TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM
United States 2019 – Director: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders – Original language: English – Subtitles: None
“Words have power.” In her novels the Nobel Prize-winner portrayed the everyday life of black women – and, in doing so, irritated not only white men. This portrait places her biography and work in a historical context: from Black Power to Black Lives Matter.
We present the German premiere of the film at DOK.fest München 2020 @home.
Camera: Graham Willoughby. Sound: Various. Editing: Johanna Giebelhaus. Music: Kathryn Bostic. Production: Perfect Day Films Inc.. Producer: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. Length: 120 min. International Sales: David Koh
Biography
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders (*1952, Miami Beach) studied art history at Columbia University and also graduated from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. The director, whose first feature documentary portrayed Lou Reed, is also well known as a photographer.
Filmography
ABOUT FACE: SUPERMODELS THEN AND NOW, US 2012, 75 min.
THE BLACK LIST: Vol. 1-3, US 2008-2010.
LOU REED: ROCK AND ROLL HEART, US 1998, 73 min.
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