ENGLISH (para ESPAÑOL mire abajo): This is a documentary based on an interview with Ricardo Peña, the leader and chief drummer of a group of Aztec dancers in the San Francisco Bay Area. The interview is intercut with scenes of the dancing as Ricardo Peña beats the rhythm out on the large drum k...

ENGLISH (para ESPAÑOL mire abajo): For the past 20 years, I have watched as first one crisis and then another hit Spain (where I lived for a while), and southern Spain where this was filmed always seems to get the worse of it. In the years since the economic crisis of 2008, which inspired this ...

ENGLISH (para ESPAÑOL mire abajo): For the past 20 years, I have watched as first one crisis and then another hit Spain (where I lived for a while), and southern Spain where this was filmed always seems to get the worse of it. In the years since the economic crisis of 2008, which inspired this ...

ENGLISH (para ESPAÑOL mire abajo): This is a documentary based on an interview with Ricardo Peña, the leader and chief drummer of a group of Aztec dancers in the San Francisco Bay Area. The interview is intercut with scenes of the dancing as Ricardo Peña beats the rhythm out on the large drum k...

"...un vistazo privilegiado. La película...nos enseña bien el arte, el gusto, y la filosofía...."
John Santos (7 veces nominado por un Grammy; profesor, California Jazz Conservatory)
"...una vista íntima de los maestros de los ritmos claves de los afroperuanos. Altamente recomendado."
...

"...a rare and delightful glimpse. The film...capture[s] the artistry, love, and philosophy...."
John Santos (seven times Grammy nominee; US Artists Fontanals Fellow)
"...an intimate portrait of the master practitioners of the rhythmic music central to Afro-Peruvian heritage. Highly reco...

"...a rare and delightful glimpse. The film...capture[s] the artistry, love, and philosophy...."
John Santos (seven times Grammy nominee; US Artists Fontanals Fellow)
"...an intimate portrait of the master practitioners of the rhythmic music central to Afro-Peruvian heritage. Highly reco...

ENGLISH (para ESPAÑOL mire abajo): In this 30-minute bilingual documentary "Quetzacóatl and a Magic Flute of Fire," two California artists who come from Mexico connect with their Aztec and Mayan heritage. The artists are Ernesto Hernández Olmos and Rubén Guzmán (interview host is artist Hershel...

ENGLISH (para ESPAÑOL mire abajo): In this 30-minute bilingual documentary "Quetzacóatl and a Magic Flute of Fire," two California artists who come from Mexico connect with their Aztec and Mayan heritage. The artists are Ernesto Hernández Olmos and Rubén Guzmán (interview host is artist Hershel...

ENGLISH (para ESPAÑOL mire abajo): In this 30-minute bilingual documentary "Quetzacóatl and a Magic Flute of Fire," two California artists who come from Mexico connect with their Aztec and Mayan heritage. The artists are Ernesto Hernández Olmos and Rubén Guzmán (interview host is artist Hershel...

Here, we interview two community leaders who at the time of the interview had only been in the United States for a few years. They are both Lowland Lao, and fled their country at the end of what is often called the Vietnam War (although in fact it included most of Southeast Asia).

Both of the...

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"...compelling documentary.... Highly recommended."
T. Keogh for "Video Librarian"

"...[provides] an enriched sense of why public art matters."
Paul N. Straghalis, Adult Library Asst., Albany Publi...

Here is an over-view of some of the work of filmmaker Eve A. Ma, the producer-director of Palomino Productions. This only looks at her work related to the African American experience; she also has documentaries along with one drama and experimental work which cover topics as varied as immigrant...

"[A] 'must-see' for any serious student of immigration, plantation life, and the nature of historical storytelling."
Prof. John P. Rosa, University of Hawai'i at Manoa

"...a lively hour's worth of forgotten history."
David Weinstein, Pres. El Cerrito (CA) Historical Society

From the fields of ...

"...compelling documentary.... Highly recommended."
T. Keogh for "Video Librarian"

"...[provides] an enriched sense of why public art matters."
Paul N. Straghalis, Adult Library Asst., Albany Public Library (CA)

"...presents the artist as a vital and contributing member of society....

