LaLee's kin : the legacy of cotton

LaLee's kin : the legacy of cotton /

"[This film] follows three generations of African Americans from Mississippi as they battle extreme poverty and illiteracy. Living in a trailer without running water or lights, matriarch LaLee Wallace watches her grandchildren struggle in school, paralleling the efforts of the West Tallahatchie...

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Main Author: Lucas, Gary (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Maysles Films, Home Box Office (Firm), HBO Home Entertainment (Firm), HBO Documentary Films
Other Authors: Froemke, Susan (Director, Producer), Dickson, Deborah (Director, Film editor), Maysles, Albert (Director, Cinematographer)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : HBO Home Entertainment, [2010]
Subjects:
Poverty > Mississippi > Delta (Region)
Education > Mississippi > Delta (Region)
Public schools > Mississippi > Tallahatchie County.
Children of sharecroppers > Mississippi > Economic conditions.
Poverty.
Education.
Public schools.
Children of sharecroppers.
Economic conditions.
Mississippi > Delta (Region)
Mississippi.
Mississippi > Tallahatchie County.
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Summary:"[This film] follows three generations of African Americans from Mississippi as they battle extreme poverty and illiteracy. Living in a trailer without running water or lights, matriarch LaLee Wallace watches her grandchildren struggle in school, paralleling the efforts of the West Tallahatchie School System to raise standards, attract qualified teachers, and find supplies, or risk takeover by the state. These intertwined stories are a sober exploration of the painful legacy of slavery and sharecropping in America's Mississippi Delta."--Container.
Item Description:This disc may not play on all machines or players.
Originally produced in 2001.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R ; 4 x 3 aspect ratio ; Dolby digital 2.0 audio.
Audience:TV-PG.
Awards:Nominee, Best Documentary Feature, 2002 Academy Awards ; Nominee, Best Documentary Feature, 2002 Independent Spirit Awards ; Winner, Best Cinematography and Nominee, Best Documentary Feature, 2001 Sundance Film Festival.
Production Credits:Editor, Deborah Dickson ; camera, Albert Maysles ; original music, Gary Lucas.

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