NYC: Inside Out

A house, the people, the time.

'The Duke of the Bachata' is a documentary film about Joan Soriano, a Bachata Musician from the Dominican Republic, as he struggles to reach his goal of a hit CD and success as a musician. It is also the story of his large extended family living in the rural countryside of the Dominican Republic as they dream along with him, hoping that his success will improve their economic situation and quality of life. 'The Duke of the Bachata' is saturated with music, Dominican culture, and intimate portraits.

Standing in the heart of Berlin, the Palast der Republik, was the golden centerpiece of the East German regime. In 2002 in was finally decided that the building should be demolished. In a rare display of bureaucratic inspiration, the famous brown mirrored windows which had covered the building were quietly given away to the public. See through the eyes of four very different people who wanted a window, an intimate journey through this very recent period of German history. Why they wanted the windows and what they have done with them, reveal touchingly different perspectives on a reunified Germany 20 years after the fall of the wall.

A space created for African descendants to share their experiences and lives outside of Africa. Breaking down walls and stereotypes about what it truly means to be African.