The Lure and the Lore

The Lure and the Lore (1988)

January 1st, 19880h 15min

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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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