Alice Walker : beauty in truth

Parmar, Pratibha, (film director,, screenwriter,, film producer,, editor of moving image work.). Haq, Shaheen, (film producer.). Walker, Alice 1944- (on-screen participant.). Spielberg, Steven, 1946- (on-screen participant.). Jones, Quincy, 1933- (on-screen participant.). Glover, Danny, (on-screen participant.). Sapphire, 1950- (on-screen participant.). Steinem, Gloria, (on-screen participant.). Zinn, Howard, 1922-2010 (on-screen participant.). Ono, Yōko, (on-screen participant.). Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944- (on-screen participant.). Dennis, Simon, (director of photography.). Kali Films, (production company.). Kali8 Productions, (production company.). WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), (production company.). Artemis Rising Foundation. (Added Author). Boeddhistische Omroep Stichting. (Added Author). Independent Television Service. (Added Author).

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.

Item details

Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Educational DVD.
Publisher: [London] : [Kali Films], [2013]

Contents / Notes

General Note:	"Educational DVD, suited for universities, libraries and other educational institutions"--Container. Originally produced in Great Britain and United States as a motion picture in 2013. "In association with Artemis Rising Foundation"--Disc label. Aspect ratio 16:9. Extras: 2013 Q & A Post world premiere at Queen Elizabeth Hall; interview with director; Womanism; audio of Alice Walker reading Remember; accadeic guide [DVD-ROM].
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Early life -- An activist/writer emerges -- The writer's life -- Zora -- The color purple & controversy -- The line of life -- Love -- Humanity -- Quintessential -- Bliss.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Simon Dennis ; editors, Pratibha Parmar, Paul Monaghan, Linda Peckham ; original music, Tena R. Clark, Tim Heintz.
Participant or Performer Note:	With Alice Walker, Steven Spielberg, Danny Glover, Quincy Jones, Gloria Steinem, Sapphire, Howard Zinn, Yoko Ono, Angela Y. Davis.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC; region 1; stereo surround.
Language Note:	In English.