Georgia, Georgia (1972)

Directed by

Stig Björkman

Genre

drama film

Country

Sweden, United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Black American singer touring Sweden grapples with her identity and relationships. She confronts racism and personal isolation while on stage and off.

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What happens

Georgia, Georgia is a 1972 Swedish-American drama film directed by Stig Björkman. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. Its screenplay, written by Maya Angelou, is the first known film production for a screenplay written by a Black woman; Angelou also composed the film's score, despite having very little additional input in the making of the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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