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Strange fruit / [written,] produced, directed & edited by Joel Katz.
Van Pelt - Ormandy Music and Media Center Music DVD 389
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- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Katz, Joel, 1958- author, director, production personnel, editor.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Allan, Lewis, 1903-1986. Strange fruit.
- Allan, Lewis.
- Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959.
- Holiday, Billie.
- Lynching--United States--Songs and music--History and criticism.
- Lynching.
- Protest songs--United States--History and criticism.
- Protest songs.
- Documentary films.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (58 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- Place of Publication:
- [San Francisco, Calif.] : California Newsreel, [2002]
- Language Note:
- Closed-captioned.
- System Details:
- DVD format.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- A history of the anti-lynching protest song made famous by Billie Holiday explores the alliance between American Jews and African-Americans in the struggle for civil rights. Includes footage of Billie Holiday performing the song.
- Participant:
- Billie Holiday, Abbey Lincoln, Pete Seeger, Josh White, Cassandra Wilson ... et al.
- Narrated by Dorothy Thigpen ; interviewees, Milt Gabler, Farah Jasmin Griffin, C.T. Vivian, E.M. (Woody) Beck ... et al.
- Credits:
- Original musical score by Don Byron; director of photography, Thomas Torres, John Miglietta.
- Notes:
- A California Newsreel release. Presented by i tvs, Independent Television Service. Produced in association with the Independent Television Service ; Oniera Films.
- Special features: interview with director; extended clips of interviews; additional scenes; weblinks.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Contains:
- Allan, Lewis, 1903-1986. Strange fruit.
- OCLC:
- 56733073
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