Board of Directors

• Yolisa Duley, Ph.D., Education and Sociology, University of Hawaii, Hilo. M.Ed., Education, Humboldt State University, Arcata CA. Educator and Sociologist, Indigenous Leadership, Health and Wellness Specialist, Kipuka Native Hawaiian Student Center, University of Hawai’i, Hilo, HI.
• Lensa Gudina, M.A., Masters Program, Graduate College of Education, San Francisco State University, SF, CA. Educator, Co-Founder, Gudina Tumsa Foundation, Finfinne [Addis Abeba], Ethiopia.
• Ijeoma Iloputaife, M.F.A., Film Production, University of California at Los Angeles. Filmmaker, Painter, Playwright and Sculptor. Founder and President, Omafe Productions, Yorba Linda, CA. Films: *African Woman USA, *Die Schlange in meinem Bett, *Atilogwu: The Story of a Wrestling Match. Play: Iwe na Onuma.
• Gérard Kedrebeogo, Ph.D., Linguistics, University of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana. Doctorat 3e Cycle, Linguistics, La Sorbonne, Paris. M.A., Linguistics, California State University, Fresno. Linguist, Directeur de recherches en Linguistique, Institut des Sciences des Sociétés, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Author: *Language Maintenance and Language Shift in Burkina Faso. Co-author, with Samuel Atintono, B. Kassan, A. Mathieu Mawani, Norbert Nikiema, Silue Sassongo, Issa Takassi and Zakari Tchagbale: *Orthographe Standard et Harmonisée des Langues Gur. Contributed substantially to the transcription and translation of African Family Film Foundation sound tracks in Mòoré, language of the Mòosé.
• Taale Laafi Rosellini, M.F.A., Film Production, Documentary and Ethnographic Film, University of California at Los Angeles. Filmmaker, Lecturer, Writer. Founder/Director, African Family Films, Santa Cruz, CA. Founder and Executive Director, African Family Film Foundation. Films: *Traditional Music and Dance in the Voltaic Life Cycle, *Venice Renaissance, *Traditional Music and Dance of Upper Volta, *Il Dottore (The Doctor)—portrait of Dr. Leo John Rosellini, *AFROC!—Portrait of singer/guitarist, Moustapha Thiombiano, *Living the Blues—Portrait of Blues singer, acoustic and electric guitarist William Henry “Uncle Bill” Crawford, *Diro and His Talking Musical Bow, *Dance of the Bella, *Adama—the Fulani Magician, *Alpha Blondy—Prophet in the New World, *Great Great Great Grandparents’ Music, *Kate’s 100th Celebration—Honoring Aagot Kate Norman Rosellini at 100 years, *Tools For Change [with Pierre Yamleowo Balma, Project Founder/Director]. The following are films already shot and edited in 16 mm color film, and we are seeking funding for a high quality digital transfer and final edit with subtitled versions in English, French and likely other languages: *ZAM ZAM! [Please Watch 6-minute Demo of early footage of ZAM ZAM! on Films Page] and Read synopsis and description of project], *ALPHA! [Please Watch 6-minute Demo of ALPHA! on Films Page], *ZAKARAMBA—A Family For All Seasons, *Mother Mask, *Koupéla Naaba, *Music and Dance in the African Life Cycle, *African Roots On Fire!

