VIDEOS/DVDs BEGINNING WITH LETTER K

Karmen Gei.  San Francisco, Calif.: California Newsreel, 2002. 1 videocassette (83 min.)
Karmen escapes prison through her lesbian relationship with the warden. She then wrecks the marriage and career of a police corporal by making him her lover and co-conspirator in a smuggling ring. She abandons the corporal who, in a fit of jealous rage, stabs her. Contains much singing and dancing. AFR Video 557 

 

Keita: The Heritage of The Griot. San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 1995. 1 videocassette (97 min.)
The film presents a dramatization of one of the most important works of African oral tradition, the Sundjata Epic, framed in the story of a djeliba, a master griot or bard, who arrives at the home of a young boy to teach him "the meaning of his name." The legend of the boy's distant ancestor, Sundjata Keita, who rose from unpromising beginnings to found the great of Milian trading empire of the 13th cent., initiates the boy into the traditions his family has rejected. AFR Video 217

 

Ken Saro-Wiwa: An African Martyr. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1996. 1 videocassette (23 min.)
Ken Saro-Wiwa, the celebrated Ogoni writer and political activist, was hanged in November 1995 by the Nigerian military dictatorship. Saro-Wiwa had been campaigning for the rights of Nigeria's Ogoni people, who have suffered from decades of resource exploitation by foreign oil companies and oppression by the Nigerian military government. This program tells Saro-Wiwa's story through his own words and those of his wife and features the only in-depth interview he gave before his death. AFR Video 293

The Kims of Comedy. Burbank, CA New wave Entertainment Camarillo, CA Goldhil Entertainment 2006. 1 videodisc (64 min.)
The Kims of Comedy break new ground with an uncompromising look at Asian culture and some hilarious ethnic hang-ups. AFR Videodisc 262

Kings on the Hill Baseball's Forgotten Men. Pittsburgh, Pa. : San Pedro Productions, Ltd., 1993. Pittsburgh, Pa. : San Pedro Productions, Ltd., 1993.
Chronicles the history of the Negro baseball leagues. AFR Video 355

Kiswahili: Lugha na Utamaduni. Athens, GA: Office of Instructional Development, Instructional Resources Center, University of Georgia, 1996. 8 videocassettes (575 min.): + 1 handbook (19 leaves ; 28 cm.)
A video series on the culture of Swahili speaking people. Each lesson focuses on a specific cultural theme. The twenty-three lessons are divided into several units. AFR Video 468

The Klansman. Miracle Pictures 2003. 1 videodisc (112 min.)
When a young white woman is raped and a black man is accused, a small Alabama town ignites in racial tension. Caught in the middle of the conflict are the sheriff and a Southern aristocrat who attempt to keep the peace while protecting their traditional way of life. Features O.J. Simpson in his film debut. AFR Videodisc 153

Konkombe: Nigerian Music. Newton, NJ: Shanachie Records, 1988. 1 videocassette (52 min.)
Shows the dizzying array of sounds, rhythms, and melodies in African pop music: juju, Afrobeat, highlife, Afro-pop, and Lagos street music. Features interviews, recording sessions and performances of such musicians as Sunny Ade, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, I.K. Dairo, Sonny Okosun and others. AFR Video 60

Kounandi. San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 2004. 1 videodisc (50 min.)
An adult fairy tale about love, friendship and sacrifice. Also addresses social conflict and prejudices. AFR Videodisc 264

Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African-American Artists. Ballas, TX: KERA, 1992. 1 videocassette (30 min.)
Presents interviews with the artists and several of the art works from the exhibition, Black art--ancestral legacy, held in Dallas and elsewhere, Dec. 1989-March 1991. AFR Video 48

King, Montgomery to Memphis. Berverly Hills, CA: Pacific Arts Video, 1988. 1 videocassette (102 min.)
Dramatic account of the struggle for equality and justice waged by both black and white Americans from 1955 to 1968. Records the fiery and triumphant battle of Martin Luther King, Jr. and depicts his philosophy of non-violence. AFR Video 30

King Tut: Tomb of Treasure. Chicago: Public Media Films Inc. Video, 1978. 1 videocassette (28 min.)
Presents the tomb of King Tutankhamen and the artifacts excavated from it. AFR Video 63

Kinship and Descent. Costa Mesa, Calif.: Coast Community College District;Shawnee Mission, KS: RMI Media Productions, 1983. 2 videocassettes (60 min.)
Kinship and descent can provide a perspective of the differences and similarities between peoples. Part 1 gives an overview of kinship and descent in several societies. Part 2 shows how kinship is studied and its importance in anthropology and ethnology. AFR Video 6