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The Black Eskimo Podcast

David B. Dacosta

The Black Eskimo Podcast is an eclectic mix of weekly episodes alternating between interviews and commentary, encompassing the arts and culture globally.

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The Black Eskimo Podcast (Gwendolyn Alston) Ep #176

The Black Eskimo Podcast ·

2021/05/24

Gwendolyn Alston followed in the adventurous footsteps of her mother by relocating to Spain from her birth place of NYC. She’s also fluent in Spanish, thanks to her mother’s passion for language. After stints in various industries, Moca Media, a joint venture with her sister, is where Alston focuses her energy these days.

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The Black Eskimo Podcast (Abbesi Akhamie) Ep #175...

The Black Eskimo Podcast ·

2021/05/22

Right out the gate, Abbesi Akhamie showcased her talents as a filmmaker. Her short film and thesis project “Still Water Runs Deep”, was selected by the Toronto International Film Festival in 2017. Her second short, The Couple Next Door (2020), proves that her first film was no fluke.

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The Black Eskimo Podcast (Abbesi Akhamie) Ep #174...

The Black Eskimo Podcast ·

2021/05/21

Right out the gate, Abbesi Akhamie showcased her talents as a filmmaker. Her short film and thesis project “Still Water Runs Deep”, was selected by the Toronto International Film Festival in 2017. Her second short, The Couple Next Door (2020), proves that her first film was no fluke.

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The Black Eskimo Podcast (Cynthia Emua Kio) Ep #173

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2021/05/18

Nigeria to Toronto, and back again. Cynthia Emua Kio’s career path has taken some interesting twists and turns. With a solid foundation in athletics since high school, fashion design somehow still became a committed focus. Ultimately, fitness training won out. Kio’s degree in Kinesiology had the final say.

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The Black Eskimo Podcast (Nehassaiu deGannes) Ep #172

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2021/05/10

Alternating between Shakespeare and modern works, actress and writer Nehassaiu deGannes is neck-deep in the arts. To expand her artistic repertoire, deGannes released a collection of poetry, Music for Exile, earlier this year. She also has a small role in the gritty cop drama, Equal Standard. The film is available to stream online as of May 7th.

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The Black Eskimo Podcast (Kristian Mercado) Ep #171

The Black Eskimo Podcast ·

2021/05/08

What would Puerto Rico look like through a futuristic lens? Kristian Mercado’s inventive animated short “Nuevo Rico” presents a vision of what the island nation could evolve into. The imaginative short is currently screening virtually at Germany’s International Short Film Festival Oberhausen.

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The Black Eskimo Podcast (Hot Docs 2021 - Short...

The Black Eskimo Podcast ·

2021/05/04

I’ve viewed a total 15 short films at the 2021 Hot Docs Film Festival. This is my second set of reviews. The festival begins on April 29th.

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The Black Eskimo Podcast (Hot Docs 2021 - Short...

The Black Eskimo Podcast ·

2021/05/03

I’ve viewed a total 15 short films at the 2021 Hot Docs Film Festival. This is my first set of reviews. The festival begins on April 29th.

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The Black Eskimo Podcast (Rodrigo Ribeiro) Ep #168

The Black Eskimo Podcast ·

2021/04/30

Rodrigo Ribero’s short film, The White Death of the Black Wizard, addresses the lingering colonial trauma still affecting the Afro-Brazilian population today. The haunting short is streaming online at the Hot Docs Film Festival beginning on April 29th.

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The Black Eskimo Podcast (Hot Docs 2021 - Feature...

The Black Eskimo Podcast ·

2021/04/30

I’ve viewed a total of 12 feature films at the 2021 Hot Docs Film Festival. This is my third set of reviews. The festival begins on April 29th.

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The Black Eskimo Podcast (Maya Cueva & Alejandra...

The Black Eskimo Podcast ·

2021/04/29

Deportation is no joking matter. Mexican-American activist Alejandra Pablos is currently engaged in a fierce battle to keep from being torn from her home in America and returned to her birth country of Mexico. Filmmaker Maya Cueva’s short “Ale Libre” tells this story. The film is screening at the 2021 Hot Docs Film Festival beginning on April 29th. www.KeepAleFree.org

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The Black Eskimo Podcast (Hot Docs 2021 - Feature...

The Black Eskimo Podcast ·

2021/04/28

I’ve viewed a total of 12 feature films at the 2021 Hot Docs Film Festival. This is my second set of reviews. The festival begins on April 29th.

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The Black Eskimo Podcast (Anais Taracena) Ep #164

The Black Eskimo Podcast ·

2021/04/27

Filmmaker Anais Taracena’s latest documentary “The Silence of the Mole” is shocking, as it rips the lid off of the Central American country of Guatemala’s troubling political past. The film is screening at the 2021 Hot Docs Film Festival beginning on April 29th.

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The Black Eskimo Podcast (Hot Docs 2021 - Feature...

The Black Eskimo Podcast ·

2021/04/26

I’ve viewed a total of 12 feature films at the 2021 Hot Docs Film Festival. This is my first set of reviews. The festival begins on April 29th.

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The Black Eskimo Podcast (Shenny de Los Angeles) Ep #162

The Black Eskimo Podcast ·

2021/04/22

The Dominican Republic is front and centre in Shenny de Los Angeles’ new short film “The Ritual to Beauty”. The stage performer delivers a meditative look into family and culture. The film is screening at the 2021 Hot Docs Film Festival beginning on April 29th.

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The Black Eskimo Podcast (Kim Nelson) Ep #161

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2021/04/19

Kim Nelson has had a colourful life, beginning with having a diplomat for a father. She was born in Santiago, Chile with different geographic stops in between her present home in Toronto.

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The Black Eskimo Podcast (Celia Sorhaindo) Ep #160

The Black Eskimo Podcast ·

2021/04/12

As a young girl during the 1970s, Celia Sorhaindo migrated to England with her family. In 2005, she returned to live on her birth island of Dominica. Being back in the cultural bosom of the Caribbean, she rediscovered her artistic side and eased into writing poetry. Sorhaindo’s debut poetry collection entitled Guabancex, is inspired by the aftermath of 2017’s hurricane Maria.

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The Black Eskimo Podcast (Bernice L McFadden) Ep #159

The Black Eskimo Podcast ·

2021/04/07

I first became acquainted with author Bernice L McFadden’s work in 2016. Technically, it’s earlier than 2016, because I routinely browsed the Akashic Books website prior to that time. Regardless, “The Book of Harlan” (2016) was the initial read that put me onto McFadden’s undeniable talent. “Praise Song for the Butterflies” (2018) is the author’s most recent literary contribution.

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The Black Eskimo Podcast (Dolores Vunda) Ep #158

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2021/03/30

Congolese filmmaker Dolores Vunda is an adventurous soul as it pertains to where she’s chosen to live over the past decade. New to the cinematic world, her second short film, “Til Death Do Us Part”, places polygamy under a microscope. The film recently screened at the 19th annual Female Eye Film Festival.

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The Black Eskimo Podcast (Klive Walker) Ep #157 (Part 2)

The Black Eskimo Podcast ·

2021/03/29

Klive Walker is a Jamaican music historian. His book, Dubwise: Reasoning from the Reggae underground, takes a deep dive into Jamaican culture by extension.

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