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Multiple Grammy-winner Béla Fleck travels to Uganda, Tanzania, the Gambia, and Mali searching for the roots of the banjo. Part road movie, part historical document, this fascinating film demonstrates the power of music and musicians to reach across cultural boundaries and the limitations of language to create an instant and abiding connection. Whether plaintive or pulsating, the infectious music in Throw Down Your Heart transports viewers into the heart of Fleck's personal journey. - Qtour YPT

Filmed over a period of 14 months, documents the negotiations between the World Bank and Uganda in an attempt to understand and describe the relationship and its implications for Uganda. Describes the activities of James Wolfensohn, president of the World Bank, and Yoweri Museweri [sic], leader of Uganda. - Qtour YPT

Denese Becker, born Dominga Sic Ruiz, is a survivor of the 1982 Rio Negro massacre in Guatemala. Nine years old at the time of the massacre, during which both of her parents were killed, Denese was adopted by an American family and raised in Iowa. As an adult she begins to confront her memories and nightmares, returning to Guatemala almost twenty years after the massacre and ultimately becoming an advocate for the victims and survivors at great personal cost. http://www.pbs.org/pov... - Qtour YPT

Rapper, singer and activist Sister Fa (Fatou Mandiang Diatta) works to end the practice of female genital mutilation in her home land of Senegal. - Qtour YPT

A documentary that follows members of the Gambia-based Reliance Financial team as they try to build the bank into a viable West African financial institution. Their target clients: those who make under five dollars a day. - Qtour YPT

Ten members of the Veterans Peace Action Team go to the village of El Cedro, Nicaragua in June 1987 to help rebuild a health clinic destroyed by the Contras. This documentary shows their struggles to come to grips with their own conflicts about patriotism, American foreign policy and memories of their own participation in war. - Qtour YPT

A global collage of adolescence represented by young people from 6 different countries - China, Malaysia, Russia, Uganda, Dominican Republic, and Canada’s Baffin Island - and how their coming of age is interpreted by their culture. - Qtour YPT

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In a small corner of the most populous country in Africa, billions of dollars of crude oil flow under the feet of a desperate people. Immense wealth and abject poverty stand in stark contrast. The environment is decimated. The issues are complex, the answers elusive. The documentary film Sweet Crude tells the story of Nigeria's Niger Delta. The region is seething and the global stakes are high. But in this moment, there's an opportunity to find solutions. What if the world paid attention before it was too late? - Qtour YPT

Presents portraits of contemporary African women from four West African nations: Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal and Benin. The film shows how African women are speaking out and organizing around five key issues: marital rights, reproductive health, female genital mutilation, women’s role in the economy and political rights. This film shows how women are organizing at the grassroots level to insure their participation in the continent’s current move towards democracy. It demonstrates why Africa’s development is inextricably linked to the social and economic progress of its women. - Qtour YPT