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ZAHEN

Shane Brown-Daniels
Through reels and pages I travel the world, and occasionally on a few planes when I can. Using films and books to bring understanding of peoples and...
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Symbols, Sex, and the Stars in Popular Beliefs | Book Review

ZAHEN ― Ernest Busenbark put forward this rare and potent book in 1940 called Symbols, Sex, and the Stars in Popular Beliefs, where he gives an Outline of the Origins of Moon and Sun Worship, Astrology, Sex Symbolism, Mystic Meaning of Numbers, the Cabala,... (more)
Tags: Uncategorized, astrotheology, religion, sex, symbolism, theology
 Shane Brown-Daniels ― Posted on Nov 4th, 2010
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Vinnie Jones’ Toughest Cops – Jamaica (2008) | Documentary Review – A Rare Insight Of Jamaican Police Officers

ZAHEN ― Title: Vinnie Jones’ Toughest Cops – Jamaica (2008)) When documenting gangs, violence and policing in dangerous parts of the world, Kingston, the capital city of Jamaica tends to be amongst the options.  It is no less for former... (more)
Tags: Film Reviews, documentary gangs, gang violence jamaica, jamaican documentary, jamaican film, jamaican gangs
 Shane Brown-Daniels ― Posted on Jul 12th, 2010
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Roots Time (2006) | Movie Review – A Premise For A Rastaman Comedy Series

ZAHEN ― Title: Roots Time (2006) Written & Directed by: Silvestre Jacobi Studio: Mistika Films _________________________________ Two Rastamen, Jah Bull (Woolton Harrison) and Baboo (Llewelyn Samuda), drive around rural Jamaica selling LP (Long-Playing)... (more)
Tags: Film Reviews, jamaican film, jamaican movie, rastafarian film, rastafarian movie
 Shane Brown-Daniels ― Posted on Jul 2nd, 2010
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Wah Do Dem (2009) | Movie Preview – white man walking to Kingston from the ‘country’

ZAHEN ― Title: Wah Do Dem (2009) Written & Directed by: Ben Chace and Sam Fleischner _________________________________ Wah Do Dem is a feature length film that has caught my attention, even before knowing of the many awards that it has as well as the... (more)
Tags: Film Previews, independent film, indie film, jamaican film, jamaican movie
 Shane Brown-Daniels ― Posted on Jun 29th, 2010
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Paradise Now (2005) | Movie Review – Motivations That Drive Ordinary Men To Become Suicide Bombers

ZAHEN ― Khaled and Said, lifelong friends of Nablus, West Bank finally receive their chance to be martyrs together after being chosen by the leader of a violent underground resistance. Being strapped with the explosive promise of Paradise, they are... (more)
Tags: Uncategorized, foreign film, israeli palestinian conflict, suicide bombing
 Shane Brown-Daniels ― Posted on Jun 18th, 2010
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Private (2004) | Movie Review – A Dangerous Non-Violent Approach To The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

ZAHEN ― A group of Israeli soldiers forcefully enter into the home of a middle class Palestine family of seven in the territory of Gaza. Mohammed, a highly educated English Teacher refuses to take his family and leave even though his home is now 'belongs to... (more)
Tags: Uncategorized, foreign film, israeli palestinian conflict, movie review
 Shane Brown-Daniels ― Posted on Jun 12th, 2010
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Encounter Point (2006) | Documentary Review

ZAHEN ― The multiple Award winning (including Audience Award for Best Documentary - San Francisco International Film Festival, Audience Award for Best Documentary - Rencontres Film Festival in Montreal, Spirit of Freedom Award - Bahamas Film Festival etc.)... (more)
Tags: Uncategorized, encounter point, encounter point reviews, israeli occupation, israeli palestinian conflict, palestine conflict
 Shane Brown-Daniels ― Posted on Jun 4th, 2010
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The True Story Of Che Guevara (2007) | Documentary Review

ZAHEN ― The History Channel’s The True Story of Che Guevara directed by Maria Wye Berry gives a rounded view of who Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara was and his passion for bringing about a communist revolution to the world. The film is largely based on the... (more)
Tags: films, che guevara, che guevara documentary, cuban revolution, execution, fidel castro ernesto che guevara
 Shane Brown-Daniels ― Posted on May 29th, 2010
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Watch – Ross Kemp On Gangs In Jamaica (2006) [season 03 | episode 01]

ZAHEN ― The 2006 documentary Ross Kemp on Gangs in Jamaica produced and directed by Matthew Bennett marks season 03 | episode 1 of the BAFTA award winning series Ross Kemp on Gangs. Kemp’s purpose of the film was to unravel the truth about the... (more)
Tags: Uncategorized, documentary gangs, gang violence jamaica, gangs kingston jamaica, jamaican documentary, jamaican film
 Shane Brown-Daniels ― Posted on May 26th, 2010
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Watch – BET American Gangster: The Shower Posse (2008) [season 03 | episode 04]

ZAHEN ― Black Entertainment Television (BET) TV Series American Gangster probes into the origin, the rise and the fall of the Shower Posse in the US in season 03 | episode 04 entitled American Gangster: The Shower Posse. This episode looks at six (6)... (more)
Tags: films, american gangster jamaica, christopher dudus coke, documentary gangs, don jamaican, gang violence jamaica
 Shane Brown-Daniels ― Posted on May 24th, 2010
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Declassified – Castro: The Survivor (2007) | Documentary Review

ZAHEN ― History Channel's Declassified - Castro: The Survivor is the seventh (7th) episode of Declassified that gives a fast-paced and energetic biographical outline of Fidel Castro's political career. The film emphasizes in five (5) seamlessly joined... (more)
Tags: films, 26th of july movement, cuban leader fidel castro, documentary fidel castro, fidel castro biography, fidel castro cuban revolution
 Shane Brown-Daniels ― Posted on May 24th, 2010
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American Gangster: The Shower Posse (2008) | Documentary Review

ZAHEN ― During the 1970s Oil Crisis in Jamaica, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) affiliated Shower Posse rose to great power and continually evolved into a criminal empire throughout the 1980s. The ruthless and sophisticated gang left its marks of guns, drugs... (more)
Tags: films, american gangster jamaica, christopher dudus coke, documentary gangs, don jamaican, gang violence jamaica
 Shane Brown-Daniels ― Posted on May 19th, 2010
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The Lost Gospel Of Judas | Documentary Review

ZAHEN ― For thirty pieces of silver, one of the most hated men in history betrayed Jesus his Master. Understandably, the gospel according to Judas sparks much controversy as its authenticity and relevance is met with much skepticism. The National Geographic... (more)
Tags: films, coptic gospel of judas, gospel judas amazon, gospel of judas book, gospel of judas iscariot, gospel of judas text
 Shane Brown-Daniels ― Posted on May 17th, 2010
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Digging For The Truth: The Lost Tribe Of Israel | Documentary Review

ZAHEN ― Tribes across the globe have claimed to be descendants of one of the ten (10) lost tribes of Israel that were scattered after the powerful kingdom of Assyria demolished the Northern kingdom of Israel 2700 years ago. The Lemba, a South African tribe... (more)
Tags: films, black jews, lemba jews, lemba tribe, lost hebrew tribes, lost jewish tribe africa
 Shane Brown-Daniels ― Posted on May 15th, 2010

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