Listening for Something... Adrienne Rich and Dionne Brand in Conversation
Jan 01, 1996 · 55m
Director
Dionne BrandOverview
The nation, the country, where do we belong in it? In this film through conversation and poetry two poets meet for the telling and the listening. Adrienne Rich is a distinguished American feminist poet, and author of numerous books of prose, poetry, essays and speeches. Dionne Brand is a Trinidadian-Canadian femininst poet, writer and filmmaker. Incisive and inquisitive, the two women meet to discuss the world as they each see it. Claiming any subject, they talk about events as they see them, analytic, contemplative, honest and open ended. Topics include political issues, feminism, racism and lesbianism, among others. The viewer is invited into the exchange by the familiar images of two women talking intimately around a kitchen table, in corridors, or casually outdoors in the United States, Tobago and Canada. Shot in black and white and in colour, the conversation takes us over the territories of their poetry.
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The nation, the country, where do we belong in it? In this film through conversation and poetry two poets meet for the telling and the listening. Adrienne Rich is a distinguished American feminist poet, and author of numerous books of prose, poetry, essays and speeches. Dionne Brand is a Trinidadian-Canadian femininst poet, writer and filmmaker. Incisive and inquisitive, the two women meet to…
When was Listening for Something... Adrienne Rich and Dionne Brand in Conversation released?
Listening for Something... Adrienne Rich and Dionne Brand in Conversation was released on January 1, 1996.
How long is Listening for Something... Adrienne Rich and Dionne Brand in Conversation?
Listening for Something... Adrienne Rich and Dionne Brand in Conversation runs 55 minutes.
Who directed Listening for Something... Adrienne Rich and Dionne Brand in Conversation?
Listening for Something... Adrienne Rich and Dionne Brand in Conversation was directed by Dionne Brand.
Who is in the cast of Listening for Something... Adrienne Rich and Dionne Brand in Conversation?
The cast of Listening for Something... Adrienne Rich and Dionne Brand in Conversation includes Adrienne Rich (Herself) and Dionne Brand (Herself).