Alice Walker : beauty in truth / a film by Pratibha Parmar ; produced by Shaheen Haq ; written, directed and produced by Pratibha Parmar ; a Kali Films LTD and Kali8 Productions LLC and American Masters for THIRTEEN production ; in co-production with Buddhist Broadcasting Foundation and the Independent Television Service

Additional Titles: Beauty in truth
Published: [London] : [Kali Films], [2014]
[New York, New York] : [Women Make Movies]
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Additional Creators: Parmar, Pratibha, Haq, Shaheen, Dennis, Simon, Clark, Tena, Heintz, Tim, Walker, Alice, 1944-, Spielberg, Steven, 1946-, Jones, Quincy, 1933-, Glover, Danny, Sapphire, 1950-, Steinem, Gloria, Zinn, Howard, 1922-2010, Ono, Yōko, Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-, Kali Films, Kali8 Productions, WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), Boeddhistische Omroep Stichting, Independent Television Service, 13 Production (Firm), Women Make Movies (Firm), and Artemis Rising Foundation

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Contents

Introduction -- Early life -- An activist/writer emerges -- The writer's life -- Zora -- The color purple & controversy -- The line of life -- Love -- Humanity -- Quintessential -- Bliss.

Summary

Alice Walker made history as the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her groundbreaking novel The Color Purple, in 1983. It was transformed into a Hollywood movie nominated for 11 Oscars and more recently to a successful Broadway musical. This film follows this extraordinary woman's journey from her birth in a shack in the cotton fields of Georgia to her recognition as a key writer of the 20th century. The Color Purple's theme of triumph against the odds is not that different from Alice's own experience. Her early life unfolded in the midst of violent racism and poverty during some of the most turbulent years of profound social and political upheaval in North American history. Her writing was a vital voice at a time when the personal became the political. Featuring interviews with Steven Spielberg and Quincy Jones, this is a penetrating insight into the life and work of an artist, a self-confessed renegade and passionate human rights activist.

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Genre(s)

Related Titles

American masters (Television program)

Sound Characteristics

digital optical surround

Video File Characteristics

NTSC

Digital File Characteristics

video file DVD video region 1

Form of work

Motion picture

Note

Wide screen (1.78:1).
"Educational DVD"--Container.
Originally produced in Great Britain and United States as a motion picture in 2013.
DVD extras include: Q & A post world premiere at Queen Elizabeth Hall (2013); Womanism (3 min.); interview with director Pratibha Parmar; audio of Alice Walker reading poem "Remember." DVD-ROM includes academic guide for higher education.
"In association with Artemis Rising Foundation."--Container.

Creation/Production Credits Note

Director of photography, Simon Dennis ; editors, Pratibha Parmar, Paul Monaghan, Linda Peckham ; original music, Tena R. Clark, Tim Heintz.

Participant/Performer Note

With Alice Walker, Steven Spielberg, Danny Glover, Quincy Jones, Gloria Steinem, Sapphire, Howard Zinn, Yoko Ono, Angela Y. Davis.

Technical Details

DVD; region 1; NTSC; stereo surround.

Terms of Use and Reproduction

Includes public performance rights.

Source of Acquisition

Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries); 2015

Endowment Note

Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries)

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