Ghosts Of Cite' Soleil (2006) (Repost to Recognize Haiti)

Starring:

• Winson "2Pac" Jean
• James "Bily" Petit Frere
• Eleonore "Lele" Senlis

Updated as of January 23, 2010: As much as there are problems and tragedies everywhere everyday, Haiti is up right now. We give our support as much as we possibly can that the ravaged communities and broken families of that independent nation will receive the care and treatment they need to recover and to deal with the loss. Societies of decadence owe a responsibility to assist those in need and here at Blaxploitation Pride, we will do our service and works in this digital capacity.

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Oxfam
Save The Children
Hope For Haiti

Billed as a Caribbean epic of family, love and violence, GHOSTS OF CITE SOLEIL takes us inside the lives of notorious gang leaders who dominate the Haitian slum of Cite Soleil.

The reality of life today in Haiti unfolds before us as we get to know two brothers and their stories intimately. They are 2Pac and Bily, Haitian gang leaders who strive to make better choices in a world with no choices at all. Through unprecedented access, we see the brothers love and hatred for each other, their love triangle with Lele, a French relief worker, and their unsavory pact with President Aristide during his desperate grasp to maintain power in early 2004.

Speaking the language of violence and knowing that staying alive in Haiti is a very day-to-day proposition, 2Pac and Bily struggle to find a better life for themselves and for their people.

Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under A Groove (2006)

Starring:

• George Clinton
• Bootsy Collins
• Rick James
• Garry Shider
• Ice Cube
• Dawn Silva

Spanning half a century, the history of Parliament Funkadelic is as varied in its musical stylings as in the rotating cast of musicians that have graced Parliament, Funkadelic and the collective P-Funk stage. From their early days as a literal barbershop quintet to the rise and fall—and rise again—of the famed Mothership, P-Funk’s five decades and counting also reflect larger changes in fashion, funk and more.

This film profiles George Clinton, the mastermind behind the band Parliament Funkadelic. It reveals how Clinton expressed the cultural alienation of young African Americans, creating an alternate universe of "aliens" that brought the redemptive power of funk to a world sorely in need of a new point of view.

Parliament Funkadelic......

If there was a secret recipe to create the funkiest all-time band I'd combine ingredients of Motown James Brown enlightened righteousness with a doo wop sound the experience of Hendrix dipped in acid-tripped Catfish deep-fried Bootsy marinated in emancipated Blackness. "On the one" soul toasted on a Hazel P-Nut roll dropped in a hard rock to steam the Stone Bern(in) out of control! This was the dream Plainfield, Oakland, Seattle, and Cleveland assembled the team...... Mr. Wone