I is a Long-Memoried Woman. Based on a collection of poems by Grace Nichols - ACE419.3
1990. I is a Long-Memoried Woman. Based on a collection of poems by Grace Nichols - ACE419.3.
1990. I is a Long-Memoried Woman. Based on a collection of poems by Grace Nichols - ACE419.3.
| Title | I is a Long-Memoried Woman. Based on a collection of poems by Grace Nichols - ACE419.3 |
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| In | 00:10:46 |
| Out | 00:19:14 |
| Description | Engraving of ships in bay. Younger woman speaks lines from I Go to Meet Him. Dancers. Nichols talking about how memories shift from good to bad. Woman speaking lines from One Dream. "Sorcery". Woman speaking from Love Act ("The Obeah woman"). Dancers. Colour picture of gaudily dressed slave woman. Nichols says that slave women had no external power, and thus need to draw on inner resources, going back to African traditions such as magic. Dancers. Women’s voices over reading from Night is Her Robe. |
| Web address (URL) | https://player.bfi.org.uk/free |