The Lure and the Lore

The Lure and the Lore

 

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0h 15m 1988 HD

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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