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Alice Walker : beauty in truth / a film by Pratibha Parmar.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 030 638
Available
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jones, Quincy, 1933-2024.
- Spielberg, Steven, 1946-.
- Sapphire, 1950-.
- Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-.
- Glover, Danny.
- Steinem, Gloria.
- Walker, Alice, 1944-.
- African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.
- African Americans.
- African Americans--Civil rights.
- History.
- African American women--Interviews.
- African American women.
- Walker, Alice, 1944---Interviews.
- Walker, Alice.
- Steinem, Gloria--Interviews.
- Glover, Danny--Interviews.
- Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944---Interviews.
- Davis, Angela Y.
- Sapphire, 1950---Interviews.
- Sapphire.
- Spielberg, Steven, 1946---Interviews.
- Spielberg, Steven.
- Jones, Quincy, 1933-2024--Interviews.
- Jones, Quincy.
- Genre:
- Interviews.
- Documentary films.
- Feature films.
- History.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color, with black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- Other Title:
- Beauty in truth
- Place of Publication:
- [New York?] : Kali Films Ltd., 2013.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation; stereo surround.
- digital optical stereo surround
- widescreen (1.85:1)
- NTSC
- video file DVD video region 1
- Summary:
- "This film tells the compelling story of an extraordinary woman's journey from her birth in a paper-thin shack in cotton fields of Putnam County, Georgia to her recognition as a key writer of the 20th Century. Alice Walker made history as the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her groundbreaking novel, The Color Purple, which has been transformed from a novel, to a Hollywood movie and latterly to a successful Broadway musical. This universal story of triumph against all odds is not that different from Walker's own story. Born in 1944, eighth child of sharecroppers, her early life unfolded in the midst of violent racism and poverty during some of the most turbulent years of profound social and political changes in North American history. Alice Walker's inspiring journey is also a story of a country and a people at the fault line of historical changes. Alice Walker: Beauty In Truth offers audiences a penetrating look at the life and art of an artist, a self-confessed renegade and human rights activist. In 2010, Yoko Ono honored Walker with the Lennon Ono Peace Award, for her ongoing humanitarian work."--Film website.
- Credits:
- Written, directed and produced by Pratibha Parmar.
- Notes:
- Special features:Q & A post world premiere at Queen Elizabeth Hall (2013); interview with director; Womanism; audio of Alice Walker reading poem 'Remember'; Academic guide containing viewing and discussion guide, introduction to Alice (Power point), background, bibliographic timeline, thematic overview, thematic essay by Pratibha Parmar, and college curriculum/lesson plans.
- Includes public performance rights for University of Pennsylvania only. Streaming not allowed without a separate license. Resource Sharing not permitted.
- OCLC:
- 876740931
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