The Lure and the Lore (1988)
• January 1st, 1988 • 0h 15min
Documentary
Overview
A collaboration between filmmaker Ayoka Chenzira and performance artist Thomas Pinnock, who performs his "immigrant folktales" using traditional lore of his native Jamaica to dramatize his migration to New York in the 60's.
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