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Coconut/cane & cutlass /

A poetic rumination on exile, displacement and national identity from the perspective of an Indo-Caribbean lesbian who migrated to Canada twenty years ago. Her autobiographical journey and the history of indentureship and oppression of Indian people in the Caribbean are illuminated through beautiful...

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Other Authors:	Lewis, Sharon (Commentator), Dhillon, Sonia (Commentator), Fernando, Florette (Commentator)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Canada : CFMDC, [2015?]
Subjects:	East Indians > Caribbean Area. East Indians > Guyana. Lesbians > Caribbean Area. Documentary films. Short films. Biographical films. Experimental films.

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