Ralph Ellison : an American journey / producer/director/writer, Avon Kirkland ; a production of New Images Productions, Inc. [in association with Thirteen/WNET New York ; presented by] ITVS, Independent Television Service ; National Black Programming Consortium.

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"First documentary on one of the most gifted and intellectually provocative authors of modern American literature ... presents the first scenes ever filmed from Ellison's landmark novel, Invisible man"--Container.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	New Images Productions WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) Independent Television Service Missing Pixel California Newsreel (Firm) National Black Programming Consortium
Other Authors:	Kirkland, Avon Amos, John, 1939- Benjamin, Paul, 1938-2019 Smith, Jacques C. Braugher, Andre Shepard, Bobby Robertson, Elise
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published:	[San Francisco, Calif.] : Distributed by California Newsreel, [2004], ©2004.
Subjects:	Ellison, Ralph. Novelists, American > 20th century > Biography. African American novelists > Biography. African American novelists. Novelists, American. 1900-1999 Biographical television programs. Documentary television programs. Historical television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Biography. Biographical television programs. Documentary television programs. Historical television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 student and teacher's guide (4 pages ; 18 cm)
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	"First documentary on one of the most gifted and intellectually provocative authors of modern American literature ... presents the first scenes ever filmed from Ellison's landmark novel, Invisible man"--Container.
Note:	Accompanying student and teacher's guide (4 pages) written by Len Christensen. Some credits from container; place of publication from publisher's Web site. "Co-presented by the National Black Programming Consortium and ITVS"--Container. "Major funding provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities"--Container. "Funding provided by CPB"--Opening credits. Originally produced in 2001 for television broadcast as an episode of the series American masters. Special features: Interactive Ellison, timeline, resources/teacher's guide, additional videos, help/viewer's guide. Videorecording.
Call Number:	PS3555.L625 Z852 2004 VideoDVD
Audience:	1380L Lexile
Credits:	Directors of photography, Bobby Shepard, Henry Adebonojo, and Barry Stone ; director of dramatic scenes, Elise Robertson ; editor, Ken Schneider ; editor of dramatic scenes, Kimberlyn Bica ; music, Marcus Shelby ; DVD producer, Missing Pixel.
System Details:	DVD format.
Participant or Performer:	Narrator, Andre Braugher ; narrator of additional videos, L. Peter Callendar.
Cast:	John Amos, Paul Benjamin, Jacques C. Smith.