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Coast - Rabat, Morocco

 
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Since 1993, Tazzla Institute for Cultural Diversity has pursued several cultural projects of documentation through television programming. Amazigh Video Productions is a project of the institute and was started in 1998.
 
 
First produced under analog format for Marin channel 31 and Adelphia Communications of Eagle Rock and Santa Monica by
Helene Hagan, over fifty
 half-hour television programs were aired in northern and southern California from 1993 to 2008.  VHS copies were made available for all programs. Between 2007 and 2009, Helene Hagan began converting the analog documents to DVD format, and now, all programs are also available as DVDs.
 
 
A complete detailed list of the programs will soon appear on this page. The following is a brief summary of the production:
 
 
1. CIRCLES -Tazzla Institute and Helene Hagan, Producer, created 11 half-hour programs in a series titled "Circles" featuring American Indians of Marin county, California.  Hosts: Lannie Pinola, Pomo/Miwok, and Sally Sherlock, Oklahoma Indian, President of American Indian alliance of Marin County, California,  and with the participation of members of the Coast Miwok Indians of Marin.
Total programs: 11 (1993-1996)
 
 
2. TAMAZGHA, BERBER LAND OF MOROCCO. Amazigh Video Productions and Tazzla Institute (Helene Hagan, Producer) created twelve half-hour programs in this series.
Total programs: 12 (1997-1999)
 
 
3. SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA ECOLOGY - Tazzla Institute and Helene Hagan produced four hour long programs in this series, for a Marin Environmental Forum Project. At a later date, Helene Hagan re-created eight half-hour programs from the original hour presentations,  which were aired in southern California as a series.
 Total programs: 12. (1997-1998)
 
 
4. THE RUSSELL MEANS SHOW.  Helene Hagan, Producer, Russell Means, Host.   Five half-hour programs aired in southern California, Adelphia Communications, Eagle Rock and Santa Monica.  Russell Means is a Lakota Indian activist, film and television actor, and political figure. 
Total programs: 5 (1999-2001)
 
 
5. AMAZIGH NEWS - This series includes eight programs on Berber events of North Africa, first a  pilot program, then three half-hours of news and cultural issues, two half-hours documenting Amazigh celebrations of the San Francisco Bay Area, a review of modern Kabyle music with Umalu of Adrum Production of Beverly Hills , and a special documentary on Tuareg artisans and elders of Mali.  Total programs: 8 (1999-2006)
 
 
A few short programs were created for the Santa Cruz Amazigh Festival of 2006 (10 min), the Berber Institute of Oregon University (three - each 10 minutes) , the Berber Nights event of  May 20, 2006 in Los Angeles, and The Los Angeles Amazigh Film Festivals of 2008 and 2009.
Total short programs: 7
 
 
All programs have been created for television audiences, and are in English.  Each VHS costs $16.00 plus $4.00 shipping in the US. ($20.00)  and each DVD  costs $22.00 plus $4.00 shipping in the US ($26.00)   

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Tuareg men in southern Algeria: Imazighen

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Alassane, Tidawt band, Niger

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Southern Algeria

A detailed list of programs will be posted here in the near future 

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