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Black nation

Black Nation is a feature documentary film that takes an uncompromising look at the state of Black manhood in America as seen thruogh the prism of the streets of Detroit, past and present, and that city's controversial church Shrine of the Black Madonna. Filmmaker Mats Hjelm draws on his deep personal connection with the church and the city to explore the racial, cultural and political ramifications of a "black male genocide." Now when race and religion are top of mind, Black Nation offers the audience a penetrating look at what it means to be a black man in America today.

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  • "Urban decay, spiritual renewal, and the African-American community"

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  • "Detroit's Church of the Black Madonna formed in 1967 as a kind of Christian answer to the Nation of Islam's Black Nationalism. Shot last year in the lead up to the US election, the film looks at black masculinity through the prism of the Church as well as against the context of economic downturn in a city reliant on the fate of the motor industry. It's a portrait of the 'angry black man' model of African-American political activism - a label which Barack Obama successfully avoided - and the ways in which the Church's charismatic leaders attempt to steer young men away from crime and drugs. (From Sweden, in English) (Documentary) CC WS."
  • "Takes an uncompromising look at the state of Black manhood in America as seen thruogh the prism of the streets of Detroit, past and present, and that city's controversial church Shrine of the Black Madonna (which The Shrine of the Black Madonna puts Jesus forward as an example of a black revolutionary leader). Filmmaker Mats Hjelm draws on his deep personal connection with the church and the city to explore the racial, cultural and political ramifications of a "black male genocide." Now when race and religion are top of mind, Black Nation offers the audience a penetrating look at what it means to be a black man in America today. Detroit's Church of the Black Madonna formed in 1967 as a kind of Christian answer to the Nation of Islam's Black Nationalism. Shot last year in the lead up to the US election, the film looks at black masculinity through the prism of the Church as well as against the context of economic downturn in a city reliant on the fate of the motor industry. It's a portrait of the 'angry black man' model of African-American political activism - a label which Barack Obama successfully avoided - and the ways in which the Church's charismatic leaders attempt to steer young men away from crime and drugs. (From Sweden, in English)."
  • ""Of all U.S. cities, Detroit has been among those hardest hit by the decline of American manufacturing and economic strength. Examining the impact on Detroit's African-American population, this film focuses on one institution that has provided the community with a sense of hope and renewal: the Shrine of the Black Madonna. The documentary is set within the framework of one powerful and provocative Father's Day service led by Jaramogi Menelik Kimathi, the Yale-educated church leader whose messages of self-sufficiency and Pan-African unity reflect the Shrine's core mission. Viewers also meet several members of the congregation and pastoral staff who share their own stories about life in the city's desperate environment and their ongoing spiritual journeys" -- Container."
  • "Black Nation is a feature documentary film that takes an uncompromising look at the state of Black manhood in America as seen thruogh the prism of the streets of Detroit, past and present, and that city's controversial church Shrine of the Black Madonna. Filmmaker Mats Hjelm draws on his deep personal connection with the church and the city to explore the racial, cultural and political ramifications of a "black male genocide." Now when race and religion are top of mind, Black Nation offers the audience a penetrating look at what it means to be a black man in America today."@en
  • ""Post election '08 America, a black man has attained the highest office in the world, while according to the New York Times black men are "sleeping through the holocaust". One only has to look to the City of Detroit, once a model of upward mobility for blacks in America. It now sits as a mere shell of its former self - vultures literally picking at the bones of its once great buildings - stripping them of everything from wire to copper pipes. Its economy already in tatters, it awaits the imminent collapse of the auto industry. How is it even possible for the African American men of this once proud City to conceive of a way out of the double jeopardy of crime and unemployment - let alone take positive steps towards the future? Black Nation is a documentary feature film that takes a hard, uncompromising look at the state of Black men in America today through the prism of the streets of Detroit and the City's controversial Church Shrine of the Black Madonna. The Church's focus on delivering pragmatic programs centred around economic self sufficiency, is a model for Obama's America, as it searches for solutions to seemingly impossible problems. Set within the framework of a Father's day service, the film tracks the despair of its congregation while at the same time showing the way forward with the great hope and dignity embodied in Obama's words - "yes we can"! The Church strives to promote and develop community led programs and institutions that restore pride and dignity to its congregation and in particular, black men. They are leading by example." --Container."
  • "Black Nation is a feature documentary film that takes an uncompromising look at the state of Black manhood in America as seen thruogh the prism of the streets of Detroit, past and present, and that city's controversial church Shrine of the Black Madonna. Filmmaker Mats Hjelm draws on his deep personal connection with the church and the city to explore the racial, cultural and political ramifications of a "black male genocide." Now when race and religion are top of mind, Black Nation offers the audience a penetrating look at what it means to be a black man in America today."

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  • "Documentary films"
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  • "Black nation : urban decay, spiritual renewal, and the African-American community"

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