A Question of Color in 4K preceded by Hairstory in 4K
A Question of Color in 4K preceded by Hairstory in 4K
Restoration West Coast Premiere
In person: filmmakers LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Kathe Sandler, moderated by Maya Cade, creator/curator of the Black Film Archive.
Restoration West Coast Premiere
In person: filmmakers LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Kathe Sandler, moderated by Maya Cade, creator/curator of the Black Film Archive.
Hairstory
Best known as an actor and theater director, LaTanya Richardson Jackson made her directorial debut with the heart-warming short film Hairstory, released in 2000. In it, she portrays a mother whose concept of beauty, especially in regards to hair, impacts her relationship with her daughter. Hairstory surveys a journey of love, acceptance, and growth where differing perspectives are acknowledged and appreciated.
Note by Hyesung ii.
DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: LaTanya Richardson Jackson. WITH: LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Reg E. Cathey, Marc John Jefferies, Anna Maria Horsford. 2000. 30 min. USA. Color. English. 4K DCP. New 4K restoration by IndieCollect, funded with support from the Golden Globe Foundation and donors to IndieCollect’s Jane Fonda Fund for Women Directors.
A Question of Color
“It is only as we collectively change the way we look at ourselves and the world that we can change how we are seen. In this process, we seek to create a world where everyone can look at blackness, and black people, with new eyes.” Kathe Sandler’s 1993 documentary on colorism opens with this quote by critic and scholar bell hooks. Through her narration and interviews, Sandler boldly and gracefully investigates divisions and prejudice within the Black community. She addresses how institutional racism jeopardizes one’s sense of belonging and unity, creating distorting and alienating images of the self and others.
Note by Hyesung ii.
DIRECTED BY: Kathe Sandler. WRITTEN BY: Luke Charles Harris, Eve Sandler, Kathe Sandler. 1993. 57 min. USA. Color. English. 4K DCP. New 4K restoration by IndieCollect, created in cooperation with the Black Film Center & Archive at Indiana University and funded with support from the Golden Globe Foundation and donors to IndieCollect’s Jane Fonda Fund for Women Directors.
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