America's dream
(DVD)

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Published
New York : HBO Home Video, 1996.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
026359131721

Notes

Creation/Production Credits
Music, Patrice Rushen ; producer, David Knoller ; executive producers, Danny Glover, Carolyn McDonald ; teleplay/co-producers, Ron Stacker Thompson, Ashley Tyler.
Participants/Performers
Danny Glover (Long black song); Wesley Snipes, Jasmine Guy (The boy who painted Christ black); Lorraine Toussaint (The Reunion)
Description
In "Long black song," a hard-working farmer invests what little he has in a gift for his wife, while back home, she falls for the advances of a traveling salesman. A small-town principal risks his career to defend a young boy's image of a black Christ painted for a state-wide competition in "The boy who painted Christ black." A jazz-joint piano player in "The Reunion" comes to terms with prejudices that have haunted her since childhood, when she is confronted by the source of her pain.
Target Audience
Rated PG-13.
System Details
DVD; stereo, Dolby surround.
Language
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Glover, D., Snipes, W., Guy, J., Toussaint, L., Thompson, R. S., Tyler, A., Sullivan, K. R., Duke, B., Barclay, P., Wright, R., Clarke, J. H., & Angelou, M. (1996). America's dream . HBO Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Danny. Glover et al.. 1996. America's Dream. HBO Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Danny. Glover et al.. America's Dream HBO Home Video, 1996.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Glover, Danny., et al. America's Dream HBO Home Video, 1996.

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