Word: griot
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Nevertheless, he hopes someday to produce feature length films in the tradition of the Afro American storyteller or "griot" One of Hudlin's current inspirations is Richard Pryor, whom the senior calls a 'modern day griot. Hudlin says there could be an audience for Black films and not just the one third of the movie going population that is Black. "We can get people to come to our films," he says. "But before they're going to listen to any message they've got to be entertained That's why I use humor. The first step in the politics...