"...a rare and delightful glimpse. The film...capture[s] the artistry, love, and philosophy...."
John Santos (seven times Grammy nominee; US Artists Fontanals Fellow)
"...an intimate portrait of the master practitioners of the rhythmic music central to Afro-Peruvian heritage. Highly re...

--(with closed captions)--

"...visually pleasing, informative, and entertaining. Recommended."
Video Librarian (J. Reed)
"The footwork is fast and the costumes, beautiful...."
Multicultural Review
".... Wow! What a wonderful presentation of the music, dance and culture....excellent work."
Greg a...

"...a vivid demonstration...that...Afro-Peruvian music and culture [are] ... exciting and dynamic...." --Wayne Wallace, 3 times Grammy nominated jazz trombonist)
"...satisfying...good educational tool..."
--Troy Bedford for Anthropology Review

This documentary about Afro-Peruvians focu...

This 50-minute documentary is most memorable for the lively, fast-paced performances of the dancers of the California-based group, Te Mana 'O Te Ra. Te Mana 'O Te Ra have performed throughout the United States as well as in Hawaii and Tahiti.

All numbers are accompanied by live music under the l...

Three experimental shorts by filmmaker Eve A. Ma, shot in southern Spain in and near the city of Jerez de la Frontera. They range in length from 26 minutes (Two Streets and Adela) to 18 minutes (Tone Poem with Hang Drum) to the very short short, Her (Ella), clocking in at 4 minutes. The shorts ...

"[A] 'must-see' for any serious student of immigration, plantation life, and the nature of historical storytelling."
Prof. John P. Rosa, University of Hawai'i at Manoa

"...a lively hour's worth of forgotten history."
David Weinstein, Pres. El Cerrito (CA) Historical Society

From the fields of ...

"...an intimate portrait of the master practitioners of the rhythmic music central to Afro-Peruvian heritage. Highly recommended."
Video Librarian (C. Block)
"...the energy is palpable.... [W]ill leave viewers wanting to see, hear, and know more.... A fine choice."
EMRO (Edu. Media...

"...an intimate portrait of the master practitioners of the rhythmic music central to Afro-Peruvian heritage. Highly recommended."
Video Librarian (C. Block)
"...the energy is palpable.... [W]ill leave viewers wanting to see, hear, and know more.... A fine choice."
EMRO (Edu. Media...

--(with closed captions)--

"...visually pleasing, informative, and entertaining. Recommended."
Video Librarian (J. Reed)
"The footwork is fast and the costumes, beautiful...."
Multicultural Review
".... Wow! What a wonderful presentation of the music, dance and culture....excellent...

priced for colleges, universities, and large museums

"...compelling documentary.... Highly recommended."
T. Keogh for "Video Librarian"

"...[provides] an enriched sense of why public art matters."
Paul N. Straghalis, Adult Library Asst., Albany Public Library (CA)

"...presents the...

This 50-minute documentary is most memorable for the lively, fast-paced performances of the dancers of the California-based group, Te Mana 'O Te Ra. Te Mana 'O Te Ra have performed throughout the United States as well as in Hawaii and Tahiti.

All numbers are accompanied by live music under the l...

"...a vivid demonstration...that...Afro-Peruvian music and culture [are] ... exciting and dynamic...." --Wayne Wallace, 3 times Grammy nominated jazz trombonist)
"...satisfying...good educational tool..."
--Troy Bedford for Anthropology Review)

This is the first documentary I made about Afro...

"[A] 'must-see' for any serious student of immigration, plantation life, and the nature of historical storytelling."
Prof. John P. Rosa, University of Hawai'i at Manoa

"...a lively hour's worth of forgotten history."
David Weinstein, Pres. El Cerrito (CA) Historical Society

Especially relevant...

Here you have three experimental shorts that Eve A. Ma created in southern Spain, in and near the charming city of Jerez de la Frontera. "Two Streets & Adela" (28 min.) tells the story of Adela, a flamenco costume maker who lives in the so-called cradle of flamenco, on a very special day in her ...

"...un vistazo privilegiado. La película...nos enseña bien el arte, el gusto, y la filosofía...."
John Santos (7 veces nominado por un Grammy; profesor, California Jazz Conservatory)
"...una vista íntima de los maestros de los ritmos claves de los afroperuanos. Altamente recomendado."
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