Edition |
Widescreen. |
Description |
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video rda |
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Documentary films. lcgft |
System Details |
DVD, NTSC. |
Performer |
Featuring Che "Rhymefest" Smith, Brian Smith. |
Credits |
Editors, Pax Wasserman, Tim K. Smith ; director of photography, Charles Miller ; original music, Paul Brill with Elizabeth Ziman. |
Note |
Program content: © 2015. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: R (restricted; under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian); some langage. |
Summary |
In this documentary, Che Smith (a.k.a. Rhymefest, the Grammy-winning rapper) reunites with his father, an alcoholic living on the streets of Chicago, and struggles to deliver him to safety and an existence that is productive and meaningful, in essence, taking responsibility for the man who had abandoned him as a young child. |
Awards |
Tribeca Film Festival 2015, official selection; Nashville Film Festival 2015, official selection; AAFCA Seal of Approval |
Language |
In English; closed-captioned in English. |
Subject |
Homeless men -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
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Homeless persons -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
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Homelessness -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies.
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Fatherless families -- United States -- Case studies.
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Fathers and sons -- United States -- Case studies.
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Rhymefest, 1977- -- Family.
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Rhymefest, 1977- -- Homes and haunts.
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African Americans -- Race identity.
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Absentee fathers -- United States -- Biography.
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Rap musicians -- United States -- Biography.
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Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Biographical films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films -- United States.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Stern, Ricki, film director, film producer, screenwriter.
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Sundberg, Annie, film director, film producer, screenwriter.
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Wassermann, Pax, screenwriter, editor of moving image work.
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Miller, Charles (Producer), film producer.
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Kellison, Daniel, film producer.
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Rhymefest, 1977- commentator, on-screen participant.
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Smith, Brian (Former homeless person), commentator, on-screen participant.
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Smith, Donnie, commentator, on-screen participant.
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Brill, Paul, 1968- composer.
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Ziman, Elizabeth, 1982- composer.
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Break Thru Films, production company.
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ARC Entertainment (Firm), publisher.
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Standard No. |
796019829830 |
Music No. |
82983 ARC Entertainment |
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