE \u2022 KIMANI NEHUSI\u2022 HAKI MADHUBUTI \u2022 DESTA MEGHOO \u2022 HARRY BELAFONTE \u2022 DIDYMUS MUTASA\u2022 ANTONY BROWDER <\/big> <\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

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Black World Cinema, a showcase of seldom seen classic features and new films from around the world. Black World Cinema presents films by filmmakers that bring us story with compelling content and a human dimension seldom presented in mainstream cinema.<\/small><\/p>\n

All screenings are followed by lively discussions moderated by program director Floyd Webb or local schalars, screenwriters and directors.<\/small><\/p>\n

Screenings occur the first Thursday of every month at
\nICE Theaters Chatham 14
\n210 87th Street
\nChicago, IL<\/small>