| Description |
1 videodisc (74 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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optical rdarm |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| System Details |
DVD, wide screen. |
| Note |
Title from web page. |
| Cast |
Paul Eyam Nzie Okpokam, Mike Slye, Elaine Featherstone. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1971. |
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Wide screen. |
| Summary |
In 1968, Peace Corps veteran David Schickele enlisted his friend Paul Eyam Nzie Okpokam to star in a light-hearted drama about the adventures of a well-educated Nigerian immigrant in San Francisco. Using a docu-fictional style reminiscent of John Cassavetes' Shadows (1959), Bushman observes the foibles of late-1960s African American culture with an outsider's penetrating eye. The film morphs into a documentary when the director's voice abruptly intrudes to narrate its star's fate: Okpokam was accused of a crime he did not commit and found himself at the mercy of the US justice system. |
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Special features: Give me a riddle (1966 : 67 min.) a documentary by David Schickele; Tuscarora (1992 : 58 min.), a documentary by David Schickele; audio commentary by film historian Daniel Kremer and filmmaker Rob Nilsson; audio commentary of an archival interview with Paul Eyan Nzie Okpokam by Kingsley Oyong Akam. |
| Language |
English dialogue; English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Nigerians -- United States -- Drama.
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College students -- United States -- Drama.
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College teachers -- United States -- Drama.
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1960-1980 -- Drama.
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San Francisco State University -- Foreign students -- Drama.
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Fiction films.
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Nigerians. https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1037617
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United States. https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204155
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College students. https://id.worldcat.org/fast/867976
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College teachers. https://id.worldcat.org/fast/868114
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Social conditions. https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1919811
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San Francisco State University. https://id.worldcat.org/fast/543857
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Students, Foreign. https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1136169
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| Chronological Term |
1960-1980
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| Genre/Form |
Drama. https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1423879
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Feature films. https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1710384
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Documentary-style films. https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1710367
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Video recordings. https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1692913
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Feature films.
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Documentary-style films.
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| Added Author |
Schickele, David, 1937-1999, screenwriter, film producer, film director.
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Okpokam, Eyamnzie, actor.
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Slye, Mike, actor.
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Featherstone, Elaine, actor.
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Milestone Film & Video, publisher.
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| Standard No. |
738329265915 |
| Music No. |
K26591 MILESTONE FILMS |
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