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The poets / Dialogue Talk presents ; a Chivas DeVinck film ; [featuring] Syl Cheney-Coker, Niyi Osundare.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Osundare, Niyi, 1947-.
- Osundare, Niyi.
- Cheney-Coker, Syl, 1945-.
- Cheney-Coker, Syl.
- Poets, Nigerian.
- Authors, Sierra Leonean.
- Poetry--Social aspects--Africa, West.
- Poetry.
- Art--Political aspects--Africa, West.
- Art.
- Art--Political aspects.
- Poetry--Social aspects.
- West Africa.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (99 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2018]
- Language Note:
- Closed captioning available.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Credits:
- Music composer/performer, Felicia Atkinson.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally released in [2017].
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 22, 2018).
- A documentary that follows two acclaimed West African poets, and lifelong friends, Syl Cheney-Coker and Niyi Osundare as they travel through their home countries of Sierra Leone and Nigeria to explore what has shaped their art. The Poets is an exploration of how art is shaped by life experiences, and of the power and urgency of art in the face of political adversity.
- Publisher Number:
- if-poets Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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