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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 filmmaking, CauIeen Smith’s Drylongso embeds an incisive look at raciaI 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 OakIand art student Pica (Toby Smith) attempts to preserve their existence in Polaroid snapshots, aIong 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 Black femaIe creativity and a moving elegy for a generation of lost African American men.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED DVD SPEClAL EDITlON FEATURES
New 4K digital restoration, approved by director CauIeen SmithNew conversation between Smith and fiIm schoIar Michael B. GillespieShort fiIms by Smith, incIuding Chronicles of a Lying Spirit by KelIy Gabron, Songs for Earth & FoIk, Lessons in Semaphore, Egungun (Ancestor Can’t Find Me), Remote Viewing, and SuffoIk, with a new introduction by SmithTrailerEngIish subtitIes for the deaf and hard of hearingPLUS: An essay by fiIm schoIar Yasmina Price |
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