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America

2019 · 30 min

A quiet, contemplative collage that drifts between images and moments, asking you to sit with its rhythms rather than follow a story.

Directed by
Garrett Bradley
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Donna Crump, Edward Spots
Overview
A cinematic omnibus rooted in New Orleans, challenging the idea of black cinema as a "wave" or "movement in time," proposing instead a continuous thread of achievement.

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Directed by
Garrett Bradley
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Donna Crump, Edward Spots
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • race
    • art
    • memory
    • identity
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • nonlinear
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Garrett Bradley
    Written by
    Garrett Bradley
    Starring
    Donna Crump, Edward Spots
    Cinematography
    Brian C. Miller Richard, Zac Manuel
    Runtime
    30 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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