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 … See full summary »
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RaMell Ross, Maya Krinsky (co-writer)
This nonfiction documentary debut and U.S. Documentary Sundance Award winner by RaMell Ross is a minimalist doc about the lives of black people in Hale County, Alabama. Running just about an hour and a quarter, Ross picks a few people to focus his points on.
The film shows the limited opportunities available to the citizens of Hale. The film opens with the first subject who specializes in psychology and basketball. There are extended scenes with subjects practice basketball giving the film the feel of an art movie. It is…
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