Dallas Public Library

America's dream, Home Box Office in association with Carrie Productions

eng

videorecording

Rated PG-13

America's dream

57668587

Home Box Office in association with Carrie Productions

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HBO original movies

In "Long black song," a hard-working farmer invests what little he has in a gift for his wife, while back home, she falls for the advances of a traveling salesman. A small-town principal risks his career to defend a young boy's image of a black Christ painted for a state-wide competition in "The boy who painted Christ black." A jazz-joint piano player in "The Reunion" comes to terms with prejudices that have haunted her since childhood, when she is confronted by the source of her painAmerica's Dream captures the joy, the pain, the struggle to survive in a land where dreams can be lost, and found. In 'Long Black Song,' a hard working farmer invests what little he has in a gift for his wife, while back home she falls for the advances of a traveling salesman. In ' The Boy Who Painted Christ Black,' a small town principal must risk his career to defend a young boy's image of a black Christ painted for a state-wide competition. And in 'The Reunion,' a jazz-joint piano player must come to terms with prejudices that have haunted her since childhood when she is confronted by the source of her pain. Three tales of laughter, three tales of tears, three different ways of searching for America's Dream

Long black song / based on the short story by Richard Wright ; director, Kevin Rodney Sullivan -- The boy who painted Christ black / based on the short story by John Henrik Clarke ; director, Bill Duke -- The reunion / based on the short story by Maya Angelou ; director, Paris Barclay

general

live action