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Cauleen Smith
Directed by: Cauleen Smith
Featuring: Toby Smith, April Barnett, Will Power, Channel Schaffer, Salim Akil, Stacey Marbrey, Keith Williams, Earl Ford, Keilan Matthews, Patrick Pulliam, Timothy Braggs
A rediscovered treasure of 1990s DIY filmmaking, Cauleen Smith’s Drylongso embeds an incisive look at racial injustice within a lovingly handmade buddy movie/murder mystery/romance. Alarmed by the rate at which the young Black men around her are dying, brash Oakland art student Pica (Toby Smith) attempts to preserve their existence in Polaroid snapshots, along the way forging a friendship with a woman in an abusive relationship (April Barnett) and experiencing love, heartbreak, and the everyday threat of violence. Capturing the vibrant community spirit of Oakland in the nineties, Smith crafts both a rare cinematic celebration of Black female creativity and a moving elegy for a generation of lost African American men.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
English PCM Mono 1.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Interview, Short Film, Theatrical Trailer, Insert
- New conversation between Cauleen Smith and film scholar Michael B. Gillespie
- Short films by Smith, including Chronicles of a Lying Spirit by Kelly Gabron, Songs for Earth & Folk, Lessons in Semaphore, Egungun (Ancestor Can’t Find Me), Remote Viewing, and Suffolk, with a new introduction by Cauleen Smith
- Trailer
- An essay by film scholar Yasmina Price
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Restoration Information
Drylongso
Restoration by:
The Criterion Collection
Janus Films
Year: 2022
Scanned at: 4K Digital
Restored at: 4K Digital
Sources:
16mm Original camera negative
Release Notes on Restoration
Drylongso
Drylongso is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.33:1. Approved by director Cauleen Smith, this new digital master was created from the 16mm original camera negative, which was scanned in 4K resolution on a Lasergraphics Director film scanner. The original monaural soundtrack was remastered from the 35 mm magnetic track by John Polito at Audio Mechanics in Burbank, California.