Research Catalog

Title

America's dream : based on short stories by Richard Wright, John Henrik Clarke, and Maya Angelou.

Publication

New York : HBO Home Video, 2004.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Glover, Danny
• Snipes, Wesley
• Guy, Jasmine
• Toussaint, Lorraine, 1960-
• Thompson, Ron Stacker
• Tyler, Ashley
• Sullivan, Kevin Rodney
• Duke, Bill, 1943-
• Barclay, Paris
• Wright, Richard, 1908-1960.
• Clarke, John Henrik, 1915-1998.
• Angelou, Maya
• Home Box Office (Firm)
• Carrie Productions
• HBO Video (Firm)

Description

1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

In "Long black song," a hard-working farmer invests what little he has in a gift for his wife, while back home, she falls for the advances of a traveling salesman. A small-town principal risks his career to defend a young boy's image of a black Christ painted for a state-wide competition in "The boy who painted Christ black." A jazz-joint piano player in "The Reunion" comes to terms with prejudices that have haunted her since childhood, when she is confronted by the source of her pain.

Series Statement

HBO original movies

Uniform Title

HBO original movies.

Alternative Title

• Long black song.
• Boy who painted Christ black.
• Reunion.

Subject

African Americans > Drama

Genre/Form

• Television adaptations.
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Note

• Originally broadcast in 1996.

Credits (note)

• Producers, David Knoller, Ron Stacker Thompson, Ashley Tyler ; executive producers, Danny Glover, Carolyn McDonald ; composer, Patrice Rushen ; Home Box Office in association with Carrie Productions.

Performer (note)

• Danny Glover (Long black song); Wesley Snipes, Jasmine Guy (The boy who painted Christ black); Lorraine Toussaint (The Reunion).

System Details (note)

• English 2.0 surround sound; Spanish 2.0 surround sound; aspect ratio, 4:3

Language (note)

• English, French, Spanish substitles; closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

Contents

Long black song / based on the short story by Richard Wright ; director, Kevin Rodney Sullivan -- The boy who painted Christ black / based on the short story by John Henrik Clarke ; director, Bill Duke -- The reunion / based on the short story by Maya Angelou ; director, Paris Barclay.

Call Number

Sc Visual DVD-2040

ISBN

• 0783132700
• 9780783132709

OCLC

57668587

Title

America's dream : based on short stories by Richard Wright, John Henrik Clarke, and Maya Angelou.

Imprint

New York : HBO Home Video, 2004.

Type of Content

two-dimensional moving image

Type of Medium

video

Type of Carrier

videodisc

Digital File Characteristics

videofile DVD video

Series

HBO original movies

HBO original movies.

Cast

Danny Glover (Long black song); Wesley Snipes, Jasmine Guy (The boy who painted Christ black); Lorraine Toussaint (The Reunion).

Credits

Producers, David Knoller, Ron Stacker Thompson, Ashley Tyler ; executive producers, Danny Glover, Carolyn McDonald ; composer, Patrice Rushen ; Home Box Office in association with Carrie Productions.

System Details

English 2.0 surround sound; Spanish 2.0 surround sound; aspect ratio, 4:3

Language

English, French, Spanish substitles; closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

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Added Author

Glover, Danny, actor.

Snipes, Wesley, actor.

Guy, Jasmine, actor.

Toussaint, Lorraine, 1960- actor.

Thompson, Ron Stacker, television producer.

Tyler, Ashley, television producer.

Sullivan, Kevin Rodney, television director.

Duke, Bill, 1943- television director.

Barclay, Paris, television director.

Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. Long black song.

Clarke, John Henrik, 1915-1998. Boy who painted Christ black.

Angelou, Maya. Reunion.

Home Box Office (Firm)

Carrie Productions.

HBO Video (Firm)

Added Title

Long black song.

Boy who painted Christ black.

Reunion.

Publisher No.

91317 HBOFILMS

Research Call Number

Sc Visual DVD-2040