Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 14:48:12 +0900
From: Matthew Beedham <mbeedham-AT-chonnam.chonnam.ac.kr>
Subject: Re: Looking for a Video


Joseph:
I'm not sure how much help this will be, but I think the writer you're
describing is Ben Okri. I know that he made a similar documentary, starting
in Europe and working his way down to Africa.

Cheers,
Matthew Beedham
Department of English
Chonnam National University
Republic of Korea


Clarkejnc-AT-aol.com wrote:

> Greetings all:
> About 5 years ago, PBS here in Philadelphia ran a documentary feature done by
> a "Black British" writer/videomaker which explored his attempt to "find
> himself in Africa." He's of West Indian descent and he goes to Nigeria to try
> to figure out what his relationship to Africa could possibly be and comes
> away with a bracing though stark set of realizations. It was done via
> Britain's channel Four, I believe. Does anyone out there know how I can track
> this down? It had a very suggestive title.."Exodus" or ..."In search of
> Africa" or some such.
>
> Help!
>
> Joseph N Clarke
> Assistant Professor of Postcolonial Literatures
> in English
> The University of Pennsylvania
> English Department, Bennett Hall
> Philadelphia PA 19146 USA
> clarkejnc-AT-aol.com
>
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