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Title Drylongso / Nation Sack Filmworks Production ; written by Cauleen Smith, Salim Akil ; directed by Cauleen Smith.

Imprint [United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2023]

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  CRI DVD DRY    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Audio-Visual Materials  DVD DRYLONGSO    Check Shelf
Edition DVD edition.
Description 1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Physical Medium 4 3/4 in.
color
Description NTSC rdabs
video file rdaft
DVD video
region 1 rdare
Motion picture
Series The Criterion collection ; 1190
Criterion collection ; 1190.
System Details DVD, region 1, NTSC, aspect ratio 1.33:1.
Note Originally released as a motion picture in 1998.
Language English audio. English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Cast Toby Smith, April Barnett, Salim Akil.
Summary A rediscovered treasure of 1990s DIY filmmaking, Cauleen Smith's Drylongso embeds an incisive look at racial injustice within a lovingly handmade buddy movie/murder mystery/romance. Alarmed by the rate at which the young Black men around her are dying, brash Oakland art student Pica attempts to preserve their existence in Polaroid snapshots, along the way forging a friendship with a woman in an abusive relationship and experiencing love, heartbreak, and the everyday threat of violence. Capturing the vibrant community spirit of Oakland in the nineties, Smith crafts both a rare cinematic celebration of Black female creativity and a moving elegy for a generation of lost African American men.
Subject African American young men -- California -- Oakland -- Social conditions -- Drama.
African American youth -- California -- Oakland -- Social conditions -- Drama.
African American men -- California -- Oakland -- Social conditions -- Drama.
African Americans -- California -- Oakland -- Social conditions -- Drama.
African American men -- Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst00799254
African American young men -- Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst00799540
African Americans -- Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst00799698
California -- Oakland. (OCoLC)fst01206605
Genre/Form Coming-of-age films.
Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
Motion pictures. (OCoLC)fst01726252
Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
Added Author Smith, Cauleen, film director, screenwriter.
Smith, Toby (Actor), actor.
Barnett, April, 1966- actor.
Akil, Salim, 1964- actor, screenwriter.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
Nation Sack Filmworks, production company.
ISBN 9798886070552
Standard No. 715515286411
Music No. CC3480DDVD The Criterion Collection
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