Charles Burnett’s debut feature, shot mostly in the early ‘70s at the height of the
Blaxploitation boom, captures an entirely different slice of Black life—thankless
labor, scraping by, ordinary family, dreams deferred—via discursive vignettes and Burnett’s richly poetic eye. It feels like a miracle that this great film exists and continues to find audiences. -Lee Gardner
1978 Charles Burnett 1.37:1 B&W DCP 80 min.
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