Bernard Nicolas Movies

  • 1991
    Daughters of the Dust

    Daughters of the Dust

    Daughters of the Dust

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    In 1902, an African-American family living on a sea island off the coast of South Carolina prepares to move to the North.

    Daughters of the Dust
  • 1977
    Daydream Therapy

    Daydream Therapy

    Daydream Therapy

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    Daydream Therapy is set to Nina Simone’s haunting rendition of “Pirate Jenny” and concludes with Archie Shepp’s “Things...

    Daydream Therapy
  • 1980
    Gidget Meets Hondo

    Gidget Meets Hondo

    Gidget Meets Hondo

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    Filmed in response to the LAPD’s shooting of Eulia Love in 1979, Gidget Meets Hondo opens with stills taken by Bernard Nicolas of a...

    Gidget Meets Hondo
  • 1981
    Shopping Bag Spirits and Freeway Fetishes: Reflections on Ritual Space

    Shopping Bag Spirits and Freeway Fetishes: Reflections on Ritual Space

    Shopping Bag Spirits and Freeway Fetishes: Reflections on Ritual Space

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    Shopping Bag, Spirits and Freeway Fetishes: Reflections on Ritual Space explores nine Los Angeles based artists reflecting on ritual in their life...

    Shopping Bag Spirits and Freeway Fetishes: Reflections on Ritual Space
  • 1978
    Rain (Nyesha)

    Rain (Nyesha)

    Rain (Nyesha)

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    Director Melvonna Ballenger’s Rain (Nyesha) shows how awareness can lead to a more fulfilling life. In the film, a female typist goes from...

    Rain (Nyesha)
  • 1981
    Año Nuevo

    Año Nuevo

    Año Nuevo

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    Emmy-winning documentary by a UCLA student concerning undocumented Mexican workers' struggle on a flower farm in Northern California. The documentary...

    Año Nuevo
  • 1970
    Boat People

    Boat People

    Boat People

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    After being jailed by the Macoutes for complaining about worker exploitation at the baseball factory where he worked, a Haitian man and his family...

    Boat People