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Finding Christa

Camille Billops, James Hatch, USA 1991, 55’
Older Women and Love The KKK Boutique Ain’t Just Rednecks

Christa, who was put up for adoption as a child, finds Camille, her birth mother, years later. What prevented Camille from raising a daughter? Awarded at Sundance in 1992, the documentary is a attempt to rebuild a broken relationship. The emotional mosaic uses photos, home movies and interviews with relatives.

Monika Talarczyk

awards

  • Sundance FF 1992 - Grand Jury Prize
  • Atlanta FF 1992 - Best Docudrama

Camille Billops, James Hatch

A New York filmmaking duo; she – a ceramic artist, sculptor, painter, and he – a historian of African American theatre, documentary filmmaker and creator of an extensive archive of African American art. Their films focus on the personal and social problems of black women and men from the Camille Billops family circle and the artistic community that coalesced in the couple's New York apartment. Their Finding Christa received the Grand Jury Prize at the 1992 Sundance Festival.

Filmography

1982 Suzanne, Suzanne (short)

1987 Starsze kobiety i miłość / Old Women and Love (short)

1991 Odnaleźć Christę / Finding Christa

1994 Butik KKK to nie żadne wsioki / The KKK Boutique Ain't Just Rednecks

1998 Wezmę pani torby / Take Your Bags (short)

2002 Sznur pereł / String of Pearls

Cast & Crew

director Camille Billops, James Hatch
screenplay Camille Billops, James Hatch
cinematography Dion Hatch
editing Paula Heredia
sound Tony Smyles
cast Camille Billops, Christa Victoria
producer Camille Billops, James Hatch
sales Third World Newsreel
language English
coloration colour
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