Idfa catalogue 2012 by idfa international documentary film issuu. Lalee wallace, a greatgrandmother struggling to hold her world. Lalees kin takes us deep into the mississippi delta and the intertwined lives. The legacy of cotton was released theatrically in new york city on june 22, 2001. This documentary follows a mississippi delta school district and a single delta family as they struggle against the crippling effects of poverty in the wake of more than one hundred years of slavery. Pdf school and university in the mirror of american, british. Albert maysles, deborah dickson, susan froemke, 2001, 88 min. This film shows the trials and tribulations of one africanamerican family that tries to overcome 100 plus years of past slavery in mississippi. The legacy of cotton is a 2001 american documentary film directed by deborah dickson, susan froemke and albert maysles. The movie, a window into a world of poverty and neglect, will shock the. The original screened at sundance in 2001 in was there was more critical of the miss. Lalees kin takes us deep into the mississippi delta and the intertwined lives of lalee wallace, a greatgrandmother struggling to hold her world together in the face of dire poverty, and reggie barnes, superintendent of the embattled west tallahatchie school system. In 2001 gary lucas was commissioned by maysles films gimme shelter, grey gardens to compose and perform an original music score for their new documentary lalees kin. The legacy of cotton was nominated for an oscar in the best documentary feature category in 2001 and that was welldeserved.
In 2001 gary lucas was commissioned by maysles films gimme shelter, grey gardens to compose and perform an original music score. The film was shown at the seattle international film festival may 24june 17, 2001 and participated in the documentary competition at the sundance film festival in park city, utah january 1828, 2001. Directed by deborah dickson, susan froemke, albert maysles. This documentary follows a mississippi delta school district. The legacy of cotton 2001 this oscarnominated, sundance awardwinning follows three generations of african. The legacy of cotton referred to in the title is the continuation of the lack of availability of and emphasis on meaningful education for the poor, especially in the agricultural south. As a child, lalee was expected to leave school at an early age to be in the fields picking cotton with the rest of her family. Harsh as it is, lalees kin is also a testament to the resiliency of people. This heartbreaking documentary depicts the extreme poverty of an africanamerican family and their mississippi delta school district. Lalees kin takes us deep into the mississippi delta and the intertwined lives of.
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