Composed of intimate and unencumbered moments of people in a community, this film is constructed in a form that allows the viewer an emotive impression of the Historic South - trumpeting the beauty of life and consequences of the social construction of race, while simultaneously a testament to dreaming.
Cinematography
Ross shot this while coaching basketball — every frame glows.
Editing
Elliptical structure that mimics how memory actually works.
Direction
Radical patience; lets Black subjects exist beyond documentary exploitation.
Director
RaMell Ross
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