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Welcome home brother Charles ; Emma Mae / directed by Jamaa Fanaka.

LIBRA BLU RAY PN1997 .W4536 2018
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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Fanaka, Jamaa, 1942-2012, film director.
Monte, Marlo, actor.
Grey, Reatha, actor.
Hayes, Jerri, actor.
Vinegar Syndrome (Firm), publisher.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Inner cities.
Revenge--Drama.
Revenge.
Inner cities--Drama.
Crime--Drama.
Crime.
Blaxploitation films.
Genre:
Blaxploitation films.
Drama.
Revenge.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (203 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
polychrome
Place of Publication:
[United States] : Vinegar Syndrome, [2018]
Language Note:
Open-captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
System Details:
Blu-ray disc, Regions A, B, C; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation; DTS-HD Master audio mon; requires Blu-ray player.
digital
optical
mono
DTS-HD Master Audio
video file
Blu-ray
region A region B region C
Summary:
Welcome home, brother Charles: "A young black man is sent to prison, after being brutalized by a corrupt racist cop. Upon release, he takes deadly revenge against the cops, lawyers, and thugs who got him busted, using a most unusual weapon ..."--Container.
Emma Mae: "The story of a naive young woman who moves from the Deep South to Watts. Initially finding herself at odds with her surroundings, Emma eventually gains acceptance from a local drug addict and dealer. But when he's arrested and jailed, she plans a daring bank robbery to bail him out ..."--Container.
Contents:
Welcome Home Brother Charles
Emma Mae.
Participant:
Marlo Monte, Reatha Grey, Jerri Hayes, Ernest Williams Ii.
Notes:
Title from container.
Widescreen (1.85:1)
Special features: Newly scanned and restored in 2K from 35mm; "The history of the L.A. rebellion & Jamaa Fanaka" - an ppreciation by Jan-Christopher Horak; Post film Q&A with actress Jerri Hayes from a 2017 screening of Emma Mae at BAMcinematek in Brooklyn, NY; Theatrical trailer.
Local Notes:
Issued by the publisher as part of a DVD/Blu-Ray combo pack. University of Pennsylvania Libraries have cataloged these items separately.
Contains:
Emma Mae.
OCLC:
1081308963
Publisher Number:
814456021454
VS-213

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