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Banished

2007 · 84 min

A sober, sorrowful history lesson that quietly accumulates painful testimony into a reckoning with erased communities.

Directed by
Marco Williams
Genres
Documentary
Overview
A look at three U.S. cities, which were part of many communities that violently forced African American families to flee in post-reconstruction America.

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Directed by
Marco Williams
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • justice
  • memory
  • isolation
  • power
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action1
Horror2
Humour0
Realism9
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Marco Williams
Written by
Maia Harris
Music
David Murray
Cinematography
Stephen McCarthy
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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