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LaLee's kin : the legacy of cotton / an HBO feature documentary presentation ; a Maysles Films, Inc. production ; directed by Susan Froemke, Deborah Dickson with Albert Maysles ; producer, Susan Froemke.

[New York, NY] : HBO Home Entertainment, ©2010.

1 videodisc (approximately 89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

"[This film] follows three generations of African Americans from Mississippi as they battle extreme poverty and illiteracy. Living in a trailer without running water or lights, matriarch LaLee Wallace watches her grandchildren struggle in school, paralleling the efforts of the West Tallahatchie School System to raise standards, attract qualified teachers, and find supplies, or risk takeover by the state. These intertwined stories are a sober exploration of the painful legacy of slavery and sharecropping in America's Mississippi Delta."--Container.

TV-PG.

Poverty -- Mississippi -- Delta (Region)

Education -- Mississippi -- Delta (Region)

Public schools -- Mississippi -- Tallahatchie County.

Children of sharecroppers -- Mississippi -- Economic conditions.

Documentary films.

Feature films.

Nonfiction films.

Froemke, Susan.

Dickson, Deborah.

Maysles, Albert.

Lucas, Gary.

Maysles Films.

Home Box Office (Firm)

HBO Home Entertainment (Firm)

HBO Documentary Films.

Legacy of cotton

Sundance 2001 Excellence in Cinematography Award Documentary

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Originally produced in 2001.

Editor, Deborah Dickson ; camera, Albert Maysles ; original music, Gary Lucas.

DVD-R ; 4 x 3 aspect ratio ; Dolby digital 2.0 audio.

"This film is set in the Mississippi Delta. Because regional accents may be difficult for some viewers to understand, subtitles have been used."--Note at start of film.

Nominee, Best Documentary Feature, 2002 Academy Awards ; Nominee, Best Documentary Feature, 2002 Independent Spirit Awards ; Winner, Best Cinematography and Nominee, Best Documentary Feature, 2001 Sundance Film Festival.

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