America's Dream (1996)
- Directed by
- Kevin Rodney Sullivan, Bill Duke, Paris Barclay
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Three separate stories show African American characters facing racial injustice and personal struggles in different time periods. A man confronts his wife's infidelity with a white salesman, a school principal defends a painting made by a young boy, and a black soldier returns home to his father after World War II.
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What happens
America's Dream is a 1996 American made-for-television drama film directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan, Bill Duke, and Paris Barclay, and written by Ron Stacker Thompson and Ashley Tyler. It is based on the short stories "Long Black Song" by Richard Wright, "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black" by John Henrik Clarke, and "The Reunion" by Maya Angelou. The film stars Danny Glover, Wesley Snipes, Lorraine Toussaint, Tate Donovan, Norman D. Golden II, Susanna Thompson and Jasmine Guy. It premiered on HBO on February 17, 1996. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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