13 Nov 2004
The White Diamond
This 2004 documentary by Werner Herzog diaries the struggle of a passionate English inventor to design and test a unique airship during its maiden flight above the jungle canopy.
The Terror and the Time
Documentary about repressive violence in colonial Guyana.
Top Billed Cast
Martin Carter Poems of Resistance reader (voice)
Eusi Kwayana Herself
Cheddi Jagan Himself
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