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Nelson George is an author, filmmaker, TV producer and critic with a long career in analyzing and presenting the diverse elements of African-American culture. He made his directorial debut with the HBO movie Life Support, for which Queen Latifah won a Golden Globe. His many recent documentary projects include VH1’s Finding The Funk, Showtime’s Brooklyn Boheme, ESPN’s The Announcement and his new film, A Ballerina’s Tale. In 2008, he co-edited, with Alan Leeds, The James Brown Reader: 50 Years of Writing about the Godfather of Soul.

Nelson George

Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman are the co-directors, co-writers and co-producers of the documentary Sembene! Gadjigo, a professor of African Studies and French at Mt. Holyoke College, is the world&rsquo;s foremost expert on the life and work of Ousmane Semb&eacute;ne and author of Semb&eacute;ne&rsquo;s official biography. Silverman is an award-winning film producer and is currently Cinematheque Director at the Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe.

Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman

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Nelson George (A Ballerina’s Tale) Talks Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman’s Sembene!