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Bin Yah: [Gullah] n. sing. 1. "been here": natives, long-time residents"Bin Yah: There's No Place Like Home" is a critically acclaimed documentary feature presented by American Independent Filmmaker Justin Nathanson, and The ChasDOC Film Society that explores the potential loss of important historic Gullah-Geechee & African American communities in Mt. Pleasant, S.C due to growth and development. Through the testimonies of the residents themselves, the film explores the culture, the history, the importance of land and the concept of home, giving a voice to those who seldom have had a chance to be heard.A proposed highway extension threatens to bisect these close-knit neighborhoods of cousins and kinfolk, established by freed slaves and home to generations of their families for hundreds of years. Many residents are artisans and craftspeople, practicing traditional skills including sweetgrass basketmaking, brought over from West Africa and handed down from mothers and fathers to sons and daughters. Today, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina is the primary place in the U.S. where this grass is harvested and "sewn" into this particular type of basket.Bin Yah will attempt to preserve - at least on film - the memories of the special places that may be lost forever as the struggle between the real "bin yahs" and the "come yahs" escalates.When sold by Amazon.com, this product will be manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply. - from Amzon