The poets / Dialogue Talk presents ; a Chivas DeVinck film ; [featuring] Syl Cheney-Coker, Niyi Osundare.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Dialogue Talk (Firm) (Production company) Icarus Films (Distributor)
Other Authors:	DeVinck, Chivas (Filmmaker) Cheney-Coker, Syl, 1945- (on-screen participant.) Osundare, Niyi, 1947- (on-screen participant.)
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed captioning available.
Published:	[Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2018]
Subjects:	Osundare, Niyi, > 1947- Cheney-Coker, Syl, > 1945- Poets, Nigerian. Authors, Sierra Leonean. Poetry > Social aspects > Africa, West. Art > Political aspects > Africa, West. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films.
Genre:	Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Alexander Street)
Physical Description:	1 streaming video file (99 min.) : digital, sound, color
Format:	Electronic Video

Description
Note:	Title from title frames. Originally released in [2017]. A documentary that follows two acclaimed West African poets, and lifelong friends, Syl Cheney-Coker and Niyi Osundare as they travel through their home countries of Sierra Leone and Nigeria to explore what has shaped their art. The Poets is an exploration of how art is shaped by life experiences, and of the power and urgency of art in the face of political adversity.
Call Number:	PR9387.9.O866 Z66 2018
Credits:	Music composer/performer, Felicia Atkinson.
System Details:	System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description:	Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 22, 2018).