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Life and Debt
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Directed by Stephanie Black
United States • 2001 • 80 mins. • In English
Chronicling the severe impacts of International Monetary Fund and World Bank policies on the small Caribbean island of Jamaica, this incisive documentary is based on a text by notable writer Jamaica Kincaid and features a rollicking soundtrack of reggae classics.
Followed by In Dialogue, a post-film discussion moderated by Dr. Robert Hunte.
Dr Roberta Hunte is an educator, facilitator and cultural worker. She is an Assistant Professor in Child Youth and Family Studies and affiliate faculty in Women Gender and Sexuality Studies and Black Studies here at Portland State University. She facilitates trainings on equity, diversity and inclusion. She is a collaborator on the theatre pieces My Walk Has Never Been Average and We Are Brave, and a short film Sista in the Brotherhood. Her research on Black tradeswomen and reproductive justice informs her performance work. She is on the board of Partnership for Safety and Justice. Her research areas are Black women in the trades, Black women and maternal health, and students of color pathways to higher education in Oregon.