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Director Jeremy Xido discusses "Death Metal Angola" and the arts with Earl Douglas and Jennifer Wright Cook in a Q&A moderated by Josephine Dorado http://www.deathmetalangola.com @DMA_FILM "Death Metal Angola" tracks Wilker and Sonia's dream -- to stage Angola's first-ever national rock concert, bringing together members from different strands of the Angolan hardcore scene from different provinces -- as it unfolds in fits and starts against the bombed out and mined backdrop of the formerly stately Huambo. Rubble and deconstructed spaces provide scenic reminders of why hardcore music has gained a foothold. What initially looks like a Quixotic undertaking gains momentum, aided by social media and propelled by members of the various branches of the death metal hardcore underground, who join together to stage the event. Raucous and righteous, DMA's look at a rock show off the grid is fulfilling, haunting, and real. "After all, the primary tenets of that music (rebellion, anger, deafeningly loud sounds) resonate more honestly against the city's war-torn backdrop than pretty much anywhere else. "Rock is the only space where they're allowed to talk about whatever it is they have in their souls," says Huambo native Sonia Ferreira, one of the co-founders of the country's first national rock concert, O Rock Lalimwe Eteke Ifa, of the new generation of Angola musicians who are plugging in" - The FADER

Fulbright in a Connected World (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/06/191775.htm) is a panel discussion on the Fulbright Program's future in social media. The panel, moderated by the State Department's Senior Advisor for Innovation in the Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs, Suzanne Philion, features panelists Tom Rielly, Fellows Director, TED; Josephine Dorado, New School / funksoup.com; Ross Hoffman, Strategic Partnerships, Twitter; and Jordan Bitterman, Senior Vice President, Digitas. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' (ECA) mission is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by means of educational and cultural exchange that assist in the development of peaceful relations. Learn more about the exciting work, and many opportunities for cultural exchange through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at http://eca.state.gov 🌎 ECA’S Exchange Programs: http://exchanges.state.gov 🎉 Subscribe To Our Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/exchangesvideo _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Follow Us On ⭐️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExchangeProgramsAtState ⭐️Twitter: https://twitter.com/ECAatState ⭐️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exchangeourworld/ #ExchangeOurWorld #StudyAbroad #Scholarship #ExchangeProgram

WFUD 2011 panel on videogame remixes, featuring Joesphine Dorado (The New School), Larry Oji and David Lloyd (OverClocked ReMix) and Jay Pavlina (Exploding Rabbit, developer of "Super Mario Bros. Crossover"). For more info, visit wfud.info.