Parks makes himself the subject, tracing his development as a person and an artist through a non-narrative abstract self-portrait that combines his photographs with his poetry, musical compositions and scenes from his films. It also features footage of Parks, plus interpretations of his personal reminiscences performed by actors Avery Brooks, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Joe Seneca.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Past America
Keywords
- photography
- racism
- poetry reading
- self reflection
- black america
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Top Cast
Gordon Parks as Self
Avery Brooks as Self
Roscoe Lee Browne as Self
Joe Seneca as Self
Duke Ellington as Self (archive footage)
Coretta Scott King as Self (archive footage)
Ben Webster as Self (archive footage)
Top Crew
Gordon Parks · Director, Writer
Shep Morgan · Writer
Michael Livesey · Cinematographer
John Carter · Editor
Jeanne Wolf · Producer
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