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$1,300 coin too big for Salvation Army Kettle
Happy Holiday Story: Platinum coin estimated to be worth $1,300 could not fit into the Salvation Army Kettle so the donor gave it to the bell ringer.
The bell ringer didn't keep it for himself. " It just shows how honest our bell ringers are." Happy Holiday Story: Platinum coin estimated to be worth $1,300 could not fit into the Salvation Army Kettle so the donor gave it to ... more -
Pepe (Secondhand)
What happens to American secondhand clothes? This short film follows donated used clothing from the United States to Haiti, where it becomes "pepe."
Our movie is a conversation about "pepe," the Haitian Creole word for "secondhand goods." We took a radio broadcast and interwove it with live footage from our trip to Haiti to create a patchwork of voices, coming together to make sense of the pepe phenomenon. For Haitians in the age of globalization, it's all pepe all the time.
Pepe (Secondhand) is part of our larger project about the culture and history of used clothing and diaspora communities. Visit http://www.secondhandfilm.com for more. What happens to American secondhand clothes? This short film follows donated used clothing from the United States to Haiti, where it ... more
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