The Tale of Four (2016)
- Directed by
- Gabourey Sidibe
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 22 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Four women from different walks of life find that their paths are unexpectedly linked. The film is based on a Nina Simone song and follows each character as their stories intersect.
poignantcontemplativeinterconnectedmusicalemotionalthought-provokingintimate
What happens
The Tale of Four is a 2016 United States short film directed by Gabourey Sidibe as her directorial debut and co-produced by Kia Perry, Lisa Cortes and Shannon Gibson. The shot revolves among four different women with four different paths where ironically all their lives interconnected. It is based on the song "Four Women" by singer and political activist Nina Simone. The film stars Ledisi, Meagan Kimberly Smith, Dana Gourrier and Aisha Hinds in lead roles. The film received positive reviews and won several awards at international film festivals. The film had its premier in September 2016 in New York City, New York and then screened on 25 June 2017 at Nantucket Film Festival. It won the award for the Best Short at the 2017 Urbanworld Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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