: Discuss the technical feat of shooting entirely on 70mm film over 14 months in 24 countries.

If your paper is for a literature or African-American history course, focus on the life and works of the poet, playwright, and leader of the Black Arts Movement. Amiri Baraka papers, 1945-2015, bulk 1970s-2000s

If your paper is for a film studies or anthropology course, you should focus on Ron Fricke's non-narrative documentary.

: You can analyze how the film uses "associative editing" to connect nature, humanity, and industry without using a single word of dialogue.

: The word "Baraka" is derived from a Sufi term meaning "blessing" or "breath of life". Your paper could explore the "spiritual reflections" the film captures through various global rituals. 2. Amiri Baraka (Author & Activist)