Independent Lens
Season 13 Episode 18 - When the Drum Is Beating
Interweaves the extraordinary story of Septentrional’s six decades of creativity with the history of Haiti. How did the country go from being the first free black republic with a huge wealth of natural resources to a shattered nation unable to support its citizens? How did the hope created by the rise of Jean Bertrand Aristide and the despair that followed the coup that drove him from power contribute to the inevitability of the January 2010 earthquake’s horrific death toll? The film gives context to the current problems facing Haiti, from the brutality of French colonialism and the bloody revolution that brought Haitians their freedom to the crushing foreign debt, the 15-year American occupation that ushered in the brutal dictatorship of “Papa Doc” Duvalier, and the earthquake that killed almost 300,000 people. The passion, commitment, dreams, and joy of Septentrional’s musicians reveal the indomitable Haitian spirit. With a sweeping narrative and infectious music, this is the story of not just one band’s survival, but also Haiti’s survival.
Episodes in Season 13
Wham! Bam! Islam!
60 min
Donor Unknown
60 min
Lives Worth Living
60 min
Deaf Jam
60 min
We Still Live Here -- as Nutayunean
60 min
The Woodmans
60 min
These Amazing Shadows
60 min
Have You Heard From Johannesburg: Road to Resistance
60 min
Have You Heard From Johannesburg: The New Generation
60 min
Have You Heard From Johannesburg: From Selma to Soweto
60 min
Have You Heard From Johannesburg: The Bottom Line
60 min
Have You Heard From Johannesburg: Free at Last
60 min
Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock
60 min
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
60 min
More Than A Month
60 min
You're Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don't
60 min
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
60 min
When the Drum Is Beating
60 min
Revenge of the Electric Car
60 min
Facing the Storm: Story of the American Bison
60 min
Circo
60 min
Summer Pasture
60 min
Precious Knowledge
60 min
Left by the Ship
60 min
Hell and Back Again
60 min
We Were Here
60 min
Strong!
60 min
