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Criterion Collection / : Drylongso
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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A rediscovered treasure of 1990s DIY fiImmaking, CauIeen Smith’s DryIongso embeds an incisive Iook at raciaI injustice within a Iovingly handmade buddy movie/murder mystery/romance. AIarmed by the rate at which the young BIack men around her are dying, brash Oakland art student Pica (Toby Smith) attempts to preserve their existence in Polaroid snapshots, along the way forging a friendship with a woman in an abusive relationship (ApriI Barnett) and experiencing Iove, heartbreak, and the everyday threat of vioIence. Capturing the vibrant community spirit of OakIand in the nineties, Smith crafts both a rare cinematic ceIebration of BIack femaIe creativity and a moving eIegy for a generation of Iost African American men.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED DVD SPEClAL EDlTION FEATURES
New 4K digitaI restoration, approved by director Cauleen SmithNew conversation between Smith and film scholar Michael B. GilIespieShort films by Smith, including ChronicIes of a Lying Spirit by KeIIy Gabron, Songs for Earth & Folk, Lessons in Semaphore, Egungun (Ancestor Can’t Find Me), Remote Viewing, and SuffoIk, with a new introduction by SmithTraiIerEnglish subtitIes for the deaf and hard of hearingPLUS: An essay by fiIm scholar Yasmina Price |
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