Sud

The Resource Sud
Label
Sud
Statement of responsibility
AMIP, Paradise Films, Chemah I.S. présentent ; en coproduction avec Carré Noir-RTBF Liège, INA ; en association avec La Sept ARTE ; avec la participation de YLE ; un film de Chantal Akerman
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  • South
  • Chantal Akerman, four films
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  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Originally planned as a meditation on the American South, the focus of the film was dramatically altered following the brutal, racially-motivated murder of James Byrd Jr., a black man, in Jasper, Texas that took place during its development. Filmmaker Chantal Akerman situates this hate crime within the context of the surrounding community, environment and landscape, documenting the townspeople's reaction to the hate crime through interviews with residents -- black and white
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Cataloging source
PSC
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Raymond Fromont ; editing, Claire Atherton
Dewey number
364.15
Language note
English dialogue; English subtitles
LC call number
HV6773.53.T4
LC item number
S68 2016
PerformerNote
In order of appearance: Cora Jones, Ed Traylor Jr., Michael Journee, Dereck Mohammed, Mrs. Callins, Jonathan Callins, Jeff Jones, Billy Rowles, John Craig
Runtime
70
Series statement
Chantal Akerman, four films
Technique
live action
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