63m; U.S.

Director: Joanne Grant

Synopsis: FUNDI: THE STORY OF ELLA BAKER reveals the instrumental role that Ella Baker played in shaping the American civil rights movement, such as helping to launch the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. The dynamic activist was affectionately known as the Fundi, a Swahili word for a person who passes skills from one generation to another.

Contact: First Run Icarus Film (http://www.frif.com/cat97/f-j/fundi45.html)