The Rosa Parks Story
by Julie Dash
from Xenon
Rosa McCauley Parks was raised in the Deep South at a time when it seemed that only white people were created equal. But even at an early age she refused to believe that she was inferior to anyone.Following her humiliation at being denied voter registration Rosa goes to work as a secretary for the NAACP. Years later in 1955 she creates the spark that ignites the modern Civil Rights Movement. After a long day's work a tired Rosa refuses to comply with a bus driver who insists she surrender her seat to a White woman. The resulting uproar in the South throws Rosa and her family into the Ku Klux Klan's ring of hatred but also into the NAACP's limelight.This compelling true story demonstrates the power of a single act of defiance can have over an ancient tradition of injustice.System Requirements:Starring: Angela Bassett Peter Francis James and Cicely Tyson. Directed By: Julie Dash. Running Time: 94 Min. Color. This film is presented in "Widescreen" format. Copyright 2003 Xenon Entertainment Group.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 000799421123 Manufacturer No: 23164
Daughters of the Dust
by Julie Dash
from Kino
Working with a theme and history that's obviously dear to her heart, first-time writer-director Julie Dash's exquisitely alive film chronicles the last days of the Gullah, an Americanized West African people in danger of losing their identity. Dash makes up for some overly schematic dialogue and an occasionally pokey pace with some strong performances (particularly Cora Lee Day as the sternly matriarchal Nana) and an absolutely wonderful visual sense (kudos should also go to her ace cinematographer Arthur Jafa, whose dazzlingly sumptuous imagery surely inspired Jonathan Demme's later Beloved). A rapturously textured, wholly mesmerizing glimpse into the Gullah culture. --Andrew Wright
Incognito
by Julie Dash
from Urban Works
Erin (Allison Dean), A beautiful, young and wealthy corporate executive witnesses a brutal crime and becomes the key witness in the prosecutions case. After a long bid the murderer is released and sets his sights on revenge. to protect his baby, Erin's father (Ron Glass) hires a handsome bodyguard (Richard T. Jones) to protect her from this psychotic killer. The suspense and thrills prove to be overwhelming forcing Erin to find refuge in and the arms of her protector. Can love save the day?
Subway Stories
by Jonathan Demme
from Hbo Home Video
New York has a reputation for being a surprising city. But you won't believe the surprises that rock its foundations daily and the adventures that await those who venture into its serpentine subway system. Subway Stories is ten movies in one capturing the laughter the fear the sexiness the strangeness the money ? and the lack of it ? that every day shapes the lives of those who ride the subways of New York. From the young Wall Streeter who could make it rich to the con artist with a paper cup; from a love affair without words to a chance meeting where music is the only language; from being in the right place at the right time to the wrong place at the wrong time ? it's a ride you'll never forget! Each story is helmed by a different acclaimed director including Bob Balaban Jonathan Demme and Ted Demme.Running Time: 80 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 026359139727 Manufacturer No: 91397
Daughters of the Dust
by Julie Dash
from Kino International
Working with a theme and history that's obviously dear to her heart, first-time writer-director Julie Dash's exquisitely alive film chronicles the last days of the Gullah, an Americanized West African people in danger of losing their identity. Dash makes up for some overly schematic dialogue and an occasionally pokey pace with some strong performances (particularly Cora Lee Day as the sternly matriarchal Nana) and an absolutely wonderful visual sense (kudos should also go to her ace cinematographer Arthur Jafa, whose dazzlingly sumptuous imagery surely inspired Jonathan Demme's later Beloved). A rapturously textured, wholly mesmerizing glimpse into the Gullah culture. --Andrew Wright
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