After our class looked at the work of the Black Audio Film Collective, I ran into this account of a report from the British government:
From The New York Times:
Upbeat Official Report on Race in Britain Draws a Swift Backlash
The government report, while acknowledging enduring racism, said Britain provided a model for other white-majority countries on issues of race. Critics accused it of ignoring racial injustice in the country.
Several young indigenous media makers have created a collective called Cousin. Here is a link to show of their current work:
https://www.redcat.org/event/cousin-cycle-0
This is not a free event, but it is worth just looking at the text used to describe the project.
This is an Instagram site that I liked for style and content both:
Hello,
This is some of my video work that I’ve done so far. I still have a few pieces left to put on it + still have to fix up my site. As of now, I have an interest in community and profile pieces.
Hello, I’m posting on behalf of Sholeh, these are some of the links to her work:
portrait of Arturo:
This is an impressive photo essay about a mask project in San Miguel Allende:
This is a pretty incredible video that directly relates to our conversations early on!
Hello,
My name is John. I have over 10 years of experience working in a variety of capacities within the digital video industry.
Please follow the link below to check out my work:
I’m a video journalist and filmmaker who serves as the Senior Video Producer and Editor for the Laura Flanders Show, a public broadcast program that uplifts progressive voices. In addition to my work for the show, I enjoy experimenting with film, photography and collage, ideally in collaboration with friends. I’m in my second semester of the IMA program. In general, I am interested in the ways activist filmmaking and art can build community, resist the gatekeeping of corporate media, and envision more equitable worlds.
You can poke around my portfolio here: http://charlottecarpenter.net/
One of the topics that came up was the idea of how important having images can be for our ability to understand and envision our own history. The documentary photography movement that started in the 1930s continued and grew through the 1940s and lasted until the start of the McCarthy era blacklisting. Here are some images that are tantalizing, referencing as they do sharecroppers who work collectively as a cooperative.
https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/black-sharecroppers-south-1939-1941/
Collective Production 