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Frederick Douglass and the White Negro
Frederick Douglass and the White Negro (2008)
, 52minutes
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about slavery, Films about racism, Documentary films about racism, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Political films, Disaster films

Frederick Douglass and the White Negro is a documentary telling the story of ex-slave, abolitionist, writer and politician Frederick Douglass and his escape to Ireland from America in the 1840s. The film follows Douglass' life from slavery as a young man through to his time in Ireland where he befriended Daniel O'Connell, toured the country spreading the message of abolition and was treated as a human being for the first time by white people. His arrival in Ireland coincided with the Great Famine and he witnessed white people in what he considered to be a worse state than his fellow African Americans back in the US. The film follows Douglass back to America where he buys his freedom with funds raised in Ireland and Britain. Fellow passengers on his return journey include the Irish escaping the famine who arrive in their millions and would go on to play a major role in the New York Draft Riot of 1863 which Douglass could only despair over. The film examines (with contributions from the author of How The Irish Became White Noel Ignatiev amongst others) the turbulent relationship between African Americans and Irish Americans during the American Civil War, what drew them together and what drove them apart and how this would shape the America of the twentieth century and beyond.
Pegeen
Pegeen (1920)

Directed by David Smith
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Disaster films
Actors Bessie Love, Anne Schaefer, Edmund Burns

Recently widowed Danny O'Neil (Stanley) has the belief that his wife will return to him by way of fire, and sets fire to buildings around town in hope that she will return to him. For her safety, his daughter Pegeen (Love) is sent to live with neighbor. When her father is to be arrested, Pegeen's friend Ezra (McGuire) helps hide her father, who dies shortly thereafter.
Aurora
Aurora (2016)
, 1h47
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Romance
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Carmen Argenziano

In 2020, a super-computer named Kronos commits genocide against humanity. In 2080, Andrew wanders a dystopian Earth controlled by machines. He meets a girl named Calia and they travel to a sanctuary named Aurora.