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I'll make me a world. The dream keepers

Title
I'll make me a world. The dream keepers [videorecording] / produced by Blackside Inc. in association with Thirteen/WNET ; produced, directed and written by Tracy Heather Strain.
Publication
New York, N.Y. : WNET-TV, c1999.

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Additional Authors
  • Gentry, Herbert, 1919-2003
  • Wideman, John Edgar.
  • Wilson, August
  • Richards, Lloyd, 1919-2006
  • West, Cornel
  • Early, Gerald Lyn.
  • Brustein, Robert, 1927-2023
  • Milner, Ron.
  • Jones, Bill T.
  • Sanchez, Sonia, 1934-
  • D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934-2021.
  • Johnson, Virginia, 1950-
  • Gottschild, Brenda Dixon.
  • Jones, Quincy, 1933-
  • Angelou, Maya
  • Styron, William, 1925-2006.
  • Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014
  • Dee, Ruby
  • Handman, Wynn
  • Nemiroff, Robert.
  • Bennett, Lerone, Jr., 1928-
  • King, Woodie, Jr., 1937-
  • Davis, Ossie
  • Williams, Vanessa
  • Browne, Delores.
  • Mitchell, Arthur, 1934-
  • Wilkinson, Raven.
  • Strain, Tracy Heather.
  • Shepard, Bobby.
  • Roberts, Marcus (Pianist)
  • Blackside, Inc.
  • WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (56 min.) : sd., col. and b&w NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Part of a series on African American history. This program focuses on writers James Baldwin and Lorraine Hansberry, and ballet dancers Delores Browne and Raven Wilkinson. The discussion emphasizes their struggles to surmount racism in the U.S. prior to the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Topics include Baldwin's period as an expatriate in Paris, where he wrote the controversial essay "Everybody's protest novel" (partly in response to Native son, by fellow expatriate Richard Wright), and his autobiographical novel Go tell it on the mountain ; Baldwin's return to the U.S. and his play Blues for Mister Charlie, an outgrowth of his increasing involvement with the civil rights movement ; Browne's studies with pioneering ballet teacher Marion Cuyjet, and her overseas tour with the New York Negro Ballet ; the achievements of Janet Collins and Arthur Mitchell, who respectively broke color barriers at the Metropolitan Opera and New York City Ballet ; Hansberry's award-winning play Raisin in the sun, which addressed issues confronting the average African-American family ; Wilkinson's experiences as a member of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, whose initial defiance of racist laws and attitudes was gradually eroded. The commentators, drawn from the worlds of theater, dance, art, literature, history, and criticism, discuss the past and present significance and ramifications of the subjects' accomplishments.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Blackside Inc.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Documentaries and factual films and programs.
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Credits (note)
  • Editor, Eric W. Handley ; directors of photography, John Hazard, Robert Shepard ; original music composed and arranged by Marcus Roberts.
Performer (note)
  • Interviewees: Herbert Gentry, John Edgar Wideman, August Wilson, Lloyd Richards, Cornel West, Gerald Early, Robert Brustein, Ron Milner, Bill T. Jones, Sonia Sanchez, Raven Wilkinson, Delores Browne, Jacques d'Amboise, Virginia Johnson, Arthur Mitchell, Brenda Dixon Gottschild, Quincy Jones, Maya Angelou, William Styron, Amiri Baraka, Ruby Dee, Wynn Handman, Robert Nemiroff, Lerone Bennett Jr., Woodie King Jr., Ossie Davis. Pre-recorded interviews with James Baldwin and Lorraine Hansberry.
  • Narrator: Vanessa L. Williams.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3771
OCLC
NYPY00-F9
Title
I'll make me a world. The dream keepers [videorecording] / produced by Blackside Inc. in association with Thirteen/WNET ; produced, directed and written by Tracy Heather Strain.
Imprint
New York, N.Y. : WNET-TV, c1999.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Credits
Editor, Eric W. Handley ; directors of photography, John Hazard, Robert Shepard ; original music composed and arranged by Marcus Roberts.
Performer
Interviewees: Herbert Gentry, John Edgar Wideman, August Wilson, Lloyd Richards, Cornel West, Gerald Early, Robert Brustein, Ron Milner, Bill T. Jones, Sonia Sanchez, Raven Wilkinson, Delores Browne, Jacques d'Amboise, Virginia Johnson, Arthur Mitchell, Brenda Dixon Gottschild, Quincy Jones, Maya Angelou, William Styron, Amiri Baraka, Ruby Dee, Wynn Handman, Robert Nemiroff, Lerone Bennett Jr., Woodie King Jr., Ossie Davis. Pre-recorded interviews with James Baldwin and Lorraine Hansberry.
Narrator: Vanessa L. Williams.
Local Subject
Race and dance.
Discrimination in performing arts.
Minorities -- Performing arts.
Added Author
Gentry, Herbert, 1919-2003, interviewee.
Wideman, John Edgar. Interviewee
Wilson, August, interviewee.
Richards, Lloyd, 1919-2006, interviewee.
West, Cornel, interviewee.
Early, Gerald Lyn. Interviewee
Brustein, Robert, 1927-2023, interviewee.
Milner, Ron. Interviewee
Jones, Bill T. Interviewee
Sanchez, Sonia, 1934- Interviewee
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934-2021. Interviewee
Johnson, Virginia, 1950- Interviewee
Gottschild, Brenda Dixon. Interviewee
Jones, Quincy, 1933- interviewee.
Angelou, Maya, interviewee.
Styron, William, 1925-2006. Interviewee
Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014, interviewee.
Dee, Ruby, interviewee.
Handman, Wynn, interviewee.
Nemiroff, Robert. Interviewee
Bennett, Lerone, Jr., 1928- Interviewee
King, Woodie, Jr., 1937- interviewee.
Davis, Ossie, interviewee.
Williams, Vanessa, narrator.
Browne, Delores. Interviewee
Mitchell, Arthur, 1934- Interviewee
Wilkinson, Raven. Interviewee
Strain, Tracy Heather. Producer. Director. Author
Shepard, Bobby.
Roberts, Marcus (Pianist)
Blackside, Inc.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3771
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