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A highly acclaimed film, A Different Image is an extraordinary poetic portrait of a beautiful young African American woman attempting to escape becoming a sex object and discover her true heritage. Through a sensitive and humorous story about her relationship with a man, the film makes provocative connections between racism and sexual stereotyping. The screenplay is published in Screenplays of the African American Experience, edited by Phyllis R. Klotman.
Retrospective Screening
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- Year1982
- Runtime52 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- Content WarningDepiction of sexual violence
- DirectorAlile Sharon Larkin
- ScreenwriterAlile Sharon Larkin
- ProducerAlile Sharon Larkin
- Executive ProducerAlile Sharon Larkin
- CastAdisa Anderson, Margot Saxton-Federella (Margot Muhammed), Michael Bruce, Leslie Speights, Alberta Rucker, Cephren Rasika-Davis, Hana Salaam, Mandisa Oliver, Floyd 'Wildcat' Chatman, Julian Jenkins, Bella Dilworth, Stephen Martin, Rena Anderson, Don Amis
- CinematographerCharles Burnett
- EditorAlile Sharon Larkin, Special thanks to Rex
- AnimatorKaren Guyot
- Production DesignJenifer Smith- Ashley
- ComposerDankwa Khan featuring Munyungo Darryl Jackson
- Sound DesignDon Amis, Abdul Hafiz, Bernard Nicolas
A highly acclaimed film, A Different Image is an extraordinary poetic portrait of a beautiful young African American woman attempting to escape becoming a sex object and discover her true heritage. Through a sensitive and humorous story about her relationship with a man, the film makes provocative connections between racism and sexual stereotyping. The screenplay is published in Screenplays of the African American Experience, edited by Phyllis R. Klotman.
Retrospective Screening
Thank you to our screening partner: Love Now Media.
- Year1982
- Runtime52 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- Content WarningDepiction of sexual violence
- DirectorAlile Sharon Larkin
- ScreenwriterAlile Sharon Larkin
- ProducerAlile Sharon Larkin
- Executive ProducerAlile Sharon Larkin
- CastAdisa Anderson, Margot Saxton-Federella (Margot Muhammed), Michael Bruce, Leslie Speights, Alberta Rucker, Cephren Rasika-Davis, Hana Salaam, Mandisa Oliver, Floyd 'Wildcat' Chatman, Julian Jenkins, Bella Dilworth, Stephen Martin, Rena Anderson, Don Amis
- CinematographerCharles Burnett
- EditorAlile Sharon Larkin, Special thanks to Rex
- AnimatorKaren Guyot
- Production DesignJenifer Smith- Ashley
- ComposerDankwa Khan featuring Munyungo Darryl Jackson
- Sound DesignDon Amis, Abdul Hafiz, Bernard Nicolas