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Toni Morrison : the pieces I am /

"An artful and intimate meditation on the life and works of the ... storyteller and Nobel prize-winner. From her chilhood in the steel town of Lorain, Ohio, to '70s-era book tours with Muhammad Ali, from the front lines with Angela Davis to her own riverfront writing room - Toni Morrison l...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Toni Morrison (Motion picture : 2019)
Other Authors: Guzman, Sandra (interviewer (expression)), Morrison, Toni (on-screen participant,, interviewee (expression)), Als, Hilton (on-screen participant,, interviewee (expression)), Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944- (on-screen participant,, interviewee (expression)), Lebowitz, Fran (on-screen participant,, interviewee (expression)), Mosley, Walter (on-screen participant,, interviewee (expression)), Sanchez, Sonia, 1934- (on-screen participant,, interviewee (expression)), Winfrey, Oprah (on-screen participant,, interviewee (expression)), Bostic, Kathryn (composer (expression)), Willoughby, Graham (Cinematographer) (director of photography.)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [New York] : Magnolia Pictures, [2019]
Subjects:
Morrison, Toni.
Authors, American > 20th century > Biography.
African American novelists > Biography.
Nobel Prize winners > United States > Biography.
Literature and race > United States.
Écrivains américains > 20e siècle > Biographies.
Romanciers noirs américains > Biographies.
African American novelists.
Authors, American.
Literature and race.
Nobel Prize winners.
United States.
1900-1999
Documentaries and Factual Films
Webcast
Biography
Internet videos.
Biographies.
Biographical films.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films biographiques.
Films autres que de fiction.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:"An artful and intimate meditation on the life and works of the ... storyteller and Nobel prize-winner. From her chilhood in the steel town of Lorain, Ohio, to '70s-era book tours with Muhammad Ali, from the front lines with Angela Davis to her own riverfront writing room - Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics and colleagues on an exploration of race, America, history and the human condition as seen through the prism of her own literature"--
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2019.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 121 min.)) : sound, color
Playing Time:01:01:00
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13; for some disturbing images/thematic material.
Production Credits:Music, Kathryn Bostic ; editor, researcher, Johanna Giebelhaus ; director of photography, Graham Willoughby.