Now a period piece, losing ground out on bluray and dvd from milestone seems also to be an anomaly not just because ms. Losing ground, a film by kathleen collins home facebook. The film is part of tell it like it is, a survey of black independent film of new york from 1968 to 1986. Duane jones and seret scott in kathleen collinss losing ground 1982. Losing ground southeast louisiana is disappearing, quickly. The environmental working group produced this short film with atlas films that provides stark. Rediscovered, restored, and finally released to much acclaim just this year, losing ground is a mustsee. Now presents the story of the disappearing delta in two parts. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Losing ground, uncovers how one of the biggest civil engineering projects in u. Marital strife causes an evenkeeled professor to behave in ways that shake her relationship.
Kathleen collins losing ground, a classic africanamerican film about a black philosophy professor, sara and victor, her artist husband. The principle difference between this and other such films is that all the characters are africanamerican. Her second film, losing ground tells the story of a marriage of two remarkable people, both at a crossroads in their lives. Collinss only featurelength film was among the first. Finally receiving a long overdue theatrical run, losing ground is one of the first feature films written and directed by a black woman and a. Kathleen collinss lost masterwork, losing ground the new yorker. Losing ground is a semiautobiographical 1982 film written and directed by kathleen collins. Scientists say one of the greatest environmental and economic disasters in the nations historythe rapid land loss occurring in the. Losing ground is a amusing but standard menage a trois, set in a small college town. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. A groundbreaking film by director kathleen collins, this work follows a. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title losing ground. Losing ground dvd deluxe edition drama 784148014746. The film that opens the series, kathleen collinss losing ground, from 1982, will play for a week, making up for the fact that it has never had a theatrical release.
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