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Robert Van Lierop, born in Suriname, is a United States (African-American) and ni-Vanuatu lawyer, diplomat, political activist, filmmaker, writer and photojournalist.〔("Black Renaissance Film Society Announces its Inaugural Film Series" ), New York University〕 He began his career as a lawyer, and became a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.〔("The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS): The International Conscience" ), ''Asia-Pacific Magazine'', may 2, 1996〕〔("In Harlem, Echo of Eloquent Dreams" ), ''New York Times'', October 16, 2008〕 ==Career as filmmaker== Van Lierop was the director of ''A Luta Continua'' (1971) and ''O Povo Organizado'' (1975). Both films were produced in the United States, in the Portuguese language, with English subtitles. Set in Mozambique, they portray the struggles of freedom fighters against Portuguese colonial authorities, as well as the building of a new nation and the construction of schools and social facilities in the early independence era.〔("Black Renaissance Film Society Announces its Inaugural Film Series" ), New York University〕 Josh Plaut and Patricia Blanchet of New York University have described them as "landmark films () which are characterized by the most progressive ideas of human and personal liberation (which ) have deeply impacted an era of Black independent cinema."〔 In addition to producing his own films about Mozambique, Van Lierop arranged the screening of Mozambican films in the United States in 1981, with the proceeds serving to build a hospital in Mozambique. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Van Lierop」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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