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Drylongso [videorecording (DVD)] / a film by Cauleen Smith.

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The Criterion Collection, 2023.

Photographers, Black -- Drama.

College students, Black -- Drama.

Race relations -- Drama.

Oakland (Calif.) -- Drama.

Criterion collection ; 1190.

9798886070552 :

[videorecording (DVD)] /

1 videodisc (ca. 81 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 folded sheet insert.

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Director, Cauleen Smith.

Toby Smith, April Barnett, Salim Akil.

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.

MPAA rating: R.

Coming-of-age films.

Urban drama (Films)

Films for the hearing impaired.

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