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Dreams Are Colder Than Death
Documentary

DREAMS ARE COLDER THAN DEATH

20140h 53m6.0 TMDb

Directed by Arthur Jafa

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What does it mean to be Black in America in the 21st century? The recently formed Black American film group TNEG™ has set out to elucidate this very question. Hearing from the likes of fine artist Kara Walker and musical artist Flying Lotus, the film is based on a deceptively simple approach -- asking a refined list of black 'specialists' as well as 'uncommon folks' questions about what they think, and more importantly as lead director Arthur Jafa states, 'What they KNOW' -- the film is an unprecedented 'stream of the black consciousness' and a strikingly original and rarefied look at black intellectual and emotional life.

Cast

Charles Burnett

Charles Burnett

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Hortense Spillers

Hortense Spillers

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Saidiya Hartman

Saidiya Hartman

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Kathleen Cleaver

Kathleen Cleaver

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Fred Moten

Fred Moten

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Flying Lotus

Flying Lotus

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Storyboard P.

Storyboard P.

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Kara Walker

Kara Walker

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Movie Vibe

Suspense5
Emotion5
Complexity6.2
Humor5.8
Realism8.2
Action5
Darkness5

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • people who enjoy learning through film

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • those looking for narrative fiction

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