Long black song. Boy who painted Christ black. Reunion.
Notes:
Dolby surround. Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. "91317." Danny Glover (Long black song) ; Wesley Snipes, Jasmine Guy (The boy who painted Christ black) ; Lorraine Toussaint (The Reunion).
Contents:
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.
Summary:
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 pain.
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