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I ls a Long-Memoried Woman

199049mFrances-Anne Solomon

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A drama/dance adaptation of a collection of poems by Grace Nichols. By drawing on elements of African culture, it tells of a spiritual journey of an African woman taken in captivity to the Caribbean, her experiences as a slave, and how she survives being uprooted from her native land. Dramatised sequences are interspersed with Grace Nichol's comments about her poems, placed in the context of Afro-Caribbean history.

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What is I ls a Long-Memoried Woman (1990) about?

A drama/dance adaptation of a collection of poems by Grace Nichols. By drawing on elements of African culture, it tells of a spiritual journey of an African woman taken in captivity to the Caribbean, her experiences as a slave, and how she survives being uprooted from her native land. Dramatised sequences are interspersed with Grace Nichol's comments about her poems, placed in the context of…

Who stars in I ls a Long-Memoried Woman?

I ls a Long-Memoried Woman stars Adjoa Andoh (Self), Leonie Forbes (Self). The film was directed by Frances-Anne Solomon.

How long is I ls a Long-Memoried Woman?

I ls a Long-Memoried Woman has a runtime of 49 min and premiered in 1990.

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