African and African American film center releases new African cinema 2000 collection

California Newsreel, the oldest nonprofit documentary production and distribution center in America, established in 1968, has the largest holdings in North America of film and video by and about Africa and African Americans. The center recently published its 1999-2000 resource guide featuring 14 new releases, the largest number in its history. The 64-page African Cinema 2000 catalogue includes 55 films from 21 African countries and surveys the most …