Advisory Board

• David Anthony, Ph.D., Historian, University of California at Santa Cruz, CA
• Demba Baldeh, MA, Linguist & Anthropologist, Interpreter, Fulfulde, language of the Fulbe, Gambia, Santa Cruz, CA
• Pierre Yamleowo Balma, Subsistence Farmer, Burkina Faso. Volunteer Coordinator, African Family Famine Relief for Drought and Flood Survivors, Founder/Director, Tools For Change Africa, Koupéla, Burkina Faso. Associate Producer, Tools For Change, Zam Zam!, Alpha!, Koupéla Naaba and Zakaramba.
• Pato Banton, Singer and Song-Writer, International Reggae Superstar, Jamaica / United Kingdom. Founder, The Reggae Revolution, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
• David Biles, D.D.S., Dentist and Founder, Artistic Biocompatible Dentistry, Santa Cruz, CA
• Jacques Depelchin, Ph.D., Historian, Democratic Republic of the Congo / USA. Historian, Universitaire Indépendant du Congo, Co-Founder & Executive Director Ota Benga International Alliance for Peace in the DR Congo, Berkeley CA. Author: Reclaiming African History, Silences in African History, From the Congo Free State to Zaïre.
• Manthia Diawara, Ph.D., Film Historian and Filmmaker, Mali / USA. Director, Institute of Afro-American Affairs and Africana Studies Program, New York University, New York, NY. Author: African Cinema: Politics & Culture, We Won’t Budge: An African Exile in the World, In Search of Africa. Films: Sembene—the Making of African Cinema, Who’s Afraid of Ngugi?
• Jacqueline DjeDje, Ph.D., Ethnomusicologist, Professor Emerita. Former Director, Ethnomusicology Department, University of California, Los Angeles, CA. Author: Music of Black Los Angeles, Turn up the Volume! A Celebration of African Music, Fiddling in West Africa: Touching the Spirit in Fulbe, Hausa and Dagbamba Cultures. Co-editor, with eddie S. Meadows: California Soul: Music of African Americans in the West.
• Kaïssa Doumbe, Singer and Song-Writer, New York, NY. Kaïssa sings in Douala, Baka, Bamanakan, Malinké, Xhosa, English & French: International Afro-beat, Assiko, Bolobo, Funk, Jazz, Makossa, Mandingo, Mangambeu, Mbazanga, reggae & Rumba Superstar. Albums: Looking There, I Am So Happy, Women of Africa: Kaïssa—To Ndje, World Reggae: Kaïssa—O si Keka.
• Warren T. Freeman, M.S., Aerospace Engineer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA. Member, Technical Staff International Space Station Program, Rockwell International [Boeing], Canoga Park CA. Build & Release Engineer, Motorola, Santa Clara CA and Apple Computer, Cupertino, CA.
• Gaston Kabore, D.E.A., Filmmaker, Former Executive Director, FEPACI, Fédération Panafricaine des Cinéastes (Panafrican Federation of Filmmakers), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Films: Wend Kuuni, Zan Boko, Rabi, Buud Yam.
• Oger Kabore, Doctorat 3e Cycle [PhD], Ethnolinguist, Singer, Songwriter [Sings in Mòorė and French]. Musician of acoustic guitar. Director, Archives Audiovisuelles, CNRST, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Author: Les oiseaux s’ébattent: Chansons enfantines au Burkina faso, Les contes du Larhallé, oeuvre d’édification spirituelle, La situation du conte au Burkina Faso: Utilisation dans l’audiovisuel et les spectacles vivants. Hit Songs: Dunda Ya Kibsa, Gouwi Souamma, Maman, Ouagadougou, Vive Les Vacances.
• Alassane Kane, Dancer and Dance Teacher. Membre, Théâtre National Daniel Sorano, Le Ballet National du Sénégal, Founder, Ceddo Dance Ensemble, Oakland CA.
• Mandjou Kone, Singer, Song-Writer. Sings in Bwamu, Jula, French & English. Musician of bala xylophone, jembe goblet drum and dundun cylindrical drum. Lecturer in Dance and Dance Teacher, Theater Arts, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA. Translator of sound tracks n Bwamu and Jula.
• Kali Kata m’Bula, Muralist, Painter, Sculptor and Teacher, Santa Cruz, CA
• Linda Moss, B.A., Film Production, Theater Arts Department, University of California, Los Angeles. Editor, Independent films, BBS Productions, Paramount Studios and Universal Television. Sound Editor, Dances with Wolves. Editor, African Family Films. Animal Advocate and Founder, Equus Rescue, Los Angeles, CA.
• Filippe Sawadogo, D.E.A., Former Ambassador of Burkina Faso to France; Former Secrétaire Général, FESPACO, Festival Panafricain du Cinéma de Ouagadougou
• Boyo Roger Siene, Photographer and Sound Recordist. Interpreter Sanán, language of the San people of Burkina Faso. Transcription, languages of West Africa, CNRST, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
• Cheick Oumar Sissoko, D.E.A., Filmmaker, Directeur, Centre National de la Production Cinématographique, Bamako, Mali. Co-founder, Kora Films, Bamako, Mali. Film Historian, Historian and Sociologist. Ministre de l’Éducation Nationale & Minstre de la Culture, Republic of Mali. Films; L’École malienne, Sécheresse et exode rural, Nyamanton, Finzan, Être jeune à Bamako, L’Afrique bouge, Problématique de la malnutrition, Guimba [The TYyrant], La Genèse, Battú
• David Thiermann, Career Counselor, SantaCruzUniversity.com, Santa Cruz CA.
• Eric Thiermann, M.F.A., Filmmaker, Founder, Impact Creative, Santa Cruz, CA. Films: The Last Epidemic: Medical Consequences of Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear War, In the Nuclear Shadow: What Can the Children Tell Us?, Women—for Africa, for the World [Academy Award].
• Jerry Weissman, M.F.A., Masters Program, Ethnographic Film Program, School of Theater, Film & Television, University of California, Los Angeles, CA. Films: Cameraman, Crossroads—South Africa. Co-Cameraman and Co-Sound Recordist & Co-Editor, Alpha Blondy—Prophet in the New World, and ALPHA!
• Robert Winshall, M.D., M.A, Anthropology. Physician and Anthropologist, Dakar, Senegal & Addis Abeba, Ethiopia.

