Films I would like to see include H-2 Worker, on the Florida cane fields, Mardi Gras: Made in China, on the conditions in which Mardi Gras beads are fabricated, and China Blue, on those who sew blue jeans.
A truly great film I have seen recently is Quilombo Country, on the over 2,000 maroon villages, founded as long ago as the sixteenth century, which still exist and thrive in northern Brazil.
Axé.
coldhearted scientist وداد 
Hi profacero; I was clicking randomly on blogrolls, as I am wont to do, and happened to land here today. I think I’ve seen you at Heart’s in the past, but never had the pleasure of (I don’t think) conversing with you. Anyway, all of that to say that I just happened to transfer Mardi Gras: Made in China to a VHS tape from my DVR, and I would be happy to send it to you, if that’s not a strange offer coming from a stranger. Email me if you’d like to set something up. 🙂
Glad you liked the film, but please note that the web address is http://www.quilombofilm.com not http://www.quilombofilm.org.
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Leonard
Yet more evidence for why one should always test one’s links – people say I am too persnickety about websites, but see what happens when one is not! 😉 –Z
PBS is showing China Blue (what must be an abbreviated version; the show’s only 60 minutes long while the film is 80-some) on Independent Lens, starting next week. Check here to see if your local PBS is showing it:
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/chinablue/
Thanks Melissa and I owe you mail! Just got back into town – don’t have cable myself so can’t get PBS – but will ask around to see if anyone can tape … will be in touch ASAP. Yo Z.