…re than five screening licenses, please send us an email at info@alotlikeyoumovie.com. We encourage big screenings and multiple showings but need to determine the fees on an individual basis. STEP 3 Many groups find it helpful to purchase a bulk order of A Lot Like You home-use dvds to resell for fundraising purposes. If this interests you, please note the number of DVDs you’d like, and include the corresponding amount in your payment. Prices incl…
…than five screening licenses, please send us an email at info @ alotlikeyoumovie.com. We encourage big screenings and multiple showings, but need to determine the fees on an individual basis. . . . . . If you’re interested in hosting a screening, please fill out our Screening Application Form (or download the PDF version.) If you would like Director Eliaichi Kimaro to attend your screening event to present the film and engage your audience in a p…
…e.) However, if you start digging up the roots, you may discover where you come from, but through the process, you are just as likely to wind up covered in dirt. Documentarian Eliaichi Kimaro set out to make a film about her folks unaware of the secrets she’d uncover while doing so. Her efforts connecting with, and coming to terms with, her parents and their kin in Tanzania and the States, are hauntingly and heart-fully chronicled in A LOT LIKE YO…
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…Tanzanian Roots In ‘A Lot Like You’ (8/2/12, TRT 10:03) https://alotlikeyoumovie.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/20091219EliKimaro.mp3 . PACIFICA RADIO, Asia Pacific Forum Finding Family, Identity, and Hard Questions in Tanzania (Michelle Chen, 1/7/2013, TRT 18:33) BBC WORLD NEWS, Focus On Africa Filmmaker Eli Kimaro’s shock at Tanzania violence (Leslie Goffe, 12/21/11, TRT 03:58) NPR, KUOW Presents – Interview with Eli Kimaro A Lot Like You (Jere…
…own multiracial daughter might too. But as her father says, reconciliation comes in not only comparing yourself to your ancestors but in considering your place, and your children’s place, from the perspective of the future. If you look at it that way, there might be hope for all of us. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to…
…of who he is into every moment. To look at him is to look at a man who is completely integrated, comfortable in his skin, sure of who he is and where he comes from. And to be in the presence of that…to see what that looks like…is a tremendous gift. I know his exploration into his family’s roots played a significant role in shaping him. So I ended my note to Obama saying, “I hope this film is as evocative of your first trip back home as your book…
…illion women (92 million in Africa) have undergone some form of female circumcision (also commonly referred to as FGM, female genital mutilation). There is no medical reason for the procedure and it often causes long-term damage to women’s health. International organizations, including the United Nations, consider the practice a human rights violation. In the film Ndereriosa, Kimaro’s aunt, says, “You’re circumcised because a girl is not expected…
…. Film Screening and talk by film director at County Government Center MUSEUMS Museum of African Diaspora Salon (San Francisco, CA) – Documenting the Diaspora at ~ film screening & discussion of two documentaries engaging Diaspora communities around such issues as post-coloniality, mixed race identity, gender violence, national trauma, family legacies and single parenthood. Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (Seattle) – A Lo…
…ser. Beginning with his hit “If You Don’t Love Me,” which was featured in Dumb and Dumber, Droge has gone on to contribute music to a myriad of film and television projects, including Zombieland, Almost Famous, Beautiful Girls, Grey’s Anatomy, as well as ad campaigns for Toyota and T-Mobile. Recently, Droge completed the score for the feature film, A Lot Like You. In addition to releasing six albums of his own, Droge has collaborated with numerous…