Title:
The inheritance [DVD video]
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Edition:
Widescreen.
Publication Date:
2021
Publication Information:
[New York, N.Y.] : Grasshopper Film, [2021]
©2021
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Abstract:
Part documentary, part narrative, this experimental, quasi-documentary ensemble work is a “speculative re-enactment” based partly on Asili’s own experiences in a West Philadelphia Black liberationist group. Infusing this documentary scaffold is a scripted drama centered on a young man who inherits a sprawling, multi-story house in West Philadelphia from his grandmother and decides to refashion the property into a collective of young, Black artists and activists. This movie weaves together a documentary recollection of the Philadelphia liberation group MOVE, the Black Arts Movement, footage of political activists, writers, and poets in Philadelphia, and the filmmaker’s own formative experiences in a Black Marxist collective, with a very loose plot about a young man trying to learn more about his grandmother's beliefs.
General Note:
Widescreen.
Title from disc surface.
Special features: theatrical trailer.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2020.
Performers:
Aurielle Akerele, Chris Jarell, Michael A. Lake, Eric Lockley, Nyabel Lual, Nozipho McLean, Aniya Picou, Julian Rozzell Jr., Timothy Trumpet Jr.
Technical Details:
DVD; NTSC; all regions; 16:9 presentation; Dolby digital 2.0.
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Language:
English
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Audience:
Rating: Not rated.