Power of the People

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2022 1 hr 5 min Documentary

Power of the People is a touching film that gives voice to poet Laura Eklund Nhaga, who is searching for the right way for her to have an impact. The possibilities and impossibilities of activism are countless, and none are indisputably more effective than the rest. But, she wonders, if one’s very existence as part of Western hegemony is in itself political, can activism truly be a choice, or is it simply the only way to be?

  • Cast:
    Laura Eklund Nhaga

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Micitype
2022/02/01

Pretty Good

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Exoticalot
2022/02/02

People are voting emotionally.

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ShangLuda
2022/02/03

Admirable film.

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Voxitype
2022/02/04

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

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