The Lure and the Lore

Name: The Lure and the Lore
Director: Ayoka Chenzira
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1988-01-01
Duration: 15 min
Rating: 9.0
Cast: Thomas Pinnock

198815m

★ 9.0

Documentary

A collaboration between filmmaker Ayoka Chenzira and performance artist Thomas Pinnock, who performs his "immigrant folktales" using traditional lore of his native Jamaica to dramatize his migration to New York in the 60's.

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