AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange

Mother Suriname and The Changing Same

Mother Suriname by Tessa Leuwsha. The Changing Same by Michèle Stephenson and Joe Brewster.

PREMIERING MONDAY, JUNE 9 at 8/7c
STREAMING ON THE PBS APP AND YOUTUBE

Mother Suriname - A deeply evocative portrayal of Suriname's history woven through the personal story of a woman reflecting on her life. The film uses captivating, colorized archival footage to illustrate the lives of Surinamese women, including filmmaker Tessa Leuwsha's grandmother, who was a washerwoman.

The Changing Same - In the Florida Panhandle lies the provincial town of Marianna, where resident and poet L. Lamar Wilson runs a particular marathon in hopes of lifting the veil of racial terror caused by the town’s buried history.