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#LoveWins? Why #SCOTUS has me in a huff! - Gio Andollo
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The Privilege Is All Mine. Why #SCOTUS has me in a huff! As everyone is well aware by now, the US Supreme Court recently decided that same-sex marriage is now legal in all fifty states. Who has time for that? Hopefully all such people will save me a lot of time and emotional energy by just reading what I have to say here and. Really thinking about it real hard. Before sending me any further unsolicited text messages and emails. Let's start with the easy, not-so-controversial stuff. But for better or wors...
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Karen Kramer - Celebration
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1988, 30 mins. But the film shows more than simply the Caribbean capacity for celebration. It captures the thoughts and feelings of expatriate West Indians, as they are interviewed during preparations leading up to the Carnival. As we go behind the scenes to watch the step-by-step making of the elaborate (and enormous) sculpture-like costumes, we learn how the Carnival is a way of maintaining a sense of identity and continuity of cultural tradition. 2014 Karen Kramer Site by Cayden Media.
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The Jolo Serpent Handlers - Karen Kramer Films
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The Jolo Serpent Handlers. 1977, 40 mins. Focusing on a small serpent-handling church in West Virginia, this film is an in-depth portrait that not only shows two fascinating serpent-handling services, but answers many of the questions that viewers have about the religion and the people who practice it. 2014 Karen Kramer Site by Cayden Media.
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Children of Shadows - Karen Kramer Films
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2001, 54 mins. In Haiti, many parents are forced by destitution and desperation to give away their children. The children who may be as young as four years old then go to live and work for other families as live-in, full-time, unpaid domestic servants, virtually slaves. This documentary portrays the. Does for them. The camera goes deep into the countryside to interview the peasant families as to what kind of situation would force them to give away one or more of their children.
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Days of Awe - Karen Kramer Films
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1995, 42 mins. Filmed in one traditional community, the film is a window into the ways Jews have practiced these rituals for centuries. The style of the film is lyrical and poetic as well as innovative, with long, slow-motion passages, and music created especially for the soundtrack. Avoiding the use of an outside narrator, the people themselves tell the story. 2014 Karen Kramer Site by Cayden Media.
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Karen Kramer - In the News
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For a sampling of articles about the work of Karen Kramer. In addition to her film work, Karen Kramer is a free-lance journalist who has written numerous articles about film and other subjects. To read these articles,.
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Karen Kramer - Rice and Peas
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1990, 12 mins. Slices of life in New York City. A short film. A womans ritual, a Caribbean tradition. A Trinidadian woman who owns a restaurant in Brooklyn gives her recipe for the dish that every West Indian woman takes pride in. 2014 Karen Kramer Site by Cayden Media.
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Moko Jumbie - Karen Kramer Films
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1990, 15 mins. Slices of life in New York City. A short film. 2014 Karen Kramer Site by Cayden Media.
