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Claire Andrade-Watkins

Dr. Claire Andrade-Watkins, a 2nd generation born Cape Verdean American, is an award-winning historian and filmmaker. She is Professor of Film and African Studies at the Institute for Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary Studies at Emerson College; a Visiting Scholar at the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice at Brown University; and a Distinguished Community Practitioner & Senior Fellow at th…

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Hi, NeighborHi, Neighbor · 2011
Hi, Neighbor
2011
MovieDocumentaryFamily
This experimental short film is about a little girl who lost her home to urban renewal, and asks her wealthy neighbor, "why?" The film is a prequel to Andrade-Watkins' documentary trilogy about the Cape Verdean community in Fox Point. "Hi, Neighbor" had its world premiere at the 2011 Cape Verdean International Film Festival and was awarded Jury Selection (first prize), in the 2012 Black Maria Film Festival.
Tron Wayne GacyTron Wayne Gacy · 2011
Tron Wayne Gacy
2011
Movie
A conversation about sex and death winds its way between six college kids.
The Spirit of Cape VerdeThe Spirit of Cape Verde · 1986
The Spirit of Cape Verde
1986
Movie
Originally titled, "Espirito de Cabo Verde"
"Some Kind of Funny Porto Rican?": A Cape Verdean American Story"Some Kind of Funny Porto Rican?": A Cape Verdean American Story · 2006
"Some Kind of Funny Porto Rican?": A Cape Verdean American Story
★ 6.02006
MovieDocumentary
The untold tragedy and scandal of what happened to a vibrant community of immigrants from the Cape Verde Islands in the Fox Point section of Providence, Rhode Island who were forcibly displaced by urban renewal to make way for fancy coffee shops, antique stores and elegantly restored houses. Poignant, heartfelt and warm, in a timeless snapshot SKFPR captures the essence, spirit and heart of a community whose history was erased before it was written.

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