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Tamu

1970 · 10 min

A quiet, talky drive through a city, listening to restless inner monologues about politics and race.

Directed by
Larry Clark
Overview
A young African American man drives through South Central thinking about revolution, Malcolm X, racism, capitalism, and war in Vietnam. Midway through, the film switches over to the thoughts of a young African American woman who is thinking about revolution and Angela Davis.

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Directed by
Larry Clark
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • politics
  • power
  • identity
  • war
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
Larry Clark
Written by
Larry Clark
Runtime
10 min
Languages
English

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