Black Journal: 3; Biafra / The Bandits

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16mm black and white film of two short dramatic films produced by the National Educational Television's Broadcast Training School for Episode 3 of the Black Journal television series. "Biafra" is a short dramatic film produced by the National Educational Television's Broadcast Training School directed by Jim Morris. The film opens up with African drum music playing over a shot of a young African American girl playing on a slide in an outdoor park, children playing in the pool, and a group of teenage boys playing at the outdoor basketball court. This is followed by handheld shots of an outdoor market on a city sidewalk. The camera pans some of the merchandise on the tables. The music fades out during a transition to a wide shot of a group of men and women walking in a field. Many of them are wearing dashikis or other clothing with African motifs.

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