Support

African Family Film Foundation and African Family Films would like to thank the many volunteers, individual contributors, advisors, consultants, technicians, and institutions for their kind assistance and support for our work. The Foundation has received support in part by grants, in-kind services, awards and/or honors from the following organizations and institutions:

• American Film Festival [Educational Film Library Association], New York, NY
• Aspen FilmFest, Aspen, CO
• Associazione Ricreativa Culturale Italiana, Florence, Italy
• Bibliothèque Publique d’Information, Paris, France
• Cascade African Film Festival, Portland, OR
• Center for Alternative Media, New York, NY
• Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
• Cinéma du Réel, Paris, France
• Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County, Aptos, CA
• FESPACO, Festival PanAfricain de Cinéma de Ouagadougou
• Festival dei Popoli [International documentary film festival], Florence, Italy
• FILMEX [Legendary international film festival], Los Angeles, CA
• Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles, CA
• Gallaudet University, Washington, DC
• Hemisfilm, San Antonio, TX
• Humboldt Film Festival, Arcata, CA
• Indiana University, Archives of Traditional Music, Bloomington, IN
• Kurz Family Foundation, New York, NY
• Leiden University, Leiden, Holland
• Library of Congress, Archive of Folk Song, Washington, DC
• Marsden Foundation, New York, NY
• Musée de l’Homme, Paris, France
• National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC
• National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, DC
• Nationalmuseet, Etnografisk Museet, Copenhagen, Denmark
• National Museum of African Art, Washington, DC
• National Film School, Beaconsfield, United Kingdom
• New York Dance Film & Video Festival, New York, NY
• Northern California Grantmakers, San Francisco, CA
• Pacific Pioneer Fund, San Rafael, CA
• PanAfrican Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA
• Peace Corps Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
• Peace Corps Partnership Program, Washington DC
• Rex Foundation, Novato, CA
• Rockefeller Brothers Fund, New York, NY
• Santa Cruz Ethnic Arts Network, Santa Cruz, CA
• Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
• University of California at Los Angeles, Institute of Ethnomusicology
• University of California at Los Angeles, School of Theater, Film and Television
• University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies, United Kingdom
• University of Oslo, Norway
• University of Uppsala, Sweden
• University of Washington School of Music, Seattle, WA
• University of Wisconsin School of Music, Madison, WI
• Venice Film Festival, Venice, Italy